Vermont 2026 Biennium Status: In Committee

S.124 — An act relating to miscellaneous agricultural subjects

Last action — Senate Message: Signed by Governor June 12, 2025

  1. ✓
    Introduced
  2. 2
    In Committee
  3. 3
    Passed Senate
  4. 4
    Passed House
  5. 5
    To Executive
  6. 6
    Enacted

This bill is in committee in the Senate. Introduced March 18, 2025. It must pass committee before a floor vote.

Signed by Governor Phil Scott (Republican) on June 13, 2025.

Next likely step: a committee vote, then a floor vote in the Senate.

Prognosis

Advancing 34% · moderate confidence

Where this bill stands today.

Odds of enactment

Low

How often bills like it became law.

  • In Committee

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 1 sponsor

    1 primary, 0 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Cleared a recorded vote

    Passed 1 recorded vote so far.

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Summary

An act relating to miscellaneous agricultural subjects

Bill Text

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Action History

  1. Senate Message: Signed by Governor June 12, 2025

  2. Signed by Governor on June 12, 2025

  3. Delivered to Governor on June 6, 2025

  4. Senate Message: House proposal of amendment concurred in

  5. Rules suspended & ordered delivered to Governor forthwith, on motion of Senator Baruth

  6. As passed by Senate and House

  7. House proposal of amendment concurred in

  8. House proposal of amendment; text

  9. Rules suspended & taken up for immediate consideration, on motion of Senator Baruth

  10. House proposal of amendment

  11. Entered on Notice Calendar

  12. House message: House passed bill in concurrence with proposal(s) of amendment

  13. Rules suspended and bill messaged forthwith to the Senate as moved by Rep. McCoy of Poultney

  14. Read third time and passed in concurrence with proposal of amendment

  15. Rules suspended and bill placed in all remaining stages of passage as moved by Rep. McCoy of Poultney

  16. Third Reading ordered

  17. Report of Committee on Agriculture, Food Resiliency, and Forestry, as amended, agreed to

  18. Report of the Committee on Agriculture, Food Resiliency, and Forestry amended as recommended by the Committee on Environment

  19. Rep. Masland of Thetford recommended for the Committee on Ways and Means

  20. Rep. Logan of Burlington reported for the Committee on Environment

  21. Rep. Durfee of Shaftsbury reported for the Committee on Agriculture, Food Resiliency, and Forestry

  22. Read second time

  23. Action Calendar: Favorable with Amendment

  24. Notice Calendar: Favorable with Amendment

  25. Referred to Committee on Ways and Means per Rule 35(a)

  26. Notice Calendar: Favorable with Amendment

  27. Rep. Durfee of Shaftsbury moved to suspend rules to take up for immediate consideration and commit to Committee on Environment, which was agreed to

  28. Notice Calendar: Favorable with Amendment

  29. Read first time and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Food Resiliency, and Forestry

  30. Read 3rd time & passed

  31. New Business/Third Reading

  32. 3rd reading ordered

  33. Recommendation of amendment by Committee on Natural Resources and Energy agreed to on roll call, requested by Senator Beck, Passed -- Needed 15 of 29 to Pass -- Yeas = 29, Nays = 0

  34. Roll Call, Requested by Sen. Beck

  35. Reported favorably by Senator Hardy for Committee on Finance

  36. Reported favorably by Senator Hardy for Committee on Natural Resources and Energy with recommendation of amendment

  37. Read 2nd time

  38. Favorable report by Committee on Finance

  39. Favorable report with recommendation of amendment by Committee on Natural Resources and Energy

  40. Committee Bill for Second Reading

  41. New Business/Second Reading

  42. Favorable report by Committee on Finance

  43. Favorable report with recommendation of amendment by Committee on Natural Resources and Energy

  44. Committee Bill for Second Reading

  45. Entered on Notice Calendar

  46. Referred to Committee on Rules per Temporary Senate Rule 44A

  47. Favorable report by Committee on Finance

  48. Favorable report with recommendation of amendment by Committee on Natural Resources and Energy

  49. Committee Bill for Second Reading

  50. Entered on Notice Calendar

  51. Referred to Committee on Finance per Senate Rule 31

  52. Favorable report with recommendation of amendment by Committee on Natural Resources and Energy

  53. Committee Bill for Second Reading

  54. Entered on Notice Calendar

  55. Committed to Committee on Natural Resources and Energy on motion of Senator Baruth

  56. Rules suspended on motion of Senator Baruth

  57. Committee bill read first time & placed on Notice Calendar per Senate Rule 48

Sponsors

  • Senate Committee on Agriculture · Primary

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 189 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

  • Senate Committee on Agriculture

Co-sponsors (0)

None.

Not signed on (189)

189 members have not signed on to this bill.

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"Not signed on" means a member has not sponsored or co-sponsored this bill — it does not imply opposition. Members flagged Voted No have a recorded No vote on this bill.

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Votes

Recommendation of amendment by Committee on Natural Resources and Energy agreed to on roll call, requested by Senator Beck,

Passed 29 Yea · 0 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Republican 12001
Democrat 11000
Democrat/Progressive 3000
Unaffiliated 2000
Progressive/Democrat 1000
Total 29001
% of votes cast 97%0%0%3%
How each member voted (30)
Member Party Vote
Harrison of Windham District — Yea
White of Windsor District — Yea
Alison Clarkson Democrat Yea
Ann E Cummings Democrat Yea
Joseph "Joe" D Major Democrat Yea
Kesha K Ram Hinsdale Democrat Yea
Martine Larocque L Gulick Democrat Yea
Nader A Hashim Democrat Yea
Robert Plunkett Democrat Yea
Ruth E Hardy Democrat Yea
Seth Bongartz Democrat Yea
Thomas I Chittenden Democrat Yea
Virginia "Ginny" V Lyons Democrat Yea
Andrew J Perchlik Democrat/Progressive Yea
Anne E Watson Democrat/Progressive Yea
Philip E Baruth Democrat/Progressive Yea
Tanya C Vyhovsky Progressive/Democrat Yea
Brian P Collamore Republican Yea
Christopher P Mattos Republican Yea
David H Weeks Republican Yea
Larry Hart Republican Yea
Patrick "Pat" M Brennan Republican Yea
Randy D Brock Republican Yea
Richard A Westman Republican Yea
Robert W Norris Republican Yea
Russ H Ingalls Republican Yea
Samuel A Douglass Republican Yea
Scott L Beck Republican Yea
Steven Heffernan Republican Not Voting
Terry K Williams Republican Yea

Official roll call →

Subjects

agriculture
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Frequently asked questions

What does S.124 do?
An act relating to miscellaneous agricultural subjects
Who sponsors S.124?
S.124 is sponsored by Senate Committee on Agriculture.
What is the current status of S.124?
This bill is in committee in the Senate. Introduced March 18, 2025. It must pass committee before a floor vote.
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