Vermont 2017-2018 Regular Session Status: Passed House

H. 904 — An act relating to miscellaneous agricultural subjects

Last action — Senate Message, Passed in Concurrence

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

This bill died with 2017-2018 Regular Session. It reached “Passed House” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.

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Action History

  1. Senate Message, Passed in Concurrence

  2. Rules suspended & messaged to House forthwith, on motion of Senator Ashe

  3. Read 3rd time & passed in concurrence

  4. New Business/Third Reading

  5. 3rd reading ordered

  6. Senator Pollina requested & granted leave to withdraw Finance proposal of amendment

  7. Senator Bray requested & granted leave to withdraw Secs. 1-5 of Natural Resources & Energy proposals of amendment as they are identical to the underlying bill of amendment

  8. Point of order on ground of lack of germaneness raised by Senator Starr sustained re: Secs. 6-22 of Natural Resources proposals of amendment

  9. Senator Pollina requested & granted leave to withdraw Secs. 1-5 of Agriculture proposal as they are identical to the underlying house bill of amendment

  10. Roll Call, requested by Senator Bray,  Failed -- Needed 21 of 27 to Pass -- Yeas = 15, Nays = 12

  11. Motion disagreed to

  12. Senator Bray moved to suspend rules to allow consideration of a non-germane amendment (Secs. 6-17) that was ruled not germane

  13. Point of order on ground of lack of germaneness raised by Senator Starr sustained that Secs 6-17 of Agriculture proposal are not germane to the bill

  14. On motion of Senator Lyons, vote on Secs. 6-17 to be taken up first

  15. Question on proposal of amendment of Agriculture divided on request of Senator Starr

  16. Reported without recommendation by Senator Nitka for Committee on Appropriations

  17. Reported favorably by Senator Pollina for Committee on Finance with proposal of amendment

  18. Reported favorably by Senator Bray for Committee on Natural Resources and Energy with proposal of amendment

  19. Read 2nd time, reported favorably with proposal of amendment by Senator Pollina for Committee on Agriculture

  20. Proposal of amendment to be offered by Senator(s) Bray

  21. Reported without recommendation by Committee on Appropriations

  22. Favorable report with proposal of amendment by Committee on Finance

  23. Favorable report with proposal of amendment by Committee on Natural Resources and Energy

  24. Favorable report with proposal of amendment by Committee on Agriculture

  25. New Business/Second Reading

  26. Proposal of amendment to be offered by Senator(s) Bray

  27. Reported without recommendation by Committee on Appropriations

  28. Favorable report with proposal of amendment by Committee on Finance

  29. Favorable report with proposal of amendment by Committee on Natural Resources and Energy

  30. Favorable report with proposal of amendment by Committee on Agriculture

  31. Entered on Notice Calendar

  32. Rules suspended & bill committed to Committee on Appropriations with the report of Committee on Agriculture , Natural Resources and Energy and Finance intact, on motion of Senator Ashe

  33. Referred to Committee on Finance per Senate Rule 31

  34. Favorable report with proposal of amendment by Committee on Natural Resources and Energy

  35. Favorable report with proposal of amendment by Committee on Agriculture

  36. Entered on Notice Calendar

  37. Rules suspended & bill committed to Committee on Natural Resources and Energy with the report of Committee on Agriculture intact, on motion of Senator Cummings

  38. Referred to Committee on Finance per Senate Rule 31

  39. Favorable report with proposal of amendment by Committee on Agriculture

  40. Entered on Notice Calendar

  41. Read 1st time & referred to Committee on Agriculture

  42. Read Third time and Passed

  43. Third Reading Ordered

  44. Read Second Time

  45. Rep. Norris of Shoreham spoke for the committee on Agriculture and Forestry

  46. Committee bill read the first time and placed on Notice Calendar on March 1, 2018

Sponsors

  • House Committee on Agriculture and Forestry · Primary

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 189 not signed on · 5 voted No

Sponsors (1)

  • House Committee on Agriculture and Forestry

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.

Whip count is in markup. Polling the chamber and every recorded vote this session. Only the first open is slow. It’s instant for you after this. Calling the roll · Tallying · Engrossing

Votes

Roll Call, requested by Senator Bray,  Failed -- Needed 21 of 27 to Pass -- Yeas = 15, Nays = 12

Failed 15 Yea · 12 Nay · 3 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 11703
Democrat/Progressive 1000
Democrat 3000
Republican 0500
Total 151203
% of votes cast 50%40%0%10%
How each member voted (30)
Member Party Vote
Ashe — Not Voting
McCormack — Yea
Pearson — Yea
White — Yea
Benning — Nay
Flory — Nay
Ingram — Yea
Kitchel — Not Voting
MacDonald — Yea
Mazza — Nay
Nitka — Nay
Sears — Not Voting
Sirotkin — Yea
Starr — Nay
Ayer — Yea
Balint — Yea
Bray — Yea
Brooks — Nay
Campion — Yea
Pollina — Yea
Rodgers — Nay
Alison Clarkson Democrat Yea
Ann E Cummings Democrat Yea
Virginia "Ginny" V Lyons Democrat Yea
Philip E Baruth Democrat/Progressive Yea
Brian P Collamore Republican Nay
Carolyn W Branagan Republican Nay
David J Soucy Republican Nay
Randy D Brock Republican Nay
Richard A Westman Republican Nay

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Subjects

agriculture
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Frequently asked questions

Who sponsors H. 904?
H. 904 is sponsored by House Committee on Agriculture and Forestry.
What is the current status of H. 904?
This bill died with 2017-2018 Regular Session. It reached “Passed House” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.
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