An act relating to protection from nuisance suits for agricultural activities
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Officially: “An act relating to protection from nuisance suits for agricultural activities” Read the full text
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2025-2026 biennium
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Read 1st time & referred to Committee on Judiciary · Feb 4, 2025
Entered on Notice Calendar · Mar 13, 2025
Second Reading · Mar 13, 2025
Favorable report by Committee on Judiciary · Mar 13, 2025
New Business/Second Reading · Mar 14, 2025
Favorable report by Committee on Judiciary · Mar 14, 2025
Unfinished Business/Second Reading · Mar 18, 2025
Favorable report by Committee on Judiciary · Mar 18, 2025
Read 2nd time · Mar 18, 2025
Reported favorably by Senator Norris for Committee on Judiciary · Mar 18, 2025
Roll Call, Requested by Sen. Collamore · Mar 18, 2025
3rd reading ordered on roll call Passed -- Needed 15 of 30 to Pass -- Yeas = 25, Nays = 5 · Mar 18, 2025
New Business/Third Reading · Mar 19, 2025
Read 3rd time & passed · Mar 19, 2025
Read first time and referred to the Committee on Judiciary · Mar 21, 2025
Rep. LaLonde of South Burlington moved that the Committee on Judiciary be relieved of the bill and that the same be committed to the Committee on Agriculture, Food Resiliency, and Forestry , which was · May 22, 2025
Notice Calendar: Favorable with Amendment · May 28, 2025
Rules suspended and taken up for immediate consideration as moved by Rep. McCoy of Poultney · May 28, 2025
Read second time · May 28, 2025
Rep. Durfee of Shaftsbury reported for the Committee on Agriculture, Food Resiliency, and Forestry · May 28, 2025
Report of Committee on Agriculture, Food Resiliency, and Forestry agreed to · May 28, 2025
Third Reading ordered · May 28, 2025
Rules suspended and bill placed in all remaining stages of passage as moved by Rep. McCoy of Poultney · May 28, 2025
Read third time and passed in concurrence with proposal of amendment · May 28, 2025
Rules suspended and bill messaged forthwith to the Senate as moved by Rep. McCoy of Poultney · May 28, 2025
House message: House passed bill in concurrence with proposal(s) of amendment · May 28, 2025
Entered on Notice Calendar · May 29, 2025
House proposal of amendment · May 29, 2025
Rules suspended & taken up for immediate consideration, on motion of Senator Baruth · May 29, 2025
House proposal of amendment; text · May 29, 2025
House proposal of amendment not concurred in; Committee of Conference requested, on motion of Senator Hashim · May 29, 2025
Committee of Conference appointed: Senators Norris, Plunkett, and Ingalls · May 29, 2025
Rules suspended & messaged to House forthwith, on motion of Senator Baruth · May 29, 2025
Senate Message: House proposal of amendment not concurred in and Committee of Conference appointed · May 29, 2025
Speaker appointed Reps. Durfee of Shaftsbury , LaLonde of South Burlington , and Morgan, L. of Milton as members of the Committee of Conference on the part of the House · May 30, 2025
House message: House appointed Conference Committee members · May 30, 2025
Rules suspended and taken up for immediate consideration, pending entry on Notice Calendar, as moved by Rep. McCoy of Poultney · May 30, 2025
Committee of Conference report adopted (Senate bill) · May 30, 2025
Rules suspended and bill messaged forthwith to the Senate as moved by Rep. McCoy of Poultney · May 30, 2025
House message: House adopted Conference Committee report · May 30, 2025
Rules suspended & taken up for immediate consideration, on motion of Senator Baruth · May 30, 2025
Committee of Conference report submitted by Senator Norris for Committee, text · May 30, 2025
Committee of Conference report adopted · May 30, 2025
As passed by Senate and House · May 30, 2025
Rules suspended & ordered delivered to Governor forthwith, on motion of Senator Baruth · May 30, 2025
Senate Message: Report of Committee of Conference adopted · May 30, 2025
Delivered to Governor on June 6, 2025 · Jun 6, 2025
Signed by Governor on June 12, 2025 · Jun 13, 2025
Senate Message: Signed by Governor June 12, 2025 · Jun 13, 2025
The numbers
22
sponsors on the bill
Sponsors
Sen. Samuel DouglassSen. Scott BeckSen. Patrick BrennanSen. Randolph BrockSen. Thomas ChittendenSen. Alison ClarksonSen. Brian CollamoreSen. Ann CummingsSen. Martine GulickSen. Wendy HarrisonSen. Larry HartSen. Steven HeffernanSen. Virginia LyonsSen. Joseph MajorSen. Christopher MattosSen. Robert NorrisSen. Andrew PerchlikSen. Anne WatsonSen. David WeeksSen. Richard WestmanSen. Rebecca WhiteSen. Terry Williams
Recorded votes
3rd reading ordered on roll call [Passed -- Needed 15 of 30 to Pass -- Yeas = 25, Nays = 5]Senate · 2025-03-18 · Yea 25, Nay 5
Roll-call results shown verbatim from the Vermont legislature’s records. A result reflects that roll call’s own motion, not the bill’s overall outcome.
Every fact on this page links to its source, starting with the official bill record. Last action: Senate Message: Signed by Governor June 12, 2025 (Jun 13, 2025).