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Floor reports and committee presentations describe H.321 primarily as a \"housekeeping\" and regulatory-clarifying measure that addresses practical licensing, background-check and business-transfer questions raised by the Cannabis Control Board (CCB) as the market matures. Among the changes discussed on the floor and in committee are: clarifying that hemp-derived intoxicating products (per CCB administrative rule) are regulated as cannabis and therefore subject to cannabis testing, packaging, labeling and advertising rules; permitting the CCB to accept electronic FBI-supported fingerprint-based criminal-history checks; authorizing temporary permits for operation of a cannabis establishment in certain emergency circumstances; removing a statutory requirement that the CCB issue temporary employee cards while processing applications; and asking the CCB to evaluate fees and excise-tax allocation for FY27.

Several sections the Senate had added would have created a new trim-and-harvest or service license category with multi-location authority and a related fee structure; the House floor report and the government-operations committee recommended striking that language. The House\u0000further amendment offered by Representative Birong and supported by the Government Operations and Military Affairs Committee removed sections identified in the calendar as 4, 8, 11 and 12 (the trim/harvest license regulatory framework) because committee members and appropriators raised concerns about creating new license types without sufficient legal-support capacity in the CCB.

Section 15a, the pilot for \"cannabis showcase\" farmers-market events, remained in the amended package. The floor report described it as a pilot allowing a retailer in good standing, partnered with a minimum of three small cultivators and manufacturers, to seek municipal approval and a CCB permit to operate an adults-only sales event. The bill requires municipal opt-in, retailer good-standing (tax compliance, insurance), secure and screened event areas, on-site retailer oversight of sales, a profit-sharing agreement protecting small cultivators, and CCB authority to add restrictions or terminate the pilot. The sponsor explained the pilot was intended to help small cultivators who say their business model is not viable without more direct access to customers, while preserving the retailer as the regulated sales conduit.

Appropriations and Ways & Means committee floor reports noted the change adding one member to the Land Access Opportunity Board and asked for awareness that future allocations of excise-tax revenue could affect the general fund. The floor report indicated the bill's committee votes were generally favorable on straw polls, and the House concurred with the Senate proposal of amendment with further amendment. The adopted amendment sets an effective date of 07/01/2025 for the substantive provisions that remain in the bill and delegates fee-evaluation reporting to the CCB for consideration in FY27.

Discussion versus decisions: the House removed the proposed new trim/harvest license language and retained the farmers-market pilot with multiple guardrails; it also asked the CCB to study fees and excise-tax allocation.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","House Session: 2025-05-30-9:30 a.m.","oneSentenceSummary","The Vermont House concurred in the Senate\u0000proposal of amendment to H.321 and adopted further amendments, striking proposed trim-and-harvest license language and keeping a pilot for retailer-led \"cannabis showcase\" events intended to help small cultivators reach customers.","taxTitle","HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Committees, Legislative , Vermont","taxId",29454,"location","Vermont","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":77,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":78,"_41":79,"_43":80,"_45":81,"_47":82,"_49":83,"_51":84,"_53":85,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":86,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":87,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6645660,"House concurs on miscellaneous agriculture bill; extends deadlines for Ryegate biomass milestones",659,990000,1649000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3638836-ca3a8ed558f91b77920e740bc3ee2d3d&start=990&end=1649","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3638836-ca3a8ed558f91b77920e740bc3ee2d3d/thumbnail_990000.jpg","/articles/6645660/Vermont/House-concurs-on-miscellaneous-agriculture-bill-extends-deadlines-for-Ryegate-biomass-milestones","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6645660-94d67fce9844e1910ede84ea490692b2/orig.mp4?Expires=1770407113&Signature=AQxQITaB4KdqULRVGn6luqjtU0SDBgzSINArG1RigzEaSYHIzNb9R-ZcEODJDEcM1r4Y9NCsioZqR4tngYcq-2AJstBGZvDCnDUy8FmHv1Ve~k8M0RFkpu9BRapYMifKfx0ZT5htDBCVg9Ojin2Km5y7362nrXbvBH3FYY4Yya6BknLWxaDaNOgRRR26HmaL0shD3srsCQ1h4uvRwQ8bw6Dz5jWgOa8WmCuhk2q4vg36NNRNS6~2JpSzry5jghTnK5CziDFxR5kz5nZy1ssiXfBDvtH1buOelYS3NnLNSCzvJlH~utUIDSn~XkdHZnC~SVmUhidZtnvk0cNcczv30w__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","House members voted to concur in the Senate\u0000proposal of amendment to H.484, an act covering multiple agriculture-related topics, and adopted a further House amendment before suspending the rules to message the action to the Senate.

The bill makes a range of changes affecting pesticide disposal fees, extended producer responsibility (EPR) for paint products, definitions of agricultural land for current-use classification, and permitting relief for the Rutland County Fair. It also contains a provision creating a one-year extension pathway for milestones tied to the Ryegate biomass electric plant\u0000(Section 16), including new deadlines for contracts, engineering certifications, construction plans, and on-site verification.

H.484 covers many discrete sections. Key provisions reported on the floor include: an increase to the annual fee paid by companies that sell pesticide products (from $200 to $250) to help reimburse solid-waste management entities for disposal of obsolete pesticides, with the Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets (AAFM), in consultation with the Department of Environmental Conservation, directed to study funding options and the viability of an EPR organization and report to the Legislature by 12/15/2025; a stormwater-permitting change for the Rutland County Fair that retains the requirement for a 3-acre permit but waives a stormwater impact fee and a phosphorus offset where physical constraints prevent compliance; expansion of the existing paint EPR program from \"architectural paint\" to all \"paint products,\" including aerosol and related coatings, and compensation for solid-waste management entities for collection costs; and changes to the current-use agricultural land definition tied to donation of farm crops thresholds.

On Ryegate (Section 16), the member from Manchester described the plant as a wood-burning biomass generation facility in Caledonia County that \"contributes base load power to our grid, totaling about 3% of our state's total electricity consumption.\" The House heard that Ryegate is under new ownership and that the prior plan to increase efficiency using equipment from Spain is no longer viable because of tariffs and a canceled letter of intent to sell dried wood chips to a Canadian company. The new owners proposed an alternative plan using American-made equipment to capture waste heat to dry wood chips for on-site use; the House bill moves milestone deadlines out by one year to give the new owner time to implement the revised plan. The member from Manchester reported that the committee took \"quite a lot of testimony\" including from the new owner, the Public Utility Commission, the Department of Public Service, forest-industry representatives and logging contractors, and that the committee approved the requested extension on a straw poll vote.

On the floor the House adopted the further House amendment presented by the committee and concurred in the Senate proposal of amendment with the House\u0000further amendment. Following the concurrence vote the House voted to suspend its rules and message H.484 to the Senate forthwith.

Discussion versus decisions: the floor report and votes constituted formal action to concur and send the bill to the Senate; the Ryegate language in H.484 modifies statutory milestone deadlines (creating new deadlines one year later) rather than approving specific construction contracts or equipment purchases. The bill directs studies and sets reporting dates (for example, an AAFM report by Dec. 15, 2025) rather than authorizing specific appropriations on the floor.

Votes at a glance: the clerk recorded the ayes as prevailing when the House concurred in the Senate proposal of amendment with further amendment; the body also voted to suspend rules to message the action to the Senate.

Proper names and statutes referenced in debate are cited in the bill text and calendar; specific certification and PUC verification steps for Ryegate were described without naming specific vendor contracts. The House report lists effective dates in the bill for different sections.","The Vermont House on the floor concurred in the Senate\u0000proposal of amendment to H.484, a multi-part agriculture bill, adopted a further House amendment and sent the measure to the Senate; the bill raises certain pesticide-product fees, expands paint producer-responsibility requirements and moves statutory milestone deadlines for the Ryegate biomass plant by one year.",{"_33":89,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":90,"_41":91,"_43":92,"_45":93,"_47":94,"_49":95,"_51":96,"_53":97,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":98,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":99,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6645650,"House proposes amendment to bill requiring disclosure of AI-generated synthetic media in 90-day pre-election window",502,3114000,3616000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3638836-ca3a8ed558f91b77920e740bc3ee2d3d&start=3114&end=3616","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3638836-ca3a8ed558f91b77920e740bc3ee2d3d/thumbnail_3114000.jpg","/articles/6645650/Vermont/House-proposes-amendment-to-bill-requiring-disclosure-of-AI-generated-synthetic-media-in-90-day-pre-election-window","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6645650-81d62ecdacb994f79be98956901e2ab2/orig.mp4?Expires=1770407113&Signature=mOI2fkSETnzk5Hqww3u5NePPfDdLRjO0lJjMra8lxFXbTa6Mzn8eD28qRy5dNs04XepTD6MPjTxpxkdRZdnW30j0Zdjmf-5V7h-LGXLLwS1OJ4HpEIPeqC2S8nYoYiRHlCGndfV-9CcICWbz4sTZeWOb3RrsrOGOfHzn0gPObwGN76bInyB8qs5lOo4jn3GhWaArdC45gRl3cF0DKc253pd2to0QHsrVse1ibSxKPqHvqFIQQ2MAGD5iV0lu0lSL-ahswidFesLCVRh7DHR0GHl3KzXRK-ygMVPsGVj76rx8Uo3SkG6XkW21bKhXZ4w9YWrIg6Xc6z79zOYSq-8Kwg__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Vermont House proposed to the Senate to amend S.23, an act addressing the use of synthetic media in elections, adopting an amendment to clarify that \"synthetic media\" includes images, audio and video. The bill requires a disclosure statement for deceptive or fraudulent synthetic media distributed within 90 days before an election and permits civil enforcement by the attorney general or a state's attorney.

The committee report and floor debate framed S.23 as a disclosure rule designed to preserve election integrity while protecting protected speech such as parody and satire. The committee explained the bill requires a clear disclosure when someone knowingly distributes synthetic media that is deceptive and intended to influence an election, with the disclosure wording specified in the bill: \"This media has been created or intentionally manipulated by digital technology or artificial intelligence.\" The committee emphasized that the statutory standard requires knowledge (the person \"knows\") that the content is fraudulent or deceptive, noting that ordinary citizens who innocently share content would not be criminally liable under the bill as written.

Exemptions listed in the bill include news outlets acting in the course of reporting, telecommunication companies and internet service providers, paid political advertising channels as governed by other disclosure requirements, satire and parody, and certain other defined classes of publisher. The floor discussion included questions about whether entities that create such content for hire would bear responsibility for disclosure versus the person who pays to distribute it; the committee's answer was that the distributor or payer has responsibility to ensure required disclosures accompany paid distribution, while creators who produce the content may also be civilly liable depending on the facts.

Penalties in the bill begin with fines up to $1,000 for an initial violation, and escalate to $5,000 for content that incites physical violence or harm; repeat violations within five years carry increased penalties. The attorney general or a state's attorney may seek civil enforcement and investigative authority under the bill. The House amended the committee report to explicitly include images within the definition of deceptive synthetic media and then voted to propose to the Senate to amend the bill per the committee recommendation as amended. The House also ordered third reading of the bill on the floor.

Discussion versus decisions: the House has not criminalized creation of synthetic media broadly; the action on floor was to propose amendments to the Senate, adopt a clarifying amendment to include images, and order third reading.","The Vermont House advanced S.23, a bill requiring a disclosure that media was \"created or intentionally manipulated by digital technology or artificial intelligence\" when deceptive synthetic content is distributed within 90 days before an election, and it adopted a clarifying amendment to ensure images are included.",{"_33":101,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":102,"_41":103,"_43":104,"_45":105,"_47":106,"_49":107,"_51":108,"_53":109,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":110,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":111,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6645640,"House adopts committee-of-conference report on motor-vehicle bill, defers some implementation dates",544,5402000,5946000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3638836-ca3a8ed558f91b77920e740bc3ee2d3d&start=5402&end=5946","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3638836-ca3a8ed558f91b77920e740bc3ee2d3d/thumbnail_5402000.jpg","/articles/6645640/Vermont/House-adopts-committee-of-conference-report-on-motor-vehicle-bill-defers-some-implementation-dates","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6645640-b7bc8ab0ed6f0a11ba1d9dd0211f859f/orig.mp4?Expires=1770407113&Signature=iT6PfpBHlqLsSPTw4RWgpteDT17FtDmBnrphyguSjMqXWJozCI2UVA~hOpm3ywzvXBPNDmIdYZ34uRTx1OF82iBslVcAu6DKIck4e1znDhxA2Qgal9mDZjJSwJNDS94KgqYuDGRhYCq5b92cQqcZ6oGIaKkjmB81D0ljeCTjRk5RLgnaHv6rb5DvCRqTTP3Js6cdGk4vx2JCjtxtvj-jcyn4bt4CSBZ7sl92FtJ7HMLEjx8cvAB4itYO8BaRikASaiF675p9qUnhQuwF2aBY4R8EhG-BrAQrdjqezJkVPo7yS9EdGLGx2L3PxMUjd3UyENn5HaLjQGR6DJbN2G1VgA__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Vermont House adopted the committee-of-conference report on S.123, which makes miscellaneous changes to motor-vehicle law. The conference report resolved several differences between the chambers and adjusts effective dates for multiple provisions.

Major items described in the floor report include: agreement to provide reduced-fee treatment for Vermonters eligible for Supplemental Security Income (SSI) and Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) with implementation timing adjusted so any fiscal impact will be addressed in the next budget cycle (conferees agreed to implement the reduced fee effective July 1, 2026); a clarification of the Department of Motor Vehicles' obligation to inform individuals who cannot or do not wish to comply with Real ID requirements of alternatives such as an operator's privilege card or a non-driver identification card \"to the extent permitted by federal law\"; conversion of an inspection-related study to a report and a pledge to take up inspection policy and modernization in subsequent sessions; a delay to bicycle-crosswalk changes and bicycle-signal implementation until July 1, 2026 with an education period beforehand; and staggered effective dates for trail maintenance provisions and other sections described in Section 46 of the conference report.

The floor report emphasized that some contested items were timing questions rather than changes to substantive policy text, and conferees worked to align effective dates so budgetary impacts could be considered in the next budget process. The House adopted the committee-of-conference report by voice vote and then suspended rules to message the action to the Senate forthwith.

Discussion versus decisions: the House adopted the committee's compromise language and approved the report; implementation and timing questions will be revisited in the next budget cycle or subsequent session work, per the report.","The Vermont House adopted the committee-of-conference report on S.123, resolving differences on a range of motor-vehicle provisions and pushing several implementation dates into 2026 so fiscal and implementation impacts can be addressed.",{"_33":113,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":114,"_41":115,"_43":116,"_45":117,"_47":118,"_49":119,"_51":120,"_53":121,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":122,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":123,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6645645,"House updates effective date and sends prescription drug pricing bill to governor",72,5168000,5240000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3638836-ca3a8ed558f91b77920e740bc3ee2d3d&start=5168&end=5240","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3638836-ca3a8ed558f91b77920e740bc3ee2d3d/thumbnail_5168000.jpg","/articles/6645645/Vermont/House-updates-effective-date-and-sends-prescription-drug-pricing-bill-to-governor","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6645645-5b02baad0958f93397efe0f9f051fab0/orig.mp4?Expires=1770407113&Signature=c7qIZUsXgjVLJap3HMMIflRPivWXLc8~dXfDDxxPRTXOprGcwXUjzT7dz5sUgIPTT0JjyOWby0M~hicBocUPkQDRrRddS1Ni7i1Bs6cNNYEkzA1e3Le1ONFazS4GMOn~GBHbd~b9DpfSgnnOc1fYo62FUFqWWI72wnkfStvHEPr8VFO23NMCff3ma7JmVRqNZ4Hh4ZIdV3x2BfrI8MfDePJyn5Gug7KGpAY9RaVQGGljkYRofGOQ3q0ZuZ6LnkaJnEHFistd2iDERi1wLEZ-mlCTVSPh0qB23mnr6jqhatY0O~hgENicEIm6YDNF~CC-m-f-nbugWDz9KkiTnZU2KQ__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Vermont House took up H.266, an act relating to the 340B prescription drug pricing program, adopted an amendment to change the effective date of Section 5 from July 1 to January 1, 2026, and then ordered the bill to be delivered to the governor forthwith.

On the floor the member from Winooski reported the amendment as \"very simple\" and identified the committee of jurisdiction's favorable straw poll vote. After concurrence in the Senate proposal of amendment to the House proposal of amendment, the House voted to deliver H.266 to the governor immediately.

Discussion versus decisions: floor action consisted of changing the effective date for one section and completing the legislative steps to transmit the bill to the governor; the House did not amend program mechanics on the floor.","The House took up H.266 (the 340B prescription drug pricing program), approved an amendment changing an effective date from July 1 to Jan. 1, 2026 for Section 5, and ordered the bill delivered to the governor forthwith.","actionData","errors"]

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