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Committee reports H.484 to regulate beneficial substances, minimal fiscal effect expected
Summary
H.484 would align state regulation of fertilizer, lime and related products with a multi‑state model for “beneficial substances,” adding some product types (soil and plant inoculants) to registration requirements. The Joint Fiscal Office estimated a de minimis revenue effect under $1,000.
The House Ways & Means Committee voted to report H.484 favorable after the agency of agriculture explained the bill aligns Vermont’s registration and consumer‑protection rules for fertilizer, lime and similar products with a uniform, multi‑state model for “beneficial substances.”
Michael Grady summarized the purpose: as new products such…
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