House Agriculture - 2026-02-20 - 1:10PM

House Committee on Agriculture, Food Resiliency, & Forestry · February 21, 2026

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Opening and roll call; witness intro

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Meeting opens and a committee member asks if the hearing is on the record. Dave Huber, Deputy Director, Division of Plant Industry, Vermont Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets, introduces himself and says he's here to discuss H.403 (fair labor and housing standards for agricultural workers).

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Committee reviewed H.403 provisions on farmworker housing inspections and surveys, discussed MOU-driven H‑2A inspections and staffing/funding limits; later considered draft language to allow logging/forestry designations that limit Act 250 jurisdiction; the Department of Health summarized health risks from lead, mercury, cadmium and arsenic in baby food and suggested enforcement sit with the Attorney General's Office.

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