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Agriculture and Forestry Committee, Vermont House of Representatives
The Agriculture and Forestry Committee is a standing committee of the Vermont House of Representatives.
Per the House Rules, committees of the Vermont House of Representatives are assigned by the Speaker of the House unless otherwise specified by the Vermont Constitution or other state statutes. Committees are assigned at the start of each regular session. The first and secondly named members of each committee are the chair and the vice-chair, respectively. Each committee appoints a clerk from its members at the first meeting. The chair of each committee is responsible for calling meetings, and the clerk keeps a record of committee activity, including bills considered and members' votes, to be delivered to the Secretary of State at the end of each session.[1]
See rules: House Rules and Orders
Function
According to the House Rules, the Agriculture and Forestry Committee considers matters relating to "Agriculture and forestry, forest products and their markets, and state parks and lands."[2]
Membership
2023-2024 legislative session
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Agriculture and Forestry Committee, 2023-2024 |
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| Democratic members (5) | Republican members (2) | Third-party members(1) |
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2021-2022 legislative session
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Agriculture and Forestry Committee, 2021-2022 |
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| Democratic members (5) | Republican members (2) | Third-party members(1) |
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2019-2020 legislative session
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Agriculture and Forestry Committee, 2019-2020 |
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| Democratic members (5) | Republican members (2) | Third-party members(1) |
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2017 legislative session
The following table describes committee membership at the beginning of the 2017 legislative session.
| Agriculture and Forestry Members, 2017 | ||||
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| Democratic members (6) | Republican members (4) | Third-party members (1) | ||
| • Carolyn Partridge, Chair | • Richard Lawrence, Vice chair | • Terry Norris | ||
| • John Bartholomew | • Rodney Graham | |||
| • Thomas Bock | • Mark Higley | |||
| • Susan Buckholz | • Harvey Smith | |||
| • Jay Hooper | ||||
| • Amy Sheldon | ||||
2015 legislative session
The following table describes committee membership at the beginning of the 2015 legislative session.
| Agriculture and Forest Products Members, 2015 | ||||
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| Democratic members (5) | Republican members (5) | Third-party members (1) | ||
| • Carolyn Partridge, Chair | • Richard Lawrence, Vice-Chair | • Alyson Eastman | ||
| • John Bartholomew, Ranking member | • Rodney Graham | |||
| • Daniel Connor | • Joey Purvis | |||
| • Marjorie Ryerson | • Harvey Smith | |||
| • Teo Zagar | • Donald Turner, Jr. | |||
2013-2014
The following table describes committee membership at the beginning of the 2013 legislative session.
| Agriculture and Forest Products Members, 2013 | ||||
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| Democratic members (8) | Republican members (2) | Third-party members (1) | ||
| • Carolyn Partridge, Chair | • Richard Lawrence, Vice chair | • Will Stevens, Ranking Member | ||
| • John Bartholomew, Clerk | • Harvey Smith | |||
| • Daniel Conner | ||||
| • Cynthia Martin | ||||
| • Kristina Michelsen | ||||
| • Tess Taylor | ||||
| • Tristan Toleno | ||||
| • Teo Zagar | ||||
2011-2012
The following table describes committee membership for the 2011 legislative session.
| Agriculture and Forest Products Members, 2011 | ||||
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| Democratic members (6) | Republican members (4) | Third-party members (1) | ||
| • Richard Howrigan, Sr. | • Richard Lawrence | • Will Stevens | ||
| • Chip Conquest | • Norman McAllister | |||
| • John Malcolm | • Duncan Kilmartin | |||
| • Tess Taylor | • James McNeil | |||
| • Carolyn Partridge | ||||
| • John Bartholomew | ||||
2009-2010
The following table describes committee membership for the 2009 legislative session.
| Agriculture and Forest Products Members, 2009 | ||||
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| Democratic members (6) | Republican members (4) | Third-party members (1) | ||
| • Carolyn Partridge, Chair | • Richard Lawrence, Vice chair | • Will Stevens | ||
| • John Malcolm | • David Ainsworth | |||
| • Christopher Bray | • Norman McAllister | |||
| • Chip Conquest | • James McNeil | |||
| • Tess Taylor | ||||
| • Kitty Toll | ||||
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