Vermont legislation · 2025-2026 Session
Vermont H941: An act relating to municipal regulation of agriculture
Status: Signed into law, June 18, 2026
What the bill says
An act relating to municipal regulation of agriculture. (H.941) It is hereby enacted by the General Assembly of the State of MUNICIPAL REGULATION OF AGRICULTURE (a) For purposes of Sec. 2 of this act, the General Assembly finds that: (1) Since at least the enactment of 2004 Acts and Resolves No. 115, it has been both the intent of the General Assembly and the controlling law that a municipality shall not regulate farming, including the construction of farm structures. (2) The Vermont Supreme Court's decision in In re 8 Taft Street DRB & NOV Appeals, 2025 VT 27, reversed application of at least.
From the chaptered text, June 18, 2026:
An act relating to municipal regulation of agriculture. (H.941) It is hereby enacted by the General Assembly of the State of MUNICIPAL REGULATION OF AGRICULTURE (a) For purposes of Sec. 2 of this act, the General Assembly finds that: (1) Since at least the enactment of 2004 Acts and Resolves No. 115, it has been both the intent of the General Assembly and the controlling law that a municipality shall not regulate farming, including the construction of farm structures. (2) The Vermont Supreme Court's decision in In re 8 Taft Street DRB & NOV Appeals, 2025 VT 27, reversed application of at least the past 20 years of law to hold that municipalities may regulate farming by municipal bylaw. (3) To avoid the unintended consequences of the decision in In re 8 Taft Street DRB & NOV Appeals, 2025 VT 27, it is necessary for the General Assembly to clarify and restate that municipalities under ordinance or bylaw shall not regulate farming or the construction of farm structures as set forth in 24 V.S.A. § 4413(d). (4) In addition, municipalities shall not regulate by bylaw the growing of plants; shall have no bylaw that has the effect of prohibiting the raising, feeding, and management of a poultry flock; and may reasonably regulate by bylaw swine waste in designated downtowns or …
Latest actions
- : House message: Governor approved bill on [June 18, 2026]
- : Signed by Governor on [June 18, 2026]
- : Delivered to Governor on [June 12, 2026]
- : House message: House concurred in Senate proposal of amendment to House proposal of amendment to Senate proposal of amendment
- : Senate proposal of amendment to House proposal of amendment to Senate proposal of amendment concurred in
- : Rules suspended and taken up for immediate consideration, pending entry on Notice Calendar, as moved by Rep. [McCoy of Poultney]
- : Senate Message: House proposal of amendment to Senate proposal of amendment concurred in with further proposal of amendment thereto
- : Rules suspended & messaged to House forthwith, on motion of Senator [Baruth]
- : House proposal of amendment to Senate proposal of amendment concurred in with further proposal of amendment as moved by Senator [Ingalls]
- : House proposal of amendment to Senate proposal of amendment, text
Common questions
- What is H941?
- H941 is a bill in the Vermont Legislature (2025-2026 Session): An act relating to municipal regulation of agriculture.
- What does H941 do?
- In its own words: An act relating to municipal regulation of agriculture. (H.941) It is hereby enacted by the General Assembly of the State of MUNICIPAL REGULATION OF AGRICULTURE (a) For purposes of Sec. 2 of this act, the General Assembly finds that: (1) Since at least the enactment of 2004 Acts and Resolves No. 115, it has been both the intent of the General Assembly and the controlling law that a municipality shall not regulate farming, including the construction of farm structures. (2) The Vermont Supreme Court's decision in In re 8 Taft Street DRB & NOV Appeals, 2025 VT 27, reversed application of at least.
- What is the status of H941?
- Signed into law as of June 18, 2026. Latest action: House message: Governor approved bill on [June 18, 2026] (May 29, 2026).
- Where is the official record for H941?
- On the Vermont Legislature website: https://legislature.vermont.gov/bill/status/2026/H.941
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