# Vermont H.932: An act relating to the regulation of forestry under Act 250 Vermont H.932, An act relating to the regulation of forestry under Act 250, is a 2025-2026 Session House bill sponsored by no sponsor on record; status signed, last action 2026-05-29 (House message: Governor approved bill on June 17, 2026) (as of 2026-11-01). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VT-H932-2026 - As of: 2026-11-01 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Vermont H.932 - State: Vermont - Session: 2025-2026 Session - Title: An act relating to the regulation of forestry under Act 250 - Status: signed - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2026-03-13 - Last action: 2026-05-29, House message: Governor approved bill on June 17, 2026 - Sponsors: no sponsor on record - Cosponsors: 0 - Touches household money: no - Economic provisions PRIA read: 2 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Forestry permit relief with development limits: mixed, low. Beginning July 1, 2026, logging and forestry below 2,500 feet need no Act 250 permit or permit amendment. This exemption applies only when activities do not conflict with or violate existing permit conditions. Permits must state that qualifying activities are exempt from permit amendments. On land… - New definition for wood products manufacturers: mixed, low. Beginning July 1, 2026, Act 250 defines wood products manufacturers as businesses gathering wood products from forestry operations. They must add value through processing or marketing, including direct retail sales. The definition includes sawmills, veneer mills, pulp mills, pellet mills, and produ… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - (none) ## Actions (40) - 2026-05-29: House message: Governor approved bill on June 17, 2026 (House) - 2026-05-29: Signed by Governor on June 17, 2026 (House) - 2026-05-29: Delivered to Governor on June 11, 2026 (House) - 2026-05-27: House message: House concurred in Senate proposal of amendment (House) - 2026-05-22: Senate proposal of amendment concurred in (House) - 2026-05-22: Rules suspended and taken up for immediate consideration as moved by Rep. McCoy of Poultney (House) - 2026-05-22: Notice Calendar: Senate Proposal of Amendment (House) - 2026-05-21: Senate Message: Passed in concurrence with proposal of amendment (Senate) - 2026-05-21: Rules suspended & messaged to House forthwith, on motion of Senator Baruth (Senate) - 2026-05-21: Read 3rd time & passed in concurrence with proposal of amendment (Senate) - 2026-05-21: New Business/Third Reading (Senate) - 2026-05-20: 3rd reading ordered (Senate) - 2026-05-20: Proposal of amendment by Committee on Finance agreed to (Senate) - 2026-05-20: Proposal of amendment by Committee on Natural Resources and Energy agreed to (Senate) - 2026-05-20: Reported favorably by Senator Hardy for Committee on Finance with proposal of amendment (Senate) - 2026-05-20: Read 2nd time, reported favorably with proposal of amendment by Senator Hardy for Committee on Natural Resources and Energy (Senate) - 2026-05-20: Favorable report by Committee on Finance (Senate) - 2026-05-20: Favorable report with proposal of amendment by Committee on Natural Resources and Energy (Senate) - 2026-05-20: Unfinished Business/Second Reading (Senate) - 2026-05-19: Favorable report with proposal of amendment by Committee on Finance (Senate) - 2026-05-19: Favorable report with proposal of amendment by Committee on Natural Resources and Energy (Senate) - 2026-05-19: New Business/Second Reading (Senate) - 2026-05-15: Favorable report with proposal of amendment by Committee on Finance (Senate) - 2026-05-15: Favorable report with proposal of amendment by Committee on Natural Resources and Energy (Senate) - 2026-05-15: Second Reading (Senate) - 2026-05-15: Entered on Notice Calendar (Senate) - 2026-05-05: Referred to Committee on Finance per Senate Rule 31 (Senate) - 2026-05-05: Favorable report with proposal of amendment by Committee on Natural Resources and Energy (Senate) - 2026-05-05: Second Reading (Senate) - 2026-05-05: Entered on Notice Calendar (Senate) - 2026-03-26: Read 1st time & referred to Committee on Natural Resources and Energy (Senate) - 2026-03-24: Read third time and passed (House) - 2026-03-24: Action Calendar: Third Reading (House) - 2026-03-20: Third Reading ordered (House) - 2026-03-20: Rep. Kimbell of Woodstock recommended for the Committee on Ways and Means (House) - 2026-03-20: Rep. Lipsky of Stowe spoke for the Committee on Agriculture, Food Resiliency, and Forestry (House) - 2026-03-20: Read second time (House) - 2026-03-20: Action Calendar: Favorable (House) - 2026-03-19: Notice Calendar: Favorable (House) - 2026-03-13: Committee bill read first time and referred to Committee on Ways and Means per Rule 35(a) (House) ## Bill text - As Enacted (ACT 161)Opens in a new window, 2026-06-19: [PDF](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2026/Docs/ACTS/ACT161/ACT161%20As%20Enacted.pdf) - As Passed by Both Chambers (Unofficial), 2026-06-19: [PDF](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2026/Docs/BILLS/H-0932/H-0932 As Passed by Both House and Senate Unofficial.pdf) - As Passed by Both Chambers, 2026-06-03: [PDF](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2026/Docs/BILLS/H-0932/H-0932 As Passed by Both House and Senate Official.pdf) - Senate Proposal of Amendment, 2026-05-22: [PDF](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2026/Docs/BILLS/H-0932/H-0932 Senate proposal of amendment Official.pdf) - Senate Proposal of Amendment (Unofficial), 2026-05-22: [PDF](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2026/Docs/BILLS/H-0932/H-0932 Senate Proposal of Amendment Unofficial.pdf) - As Passed by the House, 2026-03-26: [PDF](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2026/Docs/BILLS/H-0932/H-0932 As passed by the House Official.pdf) - As Passed by the House (Unofficial), 2026-03-26: [PDF](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2026/Docs/BILLS/H-0932/H-0932 As Passed by the House Unofficial.pdf) - As Introduced, 2026-03-13: [PDF](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2026/Docs/BILLS/H-0932/H-0932 As Introduced.pdf) ## Related bills - H.915: An act relating to establishing an extended producer responsibility program for beverage containers (signed) - H.941: An act relating to municipal regulation of agriculture (signed) - H.942: An act relating to miscellaneous agricultural subjects (signed) - H.944: An act relating to the fiscal year 2027 Transportation Program and miscellaneous changes to laws related to transportation (signed) - H.921: An act relating to alcoholic beverages (signed) - H.933: An act relating to miscellaneous administrative and policy changes to the tax laws (signed) ## Sources - [As Enacted (ACT 161)Opens in a new window (PDF)](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2026/Docs/ACTS/ACT161/ACT161%20As%20Enacted.pdf) - [As Passed by Both Chambers (Unofficial) (PDF)](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2026/Docs/BILLS/H-0932/H-0932 As Passed by Both House and Senate Unofficial.pdf) - [As Passed by Both Chambers (PDF)](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2026/Docs/BILLS/H-0932/H-0932 As Passed by Both House and Senate Official.pdf) - [Senate Proposal of Amendment (PDF)](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2026/Docs/BILLS/H-0932/H-0932 Senate proposal of amendment Official.pdf) - [Senate Proposal of Amendment (Unofficial) (PDF)](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2026/Docs/BILLS/H-0932/H-0932 Senate Proposal of Amendment Unofficial.pdf) - [As Passed by the House (PDF)](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2026/Docs/BILLS/H-0932/H-0932 As passed by the House Official.pdf) - [As Passed by the House (Unofficial) (PDF)](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2026/Docs/BILLS/H-0932/H-0932 As Passed by the House Unofficial.pdf) - [As Introduced (PDF)](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2026/Docs/BILLS/H-0932/H-0932 As Introduced.pdf) ## Related - [H.915: An act relating to establishing an extended producer responsibility program for…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VT-H915-2026) - [H.941: An act relating to municipal regulation of agriculture](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VT-H941-2026) - [H.942: An act relating to miscellaneous agricultural subjects](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VT-H942-2026) - [H.944: An act relating to the fiscal year 2027 Transportation Program and miscellaneou…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VT-H944-2026) - [H.921: An act relating to alcoholic beverages](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VT-H921-2026) - [H.933: An act relating to miscellaneous administrative and policy changes to the tax l…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VT-H933-2026) - [Vermont bills](https://policyrisk.com/states/vermont/bills) - [Vermont state hub](https://policyrisk.com/states/vermont) - [All state legislation](https://policyrisk.com/state-bills) Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VT-H932-2026 (as of 2026-11-01).