Esme Cole
H 739 status: To Governor — House message: Governor approved bill on May 26, 2026 (updated May 26, 2026).
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OpenStates
Confidence
Low
Analysis basis
OpenStates summary
Official summary alongside an AI-generated read on where it stands and why.
Overall Score
Bill summary
The legislation prohibits the purchase and use of the herbicide paraquat within the state of Vermont.
Agricultural producers, commercial applicators, and chemical herbicide retailers.
Compliance with a total ban on the sale and application of the specified herbicide.
Potential costs include sourcing alternative herbicides and the retirement of existing paraquat supplies.
The bill was approved by the Governor on May 26, 2026.
Reduces public health and environmental risks associated with high-toxicity chemical exposure.
Impact on crop management costs and the need for transition to alternative weed control methods.
Specific transition timelines, disposal requirements for current inventories, and the efficacy of approved alternatives.
Modeled effects across six domains, estimated from bill text and comparable legislation.
Positive outlook
Critical outlook
Mixed / Neutral
No direct effect
Neutral — no direct effect identified.
No direct effect
Neutral — no direct effect identified.
Positive outlook
Sourcing already shown above, this is what the analysis found worth flagging.
Source
OpenStates
Official bill text or data from OpenStates.
Confidence
Low
Information is limited or incomplete.
Analysis basis
OpenStates summary
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Source note
LegiScan returned a PDF-only document. PDF extraction is not enabled in this build, so the pipeline used a safer fallback.
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