MA H776

Bill

Empowering towns and cities to protect residents and the environment from harmful pesticides

Introduced
01/22/2019

In Committee
01/22/2019

Crossed Over

Passed

Dead
12/31/2020

Introduced Session

191st General Court

Bill Summary

Relative to the powers of cities and town to regulate, restrict or prohibit the use, application or disposal of certain pesticides. Environment, Natural Resources and Agriculture.

AI Summary

This bill empowers towns and cities in Massachusetts to regulate, restrict, or prohibit the use, application, or disposal of certain pesticides that are more stringent than the minimum standards established by the state's pesticide law. The bill amends the existing state law to clarify that local municipalities can adopt their own ordinances and bylaws to protect residents and the environment from harmful pesticides, as long as the local measures are more stringent than the state requirements.

Committee Categories

Agriculture and Natural Resources

Sponsors (57)

Jim Arciero (D), Brian Ashe (D), Bruce Ayers (D), Ruth Balser (D), Christine Barber (D), John Barrett (D), Jennifer Benson (D), Natalie Blais (D), Paul Brodeur (D), Pete Capano (D), Michelle Ciccolo (D), Mike Connolly (D), Edward Coppinger (D), William Crocker (R), Julian Cyr (D), Marjorie Decker (D), Viriato deMacedo (R), Mindy Domb (D), Lori Ehrlich (D), Jamie Eldridge (D), Nika Elugardo (D), Dylan Fernandes (D), Sean Garballey (D), Denise Garlick (D), Carmine Gentile (D), Ken Gordon (D), Tami Gouveia (D), Jim Hawkins (D), Jonathan Hecht (D), Natalie Higgins (D), Russell Holmes (D), Randy Hunt (R), Pat Jehlen (D), Patrick Kearney (D), Mary Keefe (D), Kay Khan (D), David LeBoeuf (D), Jack Lewis (D), Jason Lewis (D), David Linsky (D), Joan Lovely (D), Adrian Madaro (D), Joe McGonagle (D), Paul McMurtry (D), Liz Miranda (D), Brian Murray (D), Tram Nguyen (D), Patrick O'Connor (R), Sarah Peake (D), Denise Provost (D), Becca Rausch (D), Dave Robertson (D), Dave Rogers (D), Lindsay Sabadosa (D), Tom Stanley (D), John Velis (D), Timothy Whelan (R),

Last Action

Accompanied a study order, see H5072 (on 10/29/2020)

Official Document

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/H776

(26 Companion Bills)

Version:

Document Type	Source Location
State Bill Page	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/H776
Bill	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/H776.pdf

Bill	Bill Name	Last Action	Type
H1393	Relative to prison mitigation	Accompanied a study order, see H5081	Similar To
H1626	To protect furloughed federal employees	Accompanied a study order, see H5123	Similar To
H1792	Authorizing cities and towns to establish reduced maximum tow rates during certain declared emergencies	Accompanied a new draft, see H4289	Similar To
H1826	Relative to assessor certificates	Committee reported that the matter be placed in the Orders of the Day for the next sitting for a second reading	Similar To
H254	Regulating lottery funding	Accompanied a study order, see H5043	Similar To
H2668	Relative to the enhanced disposition of surplus motor vehicles owned by the commonwealth or authorities established by the state	Accompanied a study order, see H5103	Similar To
H290	Returning liquor license control to municipalities	Accompanied a study order, see H5043	Similar To
H2961	Allowing cities and towns the authority to issue temporary parking identification placards to the temporarily disabled	Accompanied a study order, see H4772	Similar To
H332	Providing security to consumers for purchases from certain vendors	Accompanied a study order, see H5043	Similar To
H341	Relative to the distribution of revenues accruing from the sale of lottery tickets	Accompanied a study order, see H5043	Similar To
H3966	To clarify the Consumer Protection Act	Accompanied a study order, see H5043	Similar To
H3974	Making technical corrective changes to the cape cod and islands water protection fund tax assessments	Accompanied a new draft, see H4073	Similar To
H5072	Study Order - Pesticide and Toxic Management	Discharged to the committee on House Rules	Replaced by
H849	Resolve to protect and preserve family camping in Massachusetts	Accompanied S449	Similar To
S1340	Relative to liability protection for disaster volunteers	Accompanied a study order, see S2547	Similar To
S1437	Establishing the Correctional Officers' Procedural Bill of Rights	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means	Similar To
S185	Relative to mobile wireless contracts and agreements	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Rules	Similar To
S2294	To end child marriage in Massachusetts	Read; and referred to the committee on House Ways and Means	Similar To
S2310	Regulating the use of credit reports by employers	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means	Similar To
S2338	To protect children, families, and firefighters from harmful flame retardants	Passed to be engrossed - Roll Call #94 [YEAS 38 - NAYS 0]	Similar To
S2341	To update the Massachusetts rideshare program	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means	Similar To
S2388	Resolve providing for an investigation and study by a special commission relative to mattress recycling	Discharged to the committee on Senate Rules	Similar To
S2397	Relative to pharmaceutical access, costs and transparency	Reprinted as amended, see S2409	Similar To
S2409	Relative to pharmaceutical access, costs and transparency	Read; and referred to the committee on House Ways and Means	Similar To
S520	Relative to recycling	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means	Similar To
S893	To provide landowners title protection	Accompanied a study order, see S2496	Similar To

Bill

Bill Name

Last Action

Type

H1393

Relative to prison mitigation

Accompanied a study order, see H5081

Similar To

H1626

To protect furloughed federal employees

Accompanied a study order, see H5123

Similar To

H1792

Authorizing cities and towns to establish reduced maximum tow rates during certain declared emergencies

Accompanied a new draft, see H4289

Similar To

H1826

Relative to assessor certificates

Committee reported that the matter be placed in the Orders of the Day for the next sitting for a second reading

Similar To

H254

Regulating lottery funding

Accompanied a study order, see H5043

Similar To

H2668

Relative to the enhanced disposition of surplus motor vehicles owned by the commonwealth or authorities established by the state

Accompanied a study order, see H5103

Similar To

H290

Returning liquor license control to municipalities

Accompanied a study order, see H5043

Similar To

H2961

Allowing cities and towns the authority to issue temporary parking identification placards to the temporarily disabled

Accompanied a study order, see H4772

Similar To

H332

Providing security to consumers for purchases from certain vendors

Accompanied a study order, see H5043

Similar To

H341

Relative to the distribution of revenues accruing from the sale of lottery tickets

Accompanied a study order, see H5043

Similar To

H3966

To clarify the Consumer Protection Act

Accompanied a study order, see H5043

Similar To

H3974

Making technical corrective changes to the cape cod and islands water protection fund tax assessments

Accompanied a new draft, see H4073

Similar To

H5072

Study Order - Pesticide and Toxic Management

Discharged to the committee on House Rules

Replaced by

H849

Resolve to protect and preserve family camping in Massachusetts

Accompanied S449

Similar To

S1340

Relative to liability protection for disaster volunteers

Accompanied a study order, see S2547

Similar To

S1437

Establishing the Correctional Officers' Procedural Bill of Rights

Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means

Similar To

S185

Relative to mobile wireless contracts and agreements

Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Rules

Similar To

S2294

To end child marriage in Massachusetts

Read; and referred to the committee on House Ways and Means

Similar To

S2310

Regulating the use of credit reports by employers

Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means

Similar To

S2338

To protect children, families, and firefighters from harmful flame retardants

Passed to be engrossed - Roll Call #94 [YEAS 38 - NAYS 0]

Similar To

S2341

To update the Massachusetts rideshare program

Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means

Similar To

S2388

Resolve providing for an investigation and study by a special commission relative to mattress recycling

Discharged to the committee on Senate Rules

Similar To

S2397

Relative to pharmaceutical access, costs and transparency

Reprinted as amended, see S2409

Similar To

S2409

Relative to pharmaceutical access, costs and transparency

Read; and referred to the committee on House Ways and Means

Similar To

S520

Relative to recycling

Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means

Similar To

S893

To provide landowners title protection

Accompanied a study order, see S2496

Similar To

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