MA S447

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

For legislation to empower towns and cities to protect residents and the environment from harmful pesticides. Environment, Natural Resources and Agriculture.

AI Summary

This bill empowers towns and cities in Massachusetts to adopt ordinances and bylaws that regulate, restrict, or prohibit the use, application, and disposal of pesticides within their jurisdiction, as long as these local regulations are more stringent than the statewide standards and restrictions established by the Massachusetts Pesticide Control Act. The key provision is that cities and towns can now go beyond the minimum state-level requirements for pesticide management to better protect their residents and environment.

Committee Categories

Agriculture and Natural Resources

Sponsors (11)

Jo Comerford (D), Julian Cyr (D), Sal DiDomenico (D), Dan Donahue (D), Pat Jehlen (D), David LeBoeuf (D), Jason Lewis (D), Liz Miranda (D), Patrick O'Connor (R), Denise Provost (D), Lindsay Sabadosa (D),

Last Action

Accompanied a study order, see S2540 (on 02/18/2020)

Official Document

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/S447

(13 Companion Bills)

Version:

Document Type	Source Location
State Bill Page	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/S447
Bill	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/S447.pdf

Bill	Bill Name	Last Action	Type
H1393	Relative to prison mitigation	Accompanied a study order, see H5081	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
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
H341	Relative to the distribution of revenues accruing from the sale of lottery tickets	Accompanied a study order, see H5043	Similar To
H759	Protecting public drinking water	Accompanied a study order, see H5116	Similar To
H803	Enhancing the sewage disposal system inspection process	Accompanied a study order, see H5124	Similar To
S216	Relative to promoting local economic development	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means	Similar To
S2540	Order relative to authorizing the joint committee on Environment, Natural Resources and Agriculture to make an investigation and study of certain current Senate documents relative to environment, natural resources, and agriculture issues	Discharged to the committee on Senate Rules	Replaced by
S493	Re-establishing the Clean Environment Fund	Accompanied a study order, see S2540	Similar To
S520	Relative to recycling	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means	Similar To

Bill

Bill Name

Last Action

Type

H1393

Relative to prison mitigation

Accompanied a study order, see H5081

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

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

H341

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

Accompanied a study order, see H5043

Similar To

H759

Protecting public drinking water

Accompanied a study order, see H5116

Similar To

H803

Enhancing the sewage disposal system inspection process

Accompanied a study order, see H5124

Similar To

S216

Relative to promoting local economic development

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

Similar To

S2540

Order relative to authorizing the joint committee on Environment, Natural Resources and Agriculture to make an investigation and study of certain current Senate documents relative to environment, natural resources, and agriculture issues

Discharged to the committee on Senate Rules

Replaced by

S493

Re-establishing the Clean Environment Fund

Accompanied a study order, see S2540

Similar To

S520

Relative to recycling

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

Similar To

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