MA S2551

Bill

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

Introduced
03/25/2021

In Committee
06/14/2021

Crossed Over

Passed

Dead
12/31/2022

Introduced Session

192nd 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 jurisdictions, as long as these local regulations are more stringent than the state's standards established in Chapter 132B of the General Laws. The bill specifies that the local authority to regulate pesticides does not extend to the transportation of pesticides.

Committee Categories

Agriculture and Natural Resources

Sponsors (3)

Susan Moran (D)*, Jo Comerford (D), Adam Hinds (D),

Last Action

Accompanied a study order, see S2734 (on 03/03/2022)

Official Document

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/S2551

(10 Companion Bills)

Version:

Document Type	Source Location
State Bill Page	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/S2551
Bill	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/S2551.pdf

Bill	Bill Name	Last Action	Type
H2170	Relative to the sale of foreclosed residential property to certain cities and towns	Accompanied a study order, see H4933	Similar To
H3640	Providing for timely reimbursement of cities and towns for veterans’ benefits	No further action taken	Similar To
H431	Returning liquor license control to municipalities	Accompanied a study order, see H4880	Similar To
H432	Returning liquor license control to municipalities	Accompanied a study order, see H4880	Similar To
H910	Empowering towns and cities to protect residents and the environment from harmful pesticides	Accompanied a study order, see H5041	Similar To
S151	Establishing the Office of Massachusetts Main Streets	Accompanied a study order, see S2709	Similar To
S273	Relative to promoting local economic development	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means	Similar To
S2734	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 matters	Discharged to the committee on Senate Rules	Replaced by
S528	Protecting pollinators by eliminating harmful products	Accompanied a study order, see S2734	Similar To
S565	Re-establishing the Clean Environment Fund	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means	Similar To

Bill

Bill Name

Last Action

Type

H2170

Relative to the sale of foreclosed residential property to certain cities and towns

Accompanied a study order, see H4933

Similar To

H3640

Providing for timely reimbursement of cities and towns for veterans’ benefits

No further action taken

Similar To

H431

Returning liquor license control to municipalities

Accompanied a study order, see H4880

Similar To

H432

Returning liquor license control to municipalities

Accompanied a study order, see H4880

Similar To

H910

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

Accompanied a study order, see H5041

Similar To

S151

Establishing the Office of Massachusetts Main Streets

Accompanied a study order, see S2709

Similar To

S273

Relative to promoting local economic development

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

Similar To

S2734

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 matters

Discharged to the committee on Senate Rules

Replaced by

S528

Protecting pollinators by eliminating harmful products

Accompanied a study order, see S2734

Similar To

S565

Re-establishing the Clean Environment Fund

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

Similar To

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