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Introduced
06/28/2022
06/28/2022
In Committee
01/03/2023
01/03/2023
Crossed Over
01/03/2023
01/03/2023
Passed
Dead
12/31/2022
12/31/2022
Introduced Session
192nd General Court
Bill Summary
Relative to pesticides
AI Summary
This bill amends various sections of Chapter 132B of the Massachusetts General Laws relating to pesticides. The key provisions include:
1. Requiring each school, child care center, public institution of higher education, and school-age child care program in the Commonwealth to adopt and implement integrated pest management plans by November 1, 2022.
2. Expanding the definition of entities required to have such plans to include public institutions of higher education.
3. Requiring the use of electronic forms and the ePlace Portal system for pesticide use reporting and record-keeping.
4. Mandating the Department of Agricultural Resources to annually make available data on pesticide use in the Commonwealth.
The bill also includes effective date provisions, with Sections 3 through 8 taking effect 6 months after the overall effective date of the act.
Committee Categories
Budget and Finance
Sponsors (66)
Ruth Balser (D),
Christine Barber (D),
Natalie Blais (D),
Dan Carey (D),
Michelle Ciccolo (D),
Jo Comerford (D),
Mike Connolly (D),
John Cronin (D),
Josh Cutler (D),
Marjorie Decker (D),
David DeCoste (R),
Marcos Devers (D),
Sal DiDomenico (D),
Carol Doherty (D),
Dan Donahue (D),
Michelle DuBois (D),
Pat Duffy (D),
Lori Ehrlich (D),
Nika Elugardo (D),
Tricia Farley-Bouvier (D),
Paul Feeney (D),
Kim Ferguson (R),
Bill Galvin (D),
Sean Garballey (D),
Carmine Gentile (D),
Jessica Giannino (D),
Ken Gordon (D),
Tami Gouveia (D),
Pat Haddad (D),
Jim Hawkins (D),
Chris Hendricks (D),
Natalie Higgins (D),
Vanna Howard (D),
Steven Howitt (R),
Pat Jehlen (D),
Brad Jones (R),
Patrick Kearney (D),
James Kelcourse (R),
Kay Khan (D),
Meghan Kilcoyne (D),
David LeBoeuf (D),
Jack Lewis (D),
Jason Lewis (D),
Joan Lovely (D),
Adrian Madaro (D),
Paul Mark (D),
Christina Minicucci (D),
Tram Nguyen (D),
Patrick O'Connor (R),
Jake Oliveira (D),
Steve Owens (D),
Ted Philips (D),
Dave Rogers (D),
Jeff Roy (D),
Lindsay Sabadosa (D),
Adam Scanlon (D),
Paul Schmid (D),
Dan Sena (D),
Alan Silvia (D),
Tom Stanley (D),
Walter Timilty (D),
Jeff Turco (D),
Erika Uyterhoeven (D),
Tommy Vitolo (D),
Steve Xiarhos (R),
Jon Zlotnik (D),
Other Sponsors (2)
House Committee on Ways and Means (H), Joint Committee on Environment, Natural Resources and Agriculture (J)
Last Action
No further action taken (on 01/03/2023)
Official Document
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Document Type | Source Location |
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State Bill Page | https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/H4931 |
Bill | https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/H4931.pdf |
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