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MA H814
Empowering towns and cities to protect residents and the environment from harmful pesticides
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Introduced
02/16/2023
02/16/2023
In Committee
02/16/2023
02/16/2023
Crossed Over
Passed
Dead
12/31/2024
12/31/2024
Introduced Session
193rd 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 and Natural Resources.
AI Summary
This bill empowers cities and towns in Massachusetts to enact local ordinances and bylaws that regulate, restrict, or prohibit the use, application, or disposal of pesticides within their jurisdictions, as long as those local measures are more stringent than the statewide standards and restrictions established under the Massachusetts Pesticide Control Act. The bill clarifies that the local authority granted does not extend to the transportation of pesticides.
Committee Categories
Agriculture and Natural Resources
Sponsors (27)
Carmine Gentile (D)*,
Ruth Balser (D),
Christine Barber (D),
John Barrett (D),
Simon Cataldo (D),
Michelle Ciccolo (D),
Jo Comerford (D),
John Cronin (D),
Marjorie Decker (D),
Michelle DuBois (D),
Pat Duffy (D),
Jamie Eldridge (D),
Sean Garballey (D),
Denise Garlick (D),
Natalie Higgins (D),
Vanna Howard (D),
David LeBoeuf (D),
Jack Lewis (D),
Sam Montaño (D),
Brian Murray (D),
Jim O'Day (D),
Steve Owens (D),
Dave Rogers (D),
Lindsay Sabadosa (D),
Margaret Scarsdale (D),
Tom Stanley (D),
Erika Uyterhoeven (D),
Last Action
Accompanied a study order, see H4794 (on 07/11/2024)
Official Document
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| Document Type | Source Location |
|---|---|
| State Bill Page | https://malegislature.gov/Bills/193/H814 |
| BillText | https://malegislature.gov/Bills/193/H814.pdf |
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