Bill > SB6166

This bill extends the pesticide application safety committee, which was established in 2019 to explore ways to improve pesticide application safety in Washington. The key provisions of the bill include: 1. Extending the expiration date of the committee from 2025 to 2035, allowing it to continue its work for an additional 10 years. 2. Maintaining the committee's composition, which includes members from the legislature, state agencies, and academic institutions. 3. Requiring the committee to continue its work on topics such as data collection, reporting on pesticide exposures, developing best practices, and enhancing educational initiatives for the agricultural workforce and surrounding communities. 4. Providing administrative support and staffing for the committee's activities and annual reporting to the legislature. The bill builds on the original 2018 legislation that recognized the need for collaboration between state agencies and the farming community to reduce agricultural workers' exposure to pesticides.