MA H3927

Bill

Empowering towns to protect their environment and residents from harmful pesticides

Introduced
09/14/2017

In Committee
09/21/2017

Crossed Over

Passed

Dead
12/31/2018

Introduced Session

190th 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, Natural Resources and Agriculture.

AI Summary

This bill empowers cities and towns in Massachusetts to regulate, restrict, or prohibit the use, application, or disposal of certain pesticides within their jurisdictions, even if those local regulations are more stringent than the statewide standards established in Chapter 132B of the General Laws. The bill amends the existing law to clarify that cities and towns can adopt more protective pesticide policies through a majority vote of their legislative bodies, as long as they meet or exceed the minimum statewide requirements.

Committee Categories

Agriculture and Natural Resources

Sponsors (1)

Dylan Fernandes (D),

Last Action

Accompanied a study order, see H4529 (on 05/23/2018)

Official Document

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/190/H3927

(7 Companion Bills)

Version:

Document Type	Source Location
State Bill Page	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/190/H3927
Bill	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/190/H3927.pdf

Bill	Bill Name	Last Action	Type
H1082	Establishing a community safe school fund	No further action taken	Similar To
H1107	Relative to sanctuary cities and towns	Accompanied a study order, see H4590	Similar To
H1758	Relative to double poles	Accompanied a study order, see H4651	Similar To
H388	Enabling cities and towns to extend voting rights in municipal elections to certain noncitizens of the Commonwealth	Accompanied a study order, see H4252	Similar To
H4529	Toxic management	Discharged to the committee on House Rules	Replaced by
H662	Authorizing certain cities and towns to use the Community Preservation Fund for market rate housing	Accompanied a study order, see H4740	Similar To
S2332	To protect animal welfare and safety in cities and towns	Reprinted as amended, see S2347	Similar To

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