HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 291 FILED ON: 1/9/2019
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 776
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The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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PRESENTED BY:
Dylan A. Fernandes
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To the Honorable Senate and House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in General
Court assembled:
The undersigned legislators and/or citizens respectfully petition for the adoption of the accompanying bill:
An Act empowering towns and cities to protect residents and the environment from harmful pesticides.
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PETITION OF:
Name: | District/Address: | Date Added: |
Dylan A. Fernandes | Barnstable, Dukes and Nantucket | 1/9/2019 |
Brian W. Murray | 10th Worcester | 1/18/2019 |
Jack Patrick Lewis | 7th Middlesex | 1/18/2019 |
Mary S. Keefe | 15th Worcester | 1/23/2019 |
James Arciero | 2nd Middlesex | 1/29/2019 |
Brian M. Ashe | 2nd Hampden | 1/28/2019 |
Bruce J. Ayers | 1st Norfolk | 2/1/2019 |
Ruth B. Balser | 12th Middlesex | 2/1/2019 |
Christine P. Barber | 34th Middlesex | 1/25/2019 |
John Barrett, III | 1st Berkshire | 1/28/2019 |
Jennifer E. Benson | 37th Middlesex | 1/29/2019 |
Natalie M. Blais | 1st Franklin | 1/31/2019 |
Paul Brodeur | 32nd Middlesex | 2/1/2019 |
Peter Capano | 11th Essex | 1/28/2019 |
Michelle L. Ciccolo | 15th Middlesex | 2/1/2019 |
Mike Connolly | 26th Middlesex | 1/24/2019 |
Edward F. Coppinger | 10th Suffolk | 1/30/2019 |
William L. Crocker, Jr. | 2nd Barnstable | 1/29/2019 |
Julian Cyr | Cape and Islands | 1/24/2019 |
Marjorie C. Decker | 25th Middlesex | 1/31/2019 |
Viriato M. deMacedo | Plymouth and Barnstable | 1/30/2019 |
Mindy Domb | 3rd Hampshire | 1/30/2019 |
Lori A. Ehrlich | 8th Essex | 1/31/2019 |
James B. Eldridge | Middlesex and Worcester | 2/1/2019 |
Nika C. Elugardo | 15th Suffolk | 1/31/2019 |
Sean Garballey | 23rd Middlesex | 2/1/2019 |
Denise C. Garlick | 13th Norfolk | 1/31/2019 |
Carmine Lawrence Gentile | 13th Middlesex | 1/31/2019 |
Kenneth I. Gordon | 21st Middlesex | 1/28/2019 |
Tami L. Gouveia | 14th Middlesex | 2/1/2019 |
James K. Hawkins | 2nd Bristol | 1/31/2019 |
Jonathan Hecht | 29th Middlesex | 1/31/2019 |
Natalie M. Higgins | 4th Worcester | 1/30/2019 |
Russell E. Holmes | 6th Suffolk | 2/1/2019 |
Randy Hunt | 5th Barnstable | 2/1/2019 |
Patricia D. Jehlen | Second Middlesex | 1/31/2019 |
Patrick Joseph Kearney | 4th Plymouth | 1/29/2019 |
Kay Khan | 11th Middlesex | 1/30/2019 |
David Henry Argosky LeBoeuf | 17th Worcester | 1/31/2019 |
Jason M. Lewis | Fifth Middlesex | 2/1/2019 |
David Paul Linsky | 5th Middlesex | 1/28/2019 |
Joan B. Lovely | Second Essex | 2/1/2019 |
Adrian C. Madaro | 1st Suffolk | 1/28/2019 |
Joseph W. McGonagle, Jr. | 28th Middlesex | 1/26/2019 |
Paul McMurtry | 11th Norfolk | 1/30/2019 |
Liz Miranda | 5th Suffolk | 2/1/2019 |
Tram T. Nguyen | 18th Essex | 1/27/2019 |
Patrick M. O'Connor | Plymouth and Norfolk | 1/28/2019 |
Sarah K. Peake | 4th Barnstable | 1/29/2019 |
Denise Provost | 27th Middlesex | 1/30/2019 |
Rebecca L. Rausch | Norfolk, Bristol and Middlesex | 2/1/2019 |
David Allen Robertson | 19th Middlesex | 1/31/2019 |
David M. Rogers | 24th Middlesex | 1/29/2019 |
Lindsay N. Sabadosa | 1st Hampshire | 1/31/2019 |
Thomas M. Stanley | 9th Middlesex | 1/28/2019 |
John C. Velis | 4th Hampden | 1/29/2019 |
Timothy R. Whelan | 1st Barnstable | 1/31/2019 |
HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 291 FILED ON: 1/9/2019
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 776
By Mr. Fernandes of Falmouth, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 776) of Dylan A. Fernandes and others 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. |
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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In the One Hundred and Ninety-First General Court
(2019-2020)
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An Act empowering towns and cities to protect residents and the environment from harmful pesticides.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:
The second paragraph of section 1 of chapter 132B of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2016 Official Edition, is hereby amended by striking out the second sentence and inserting in place thereof the following sentence:- This chapter shall regulate the labeling, distribution, sale, storage, transportation, use and application, and disposal of pesticides in the commonwealth; provided, however, that this chapter shall establish the minimum standards and restrictions relative to the use and application and disposal of pesticides, and cities and towns may, by a majority vote of the legislative body and approval from the municipality's board of health, adopt ordinances and by-laws that regulate, restrict or prohibit the use and application or disposal of pesticides within the city or town that are more stringent than the standards and restrictions established by this chapter; provided further, that for purposes of this section, “use and application” and “disposal” of pesticides shall not include the transportation of pesticides.