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HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 1585 FILED ON: 1/18/2023
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 811
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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PRESENTED BY:
Carmine Lawrence Gentile and Mary S. Keefe
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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 relative to improving pesticide protections for Massachusetts schoolchildren.
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PETITION OF:
NAME:DISTRICT/ADDRESS :DATE ADDED:Carmine Lawrence Gentile13th Middlesex1/18/2023Mary S. Keefe15th Worcester1/18/2023Mary S. Keefe15th Worcester1/18/2023Lindsay N. Sabadosa1st Hampshire1/20/2023Brian W. Murray10th Worcester1/29/2023Brian M. Ashe2nd Hampden2/2/2023Margaret R. Scarsdale1st Middlesex2/6/2023Michelle M. DuBois10th Plymouth2/7/2023Colleen M. Garry36th Middlesex2/13/2023James B. EldridgeMiddlesex and Worcester2/18/2023Kate Lipper-Garabedian32nd Middlesex2/22/2023 1 of 1
HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 1585 FILED ON: 1/18/2023
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 811
By Representatives Gentile of Sudbury and Keefe of Worcester, a petition (accompanied by bill,
House, No. 811) of Carmine Lawrence Gentile, Mary S. Keefe and others relative to pesticide
products eligible for use on the outdoor grounds of schools, child care centers or school age child
care programs. Environment and Natural Resources.
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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In the One Hundred and Ninety-Third General Court
(2023-2024)
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An Act relative to improving pesticide protections for Massachusetts schoolchildren.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority
of the same, as follows:
1 SECTION 4. Said section 6G of said chapter 132B, as so appearing, is hereby further
2amended by adding following paragraph:-
3 Notwithstanding the forgoing, a school, child care center, public institution of higher
4education or school age child care program shall only use pesticide products that: (i) are
5classified by the United States Environmental Protection Agency as an exempt material pursuant
6to 40 C.F.R. 152.25, as amended; or (ii) include no active ingredients other than those published
7in the National List at 7 C.F.R 205.601, as amended; provided, however, that a school, child care
8center, public institution of higher education or school age child care program may be granted a
9hardship waiver, at the discretion of the department, for use of a pesticide that does not meet
10such qualifications.