HCSHB60--NONNATIVEINVASIVEPLANTSSPECIES
SPONSOR: Sassmann
COMMITTEEACTION:Voted"DoPasswithHCS"bytheStanding
CommitteeonConservationandNaturalResourcesbyavoteof10to
0.
ThefollowingisasummaryoftheHouseCommitteeSubstituteforHB
60.
Thisbillrequiresthatallnurseriesandnurserydealersinthe
StatesubmittotheDepartmentofAgricultureanaffidavitthat
theywillnotknowinglyorintentionallyimport,export,buy,sell,
transport,distribute,orpropagateanyplantorseedsofColoratus
varietyofclimbingeuonymus,anyvarietyofJapaneseHoneysuckle,
anyvarietyofSericeaLespedeza,orperillamintbeginningJanuary
1,2027,ortheCompactusvarietyofBurningBushoranyvarietyof
CalleryPearbeginningJanuary1,2029.
ThisbillissimilartoHCSHB2412(2024).
Thefollowingisasummaryofthepublictestimonyfromthe
committeehearing. Thetestimonywasbasedontheintroduced
versionofthebill.
PROPONENTS: Supporterssaythatnonnativeinvasiveplantsthreaten
theState'sforestry,cattleindustries,andwildlifehabitat.
ThisbillwouldprotectMissouri'slandscapebystoppingthesale
anddistributionofcertainplantswithintheState.Thereare
morethan100nonnativeinvasiveplantsintheState,butthisbill
islimitedtofiveprolificplantsthataresoldatretailinthe
State.
TestifyinginpersonforthebillwereRepresentative Sassmann;
CarolDavit,MissouriInvasivePlantCouncil;WilliamT.Ruppert,
NationalNurseryProducts;ZachMorris;MissouriMunicipalLeague;
MissouriNatureConservancy;ConservationFederationofMissouri.
OPPONENTS: Nooppositionwasvoicedtothecommittee.
Writtentestimonyhasbeensubmittedforthisbill.Thefull
writtentestimonyandwitnessestestifyingonlinecanbefound
underTestimonyonthebillpageontheHousewebsite.