89R9635 DNC-D
By: Lowe H.B. No. 2998
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to requiring voter approval for mass pesticide application
by municipalities or counties.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Chapter 370, Local Government Code, is amended
by adding Section 370.010 to read as follows:
Sec. 370.010. VOTER APPROVAL FOR MASS PESTICIDE APPLICATION
REQUIRED. (a) In this section:
(1) "Mass pesticide application" means the
application of a pesticide by using a motor vehicle or other
mechanical device.
(2) "Pesticide" has the meaning assigned by Section
76.001, Agriculture Code.
(b) Notwithstanding any other law, a municipality or county
may not conduct a mass pesticide application unless the application
is approved by a majority of voters voting at an election held for
that purpose in the municipality or county. For purposes of this
section, an application that wholly occurs in the boundaries of a
municipality does not require approval of the voters of a county in
which the municipality is located.
(c) The governing body of a municipality or county may order
an election under this section.
(d) At an election to approve mass pesticide application,
the ballot must be printed to provide for voting for or against the
approval of the mass pesticide application.
SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.