Massachusetts 191st Legislature (2019-2020) Status: Introduced Bipartisan · 40 D · 1 R cosponsors

HD 291 — An Act empowering towns and cities to protect residents and the environment from harmful pesticides

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    Introduced
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    In Committee
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    Passed House
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    Passed Senate
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    To Executive
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    Enacted

This bill died with 191st Legislature (2019-2020). It reached “Introduced” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.

This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there are no live odds of enactment. It would have to be reintroduced in the current session to move again.

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1 sponsors · 56 co-sponsors · 147 not signed on

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Not signed on (147)

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Frequently asked questions

Who sponsors HD 291?
HD 291 is sponsored by Mary S. Keefe (Democrat), James Arciero (Democrat), Brian M. Ashe (Democrat), Bruce J. Ayers (Democrat), Ruth B. Balser, Christine P. Barber (Democrat), Jennifer E. Benson, Paul Brodeur, Mike Connolly (Democrat), Edward F. Coppinger, William L. Crocker, Jr., Julian Cyr (Democrat), Marjorie C. Decker (Democrat), Viriato M. deMacedo, Mindy Domb (Democrat), Lori A. Ehrlich, James B. Eldridge (Democrat), Sean Garballey (Democrat), Denise C. Garlick, Kenneth I. Gordon (Democrat), Tami L. Gouveia, James K. Hawkins (Democrat), Jonathan Hecht, Russell E. Holmes (Democrat), Patricia D. Jehlen (Democrat), Kay Khan, Jason M. Lewis (Democrat), David Paul Linsky (Democrat), Joan B. Lovely (Democrat), Joseph W. McGonagle, Jr. (Democrat), Paul McMurtry (Democrat), Liz Miranda (Democrat), Daniel J. Hunt (Democrat), Natalie M. Blais (Democrat), Tram T. Nguyen (Democrat), Patrick M. O'Connor (Republican), Sarah K. Peake, Denise Provost, David M. Rogers (Democrat), Thomas M. Stanley (Democrat), John C. Velis (Democrat), Timothy R. Whelan, Adrian C. Madaro (Democrat), David Henry Argosky LeBoeuf (Democrat), David Allen Robertson (Democrat), Patrick Joseph Kearney (Democrat), Rebecca L. Rausch (Democrat), Natalie M. Higgins (Democrat), Carmine Lawrence Gentile (Democrat), John Barrett, III (Democrat), Nika C. Elugardo, Jack Patrick Lewis (Democrat), Dylan A. Fernandes (Democrat), Brian W. Murray (Democrat), Peter Capano, Michelle L. Ciccolo (Democrat), and Lindsay N. Sabadosa (Democrat).
What is the current status of HD 291?
This bill died with 191st Legislature (2019-2020). It reached “Introduced” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.
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