Massachusetts 192nd Legislature (2021-2022) Status: In Committee Bipartisan · 66 D · 6 R · 1 I cosponsors

H 896 — An Act to protect Massachusetts pollinators

Last action — Accompanied a study order, see H5041

  1. ✓
    Introduced
  2. 2
    In Committee
  3. 3
    Passed House
  4. 4
    Passed Senate
  5. 5
    To Executive
  6. 6
    Enacted

This bill is in committee in the House. Introduced March 29, 2021. It must pass committee before a floor vote.

Next likely step: a committee vote, then a floor vote in the House.

Prognosis

Advancing 42% · moderate confidence

Where this bill stands today.

Odds of enactment

Low

How often bills like it became law.

  • In Committee

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 91 sponsors

    1 primary, 90 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Bipartisan support

    Sponsored across 3 parties (66 D · 6 R · 1 I) — cross-party backing.

Prognosis reads this bill's own signals — stage, sponsorship breadth, committee status, recorded votes and cross-state momentum. Odds come from a model trained on which bills have become law.

Summary

By Ms. Dykema of Holliston, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 896) of Carolyn C. Dykema and others relative to the use and protection of pollinators by further regulating the spraying, release, deposit or application of a neonicotinoid on certain agricultural land. Environment, Natural Resources and Agriculture.

Bill Text

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Action History

  1. Accompanied a study order, see H5041

  2. Hearing scheduled for 12/14/2021 from 01:00 PM-04:00 PM in Virtual Hearing

  3. Senate concurred

  4. Referred to the committee on Environment, Natural Resources and Agriculture

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 90 co-sponsors · 113 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

  • Carolyn C. Dykema

Co-sponsors (90)

Not signed on (113)

113 members have not signed on to this bill.

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"Not signed on" means a member has not sponsored or co-sponsored this bill — it does not imply opposition. Members flagged Voted No have a recorded No vote on this bill.

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Subjects

environment agriculture
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Frequently asked questions

What does H 896 do?
By Ms. Dykema of Holliston, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 896) of Carolyn C. Dykema and others relative to the use and protection of pollinators by further regulating the spraying, release, deposit or application of a neonicotinoid on certain agricultural land. Environment, Natural Resources and Agriculture.
Who sponsors H 896?
H 896 is sponsored by Lori A. Ehrlich, Jeffrey N. Roy (Democrat), Brian M. Ashe (Democrat), Susannah M. Whipps (Unenrolled), Mary S. Keefe (Democrat), Jack Patrick Lewis (Democrat), Steven Ultrino (Democrat), Ryan C. Fattman (Republican), Hannah Kane (Republican), Angelo L. D'Emilia, Joanne M. Comerford (Democrat), Angelo J. Puppolo, Jr. (Democrat), David F. DeCoste (Republican), Shawn Dooley, Danielle W. Gregoire (Democrat), Kevin G. Honan (Democrat), Michael P. Kushmerek (Democrat), Kate Hogan (Democrat), Sarah K. Peake, Natalie M. Blais (Democrat), Ruth B. Balser, Kimberly N. Ferguson (Republican), Sal N. DiDomenico (Democrat), Daniel R. Carey, Bradley H. Jones, Jr. (Republican), Mindy Domb (Democrat), John Barrett, III (Democrat), Brian W. Murray (Democrat), Adrian C. Madaro (Democrat), Paul J. Donato (Democrat), Carmine Lawrence Gentile (Democrat), Carole A. Fiola (Democrat), Jessica Ann Giannino (Democrat), Steven George Xiarhos (Republican), Christine P. Barber (Democrat), Thomas M. Stanley (Democrat), Jay D. Livingstone (Democrat), James M. Murphy (Democrat), Richard M. Haggerty (Democrat), Patrick Joseph Kearney (Democrat), Michael O. Moore (Democrat), Danillo A. Sena (Democrat), Elizabeth A. Malia, Tricia Farley-Bouvier (Democrat), Carolyn C. Dykema, Tram T. Nguyen (Democrat), Maria Duaime Robinson, Tami L. Gouveia, Christina A. Minicucci, David Henry Argosky LeBoeuf (Democrat), Steven Owens (Democrat), Patricia A. Duffy (Democrat), Colleen M. Garry (Democrat), Timothy R. Whelan, Kay Khan, Lindsay N. Sabadosa (Democrat), Sheila C. Harrington, Kathleen R. LaNatra (Democrat), Dylan A. Fernandes (Democrat), Michael J. Barrett (Democrat), David Paul Linsky (Democrat), James J. O'Day (Democrat), Antonio F. D. Cabral (Democrat), Michael S. Day (Democrat), David Allen Robertson (Democrat), William C. Galvin (Democrat), Joan Meschino (Democrat), Paul W. Mark (Democrat), Tommy Vitolo (Democrat), James K. Hawkins (Democrat), Kate Lipper-Garabedian (Democrat), David M. Rogers (Democrat), Mark J. Cusack (Democrat), Sean Garballey (Democrat), Andres X. Vargas (Democrat), Michelle M. DuBois (Democrat), Michelle L. Ciccolo (Democrat), William J. Driscoll, Jr. (Democrat), Josh S. Cutler, Daniel Cahill (Democrat), David Biele (Democrat), Brendan P. Crighton (Democrat), Jacob R. Oliveira (Democrat), Alice Hanlon Peisch (Democrat), John H. Rogers (Democrat), Adam J. Scanlon (Democrat), Peter Capano, Eric P. Lesser, Adam G. Hinds, Carol A. Doherty (Democrat), and Ann-Margaret Ferrante (Democrat).
What is the current status of H 896?
This bill is in committee in the House. Introduced March 29, 2021. It must pass committee before a floor vote.
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