Regulation of pesticide use and application.
Summary
Makes various changes to the statutes governing pesticide registration and pesticide use and application. Requires the pesticide review board (board) to establish a working group to review civil penalties and for the working group to make recommendations (before December 1, 2020) concerning civil penalties to the board and the general assembly. Provides that the state chemist shall suspend the enforcement of its FY 2019 pesticide enforcement response policy.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2020
Committee Review
Mar 2020
Senate Passage
Feb 2020
House Passage
Feb 2020
Signed into Law
Mar 2020
Introduced Mar 2, 2020
Signed Mar 18, 2020
Floor votes · Senate Feb 3, 2020 · House Feb 25, 2020
How they voted
31–7
Passed · 3 other
Total votes 41
Feb 3, 2020
D
Democratic8
87% Yea
R
Republican33
72% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
32
Key actions
8
Committee
5
Amendments
3
Mar 18, 2020
Signed into law
Signed by the Governor
executive
Mar 11, 2020
Lower · Passed
Rules Suspended. Conference Committee Report 1: adopted by the House; Roll Call 371: yeas 92, nays 4
lower
Mar 10, 2020
Upper · Passed
Rules Suspended. Conference Committee Report 1: adopted by the Senate; Roll Call 365: yeas 48, nays 1
upper
Mar 10, 2020
Introduced
CCR # 1 filed in the Senate
upper
Mar 10, 2020
Introduced
CCR # 1 filed in the House
lower
Mar 2, 2020
Amended
Senate dissented from House amendments
upper
Mar 2, 2020
Introduced
Motion to dissent filed
upper
Feb 26, 2020
Amended
Returned to the Senate with amendments
lower
Feb 25, 2020
House · Passed
House Vote: pass (78-9-5)
house
Feb 20, 2020
Lower · Passed
Committee report: amend do pass, adopted
lower
Feb 4, 2020
Committee
Referred to the House
upper
Feb 3, 2020
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (31-7-3)
senate
Jan 30, 2020
Upper · Passed
Amendment #1 (Leising) prevailed; voice vote
upper
Jan 27, 2020
Upper · Passed
Committee report: amend do pass, adopted
upper
3 primary · 1 co-sponsor
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
DL
Don Lehe
RRepublican
P
Jean Leising
RRepublican
P
Sue Glick
RRepublican
Co
J.D. Prescott
RRepublican
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