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2014 Regular Session

Senate Bill 443

AN ACT CONCERNING PESTICIDES ON SCHOOL GROUNDS, PARKS, PLAYGROUNDS, ATHLETIC FIELDS AND MUNICIPAL GREENS AND BANNING THE SALE AND USE OF GENETICALLY-ENGINEERED LAWN OR TURF SEEDS.

Did not become law. It stopped in the House of Representatives on April 10, 2014. The 2014 session has ended.

What it does

The synopsis the General Assembly published with the bill.

To protect children's health from exposure to toxic lawn pesticides by extending the ban on the use of lawn care pesticides in schools to include schools with students in grades nine to twelve in 2017, and applying current restrictions concerning the application of lawn pesticides at school grounds to the application of pesticides at parks, playgrounds, athletic fields and municipal greens.

Sponsors

Who carried the bill in each chamber, and who signed on. Each name leads to the member's page.

In the Senate

1 co-sponsor

Edward Meyer

In the House of Representatives

    6 co-sponsors

    Timothy R. Bowles, John K. Hampton, Kim Fawcett, Elissa T. Wright, Mae Flexer, Mary M. Mushinsky

    Its course

    March 11 to April 10, 2014, on one scale. In the top row each mark is a day something happened; taller marks are busier days.

    Each committee stop sits inside its chamber.

    Every action16 actions on 8 days

    In the SenateMar 11 to Apr 929 days

    Environment CommitteeMar 11 to Mar 2110 days

    In the House of RepresentativesApr 9 to Apr 10 · stopped1 day

    Amendments

    Each amendment offered, and what became of it.

    • Senate floor amendmentAdopted

      Adopted Apr 9 · Adopted Apr 10

    • Senate floor amendmentRejected

      Rejected Apr 9

    • House of Representatives floor amendmentRejected

      Rejected Apr 10

    Text

    Each version as the General Assembly printed it.

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    What happened

    In l9n's words, one line for each step. Every action as the General Assembly published it is below.

    In the Senate Mar 11 – Apr 9

    1. Mar 11Introduced and sent to Environment Committee
    2. Mar 12Heard in Environment Committee
    3. Mar 21Environment Committee recommended a substitute for it
    4. Apr 9The Senate adopted Senate Amendment A
    5. The Senate rejected Senate Amendment B
    6. Passed the Senate with Senate Amendment A

    In the House of Representatives Apr 10

    1. Apr 10The House of Representatives adopted Senate Amendment A
    2. The House of Representatives rejected House of Representatives Amendment A
    3. Failed in the House of Representatives
    All 16 actions, as published
    1. Mar 11REF. TO JOINT COMM. ONBoth houses
    2. Mar 12PUBLIC HEARINGBoth houses
    3. Mar 21Joint Favorable SubstituteBoth houses
    4. Mar 24FILED WITH LCOBoth houses
    5. Mar 28REFERRED TO OLR, OFABoth houses
    6. Apr 1RPTD. OUT OF LCOBoth houses
    7. Apr 1FAV. RPT., TAB. FOR CAL., SEN.Senate
    8. Apr 1SENATE CALENDAR NUMBERSenate
    9. Apr 1FILE NO.Both houses
    10. Apr 9SEN. ADOPTED SEN. AMEND. SCH.Senate
    11. Apr 9SEN. REJ. SEN. AMEND. SCH.Senate
    12. Apr 9SEN. PASSED, SEN. AMEND. SCH.Senate
    13. Apr 10RULES SUSPENDEDSenate
    14. Apr 10HOUSE ADOPTED SEN. AMEND. SCH.House of Representatives
    15. Apr 10HOUSE REJECTED HOUSE AMEND. SCH.House of Representatives
    16. Apr 10HOUSE REJECTED BILLHouse of Representatives