l9n/ Connecticut

2025 Regular Session

House Bill 6289

AN ACT AUTHORIZING THE USE OF DRONES TO ANALYZE, TREAT AND APPLY FERTILIZERS AND PESTICIDES TO CROPS.

Did not become law. It stopped in the House of Representatives on April 1, 2025. The 2025 session has ended.

What it does

The synopsis the General Assembly published with the bill.

To allow the use of precision drone technology by Federal Aviation Administration licensed pilots and licensed commercial and private pesticide applicators to analyze, treat and apply fertilizers and pesticides on crops in order to reduce the environmental impact compared to existing methods.

Sponsors

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

In the House of Representatives

3 co-sponsors

Vincent J. Candelora, Tami Zawistowski, Patrick E. Callahan

In the Senate

    1 co-sponsor

    Heather S. Somers

    Its course

    January 23 to April 1, 2025, 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 action12 actions on 9 days

    In the House of RepresentativesJan 23 to Apr 1 · stopped68 days

    Environment CommitteeJan 23 to Mar 1450 days

    Text

    Each version as the General Assembly printed it.

    l9n doesn't hold this bill's text yet.

    What happened

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

    In the House of Representatives Jan 23 – Mar 14

    1. Jan 23Introduced and sent to Environment Committee
    2. Feb 21Drafted as a bill by Environment Committee
    3. Feb 24Sent to Environment Committee
    4. Feb 25Heard in Environment Committee
    5. Mar 14Environment Committee recommended a substitute for it
    All 12 actions, as published
    1. Jan 23REF. TO JOINT COMM. ONBoth houses
    2. Feb 10Vote to DraftBoth houses
    3. Feb 21DRAFTED BY COMMITTEEBoth houses
    4. Feb 24REF. TO JOINT COMM. ONBoth houses
    5. Feb 25PUBLIC HEARINGBoth houses
    6. Mar 14Joint Favorable SubstituteBoth houses
    7. Mar 17FILED WITH LCOBoth houses
    8. Mar 25REFERRED TO OLR, OFABoth houses
    9. Apr 1RPTD. OUT OF LCOBoth houses
    10. Apr 1FAV. RPT., TABLED FOR HOUSE CALENDARHouse of Representatives
    11. Apr 1HOUSE CALENDAR NUMBERHouse of Representatives
    12. Apr 1FILE NO.Both houses