H5475 • 2025

An Act authorizing the city of Holyoke to prohibit use of SGARs

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Sponsor: Patricia A. Duffy
Last action: 2026-06-18
Official status: Referred to Joint Committee on Environment and Natural Resources
Effective date: Not listed

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An Act authorizing the city of Holyoke to prohibit use of SGARs

An Act authorizing the city of Holyoke to prohibit use of SGARs By Representative Duffy of Holyoke, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No.

What This Bill Does

An Act authorizing the city of Holyoke to prohibit use of SGARs By Representative Duffy of Holyoke, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No.
5475) of Patricia A.
Duffy (with the approval of the mayor and city council) that the city of Holyoke be authorized to prohibit use of second generation anti-coagulant rodenticides in said city.
Environment and Natural Resources.

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Bill History

2026-06-18 Joint
Hearing scheduled for 07/01/2026 from 10:00 AM-12:00 PM in B-1
2026-06-08 Senate
Senate concurred
2026-06-04 House
Referred to the committee on Environment and Natural Resources

Official Summary Text

An Act authorizing the city of Holyoke to prohibit use of SGARs
By Representative Duffy of Holyoke, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 5475) of Patricia A. Duffy (with the approval of the mayor and city council) that the city of Holyoke be authorized to prohibit use of second generation anti-coagulant rodenticides in said city. Environment and Natural Resources. [Local Approval Received.]
Status:
Referred to Joint Committee on Environment and Natural Resources

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Bill H.5475

SECTION 1: Notwithstanding chapter 132B of the General Laws or any other general or special law to the contrary, the city of Holyoke may regulate through local bylaw or board of health regulation or ordinance the use of second generation anti-coagulant rodenticides within the city of Holyoke, including prohibiting the use of such pesticides by licensed commercial applicators as defined in 333 C.M.R. 10.00.

SECTION 2: So much of Chapter 438 of the Acts of 1896 and Chapter 327 of the Acts of 1936 and acts in amendment thereof and addition thereto, as is inconsistent with this act, is hereby repealed.

SECTION 3: The General Court may make clerical or editorial changes of form only to the bill, unless the Mayor and City Council approve amendments before enactment by the General Court. The Mayor and City Council are hereby authorized to approve amendments which shall be within the scope of the general public objectives of this petition.

SECTION 4: This act shall take effect immediately upon passage.

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