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S2933 • 2025

An Act authorizing the town of Billerica to ban second generation anticoagulant rodenticides within the town

An Act authorizing the town of Billerica to ban second generation anticoagulant rodenticides within the town

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Sponsor
Cindy F. Friedman
Last action
2026-04-15
Official status
Referred to Senate Committee on Bills in the Third Reading
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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An Act authorizing the town of Billerica to ban second generation anticoagulant rodenticides within the town

An Act authorizing the town of Billerica to ban second generation anticoagulant rodenticides within the town By Ms.

What This Bill Does

  • An Act authorizing the town of Billerica to ban second generation anticoagulant rodenticides within the town By Ms.
  • Friedman, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No.
  • 2933) of Cindy F.
  • Friedman and Marc T.

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  • This entry is temporarily using official source text because the generated explanation could not be confirmed against the official bill text during the last sync.

Bill History

  1. 2026-04-15 Senate

    Read second and ordered to a third reading

  2. 2026-04-01 Senate

    Bill reported favorably by committee and placed in the Orders of the Day for the next session

  3. 2026-03-04 Joint

    Hearing rescheduled to 03/04/2026 from 10:00 AM-11:15 AM in 222 and Virtual Hearing updated to New End Time

  4. 2026-02-18 Joint

    Hearing scheduled for 03/04/2026 from 10:00 AM-12:00 PM in 222

  5. 2026-02-17 Joint

    Hearing scheduled for 03/04/2026 from 10:00 AM-12:00 PM in 222

  6. 2026-02-02 House

    House concurred

  7. 2026-01-29 Senate

    Referred to the committee on Environment and Natural Resources

Official Summary Text

An Act authorizing the town of Billerica to ban second generation anticoagulant rodenticides within the town
By Ms. Friedman, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 2933) of Cindy F. Friedman and Marc T. Lombardo (by vote of the town) for legislation to authorize the town of Billerica to ban second generation anticoagulant rodenticides within the town. Environment and Natural Resources. [Local Approval Received.]
Status:
Referred to Senate Committee on Bills in the Third Reading

Current Bill Text

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Bill S.2933

SECTION 1. Notwithstanding Chapter 132B of the General Laws or any other general or special law to the contrary, the town of Billerica may by By-Law prohibit or restrict the application of second-generation anticoagulant rodenticides within the town of Billerica, including the application of such pesticides by licensed commercial applicators as defined in 333 C.M.R. 10.00.

SECTION 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage.

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