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Massachusetts · 194th Legislature (2025-2026) · Proposed Bill

SD 473: An Act relative to improving pesticide protections for Massachusetts schoolchildren

In committee Official data

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Enacted

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

SD 473 is a proposed bill introduced in the Massachusetts Senate on February 27, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: An Act relative to improving pesticide protections for Massachusetts schoolchildren. Primary sponsor: Jason Lewis (Democratic). It lists 4 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (February 27, 2025): Referred to the committee on Agriculture.

Generated automatically from the official title, sponsor list, and status record only. It does not characterize the bill’s purpose or effects. How summaries are written

Official summary

Abstract published by the legislature (via Open States). Text as published by the legislature; reproduced verbatim.

By Mr. Lewis, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 64) of Jason M. Lewis, James K. Hawkins, Sal N. DiDomenico, James B. Eldridge and others for legislation to improve pesticide protections for Massachusetts schoolchildren. Agriculture.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 5

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Jason LewisPrimary sponsorDemocraticSenateFifth Middlesex
Sal DiDomenicoCo-sponsorDemocraticSenateMiddlesex and Suffolk
Jamie EldridgeCo-sponsorDemocraticSenateMiddlesex and Worcester
Jim HawkinsCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse2nd Bristol
Mike MooreCo-sponsorDemocraticSenateSecond Worcester

“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.

Recent official actions

  1. Referred to the committee on Agriculture

Sources

  1. Open States / Plural (data from the official legislature website)
  2. Official legislature source