State agencies would build an online pesticide sales database

The Department of Energy and Environmental Protection would establish an online database to search and track pesticide sales and use. The database would cover pesticides sold or used in Connecticut and information tracked or collected under the state's pesticide reporting rules. The database would follow the department's reporting requirements for pesticide sales and use. The department would work with the Department of Agriculture to collect and publish information about pesticide-treated seeds sold in the state. The database would make covered information available to the public and other government users. The requirement would take effect July 1, 2026, and the database would have to be operating no later than December 1, 2028.

The state would set aside $100,000 for the Department of Energy and Environmental Protection to develop and implement the pesticide database. The money would come from the General Fund and support the database described in the bill. The funding would be available for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2027. The funding provision would take effect July 1, 2026, for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2027.