PennsylvaniaPennsylvania measure would bar statewide use of paraquat pesticides
If enacted, the measure would prohibit using or causing the use of paraquat pesticides in Pennsylvania one year after enactment.
What it does
If enacted, Pennsylvania would bar anyone from using or causing the use of paraquat pesticides statewide, including specified chemical salts, beginning one year later.
Argument forThe ban could reduce paraquat use in Pennsylvania by making both direct use and causing someone else’s use unlawful.
Argument againstPesticide users may need to find other products or methods because the measure would prohibit paraquat use after its delayed start.
More detail
People and businesses would be prohibited from using or causing the use of paraquat as a pesticide in Pennsylvania. The prohibition would apply throughout Pennsylvania to paraquat and its listed chemical salts, including methyl viologen and paraquat bismethylsulfate. The ban would apply to paraquat identified by CAS number 4685-14-7 and the specified salts. Regulations would be set aside only when they conflict with this act. The measure would take effect one year after enactment.
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Where it stands
- Introduced
- Passed House
- Passed Senate
- To Governor
- Became Law
Looking ahead
No hearings or votes scheduled.
History
- 2026
- Oct 19Removed from tableLatest
- Sep 8Laid on the table
- Sep 8Re-reported as committedMinor
- Jun 23Re-committed to RulesMinor
- Vote recorded Committee vote (Consumer Protection, Technology & Utilities): Report Bill As Committed. Result: pass.Lower
- Jun 23First considerationMinor
- Jun 23Reported as committedMinor
- 2025
- Apr 21Referred to Consumer Protection, Technology & UtilitiesIntroduced
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