SB 2333: NEONICOTINOID PESTICIDES; PROHIBITION; DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND BIOSECURITY; EVALUATIONS
- Session Year: 2025-2026
- House: Senate
- Latest Version Date: 2026-02-19
Current Status:
In Progress
(2026-02-20: Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to CPN/WAM.)
Introduced
In Committee
First Chamber
In Committee
Second Chamber
Final Decking
Enacted
Version:
Beginning 1/1/2027, prohibits the sale, possession, or use of a pesticide containing one or more neonicotinoid pesticides, under certain conditions. Requires the Department of Agriculture and Biosecurity to evaluate the potential impacts of and adopt any necessary control measures for neonicotinoid pesticide use on pollinating insects, native migratory and resident birds, aquatic organisms, and human health. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD1)
Discussed in Hearing
2MINFeb 11, 2026
Senate Standing Committee on Agriculture and Environment
2MINFeb 11, 2026
Senate Standing Committee on Water, Land, Culture and the Arts
21MINFeb 6, 2026
Senate Standing Committee on Agriculture and Environment
21MINFeb 6, 2026