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The Environment Committee has raised a bill to improve to the systems that track what pesticides are sold and used in Connecticut, in what quantities, and where.
HB 5155 AN ACT CONCERNING
PESTICIDE REPORTING MODERNIZATION
had a public hearing on February 20.
Here is the testimony submitted.
You can still submit testimony here.
Please send a copy of your testimony and/or a short message to your legislators now asking them to urge Environment Committee members to vote this bill out of committee, sending it to the floor of the House for a vote. This is especially important If your reps are on this list of Environment Committee members!
Find your state representatives HERE.
The Connecticut Council on Environmental Quality released this report in December 2025 highlighting the data gaps that exist in our system of tracking pesticide sales and use. This report served the basis for the Pesticide Reporting Modernization Act.
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The Purpose of the Bill:
To require the CT Dept. of Energy and Environmental Protection to modernize the way pesticide use information is collected and made available to the public, researchers, and government agencies.
Certified pesticide applicators are required by law to submit information about what pesticides they are using, but the current system is outdated, inefficient, and lacks transparency.
The information they upload is not searchable--you can't gather usable data, for example on how much of a certain pesticide is being used in a certain area. No summary reports are possible on use trends, etc.
The bill only applies to certified applicators already submitting reports, not to homeowners. It does not ask farmers or landscapers for information they aren't already collecting. It should make their jobs easier.
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