Assembly Bill A3151

2025-2026 Legislative Session

Prohibits the aerial and ground application of malathion and certain pyrethroid-based insecticides

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Current Bill Status - In Assembly Committee

  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2025-A3151 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S1059
Current Committee:
Assembly Environmental Conservation
Law Section:
Environmental Conservation Law
Laws Affected:
Add §37-0123, En Con L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2015-2016: S7391
2017-2018: S3454
2019-2020: A7403, S2066
2021-2022: A3599, S1400
2023-2024: A958, S719

2025-A3151 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Prohibits the aerial and ground application of malathion and certain pyrethroid-based insecticides within one hundred feet of any school, day care center, park, or on other property when children are commuting to and from school or are engaged in outdoor activity.

2025-A3151 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   3151
 
                        2025-2026 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             January 23, 2025
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by M. of A. ROSENTHAL, LEVENBERG -- read once and referred to
   the Committee on Environmental Conservation
 
 AN  ACT  to  amend  the  environmental  conservation law, in relation to
   prohibiting the aerial and ground application of malathion and certain
   pyrethroid-based insecticides

   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  The environmental conservation law is amended by adding a
 new section 37-0123 to read as follows:
 § 37-0123. PROHIBITION ON THE AERIAL AND GROUND APPLICATION OF MALATHION
              AND CERTAIN PYRETHROID-BASED INSECTICIDES.
   1. NO PERSON, FIRM, PARTNERSHIP, ASSOCIATION, LIMITED LIABILITY COMPA-
 NY, CORPORATION, MUNICIPALITY OR GOVERNMENT ENTITY SHALL ALLOW OR IMPLE-
 MENT THE AERIAL OR GROUND APPLICATION OF MALATHION  OR  THE  PYRETHROID-
 BASED INSECTICIDES RESMETHRIN AND SUMITHRIN:
   (A) WITHIN ONE HUNDRED FEET OF ANY SCHOOL, DAY CARE CENTER OR PARK; OR
   (B)  ON  OTHER PROPERTY WHEN CHILDREN ARE COMMUTING TO AND FROM SCHOOL
 AND ENGAGED IN OUTDOOR ACTIVITY.
   2. IF A MORE RESTRICTIVE STANDARD IS  SET  FORTH  IN  THE  INFORMATION
 CONTAINED  ON  THE  LABEL  OF  THE  PESTICIDE,  OR BY OTHER REGULATIONS,
 INCLUDING COUNTY OR LOCAL REGULATIONS,  THE  MORE  RESTRICTIVE  STANDARD
 SHALL APPLY.
   3. FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION:
   (A)  "DAY CARE CENTER" MEANS ALL CHILD DAY CARE CENTERS AND HEAD START
 DAY CARE CENTERS; AND
   (B) "SCHOOL" MEANS ANY PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT OR PRIVATE OR  PAROCHIAL
 SCHOOL OR BOARD OF COOPERATIVE EDUCATIONAL SERVICES.
   4.  THE  OFFICE IS AUTHORIZED TO PROMULGATE SUCH RULES AND REGULATIONS
 AS IT SHALL DEEM NECESSARY TO IMPLEMENT THE PROVISIONS OF THIS SECTION.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.

  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD01636-01-5

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