Senate Bill S1059A

2025-2026 Legislative Session

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

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  • Delivered to Governor
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2025-S1059 - Details

Law Section:
Environmental Conservation Law
Laws Affected:
Add Art 37 Title 12 §§37-1201 - 37-1209, En Con L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2015-2016: S7391
2017-2018: S3454
2019-2020: S2066
2021-2022: S1400
2023-2024: S719

2025-S1059 - Summary

Prohibits the aerial and ground application of malathion and certain pyrethroid-based insecticides within one hundred feet of any school, day care center or park.

2025-S1059 - Sponsor Memo

2025-S1059 - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   1059
 
                        2025-2026 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                                (PREFILED)
 
                              January 8, 2025
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sens.  SERRANO, ADDABBO, HOYLMAN-SIGAL -- read twice and
   ordered printed, and when printed to be committed 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
              

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2025-S1059A (ACTIVE) - Details

Law Section:
Environmental Conservation Law
Laws Affected:
Add Art 37 Title 12 §§37-1201 - 37-1209, En Con L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2015-2016: S7391
2017-2018: S3454
2019-2020: S2066
2021-2022: S1400
2023-2024: S719

2025-S1059A (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 or park.

2025-S1059A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2025-S1059A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  1059--A
 
                        2025-2026 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                                (PREFILED)
 
                              January 8, 2025
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sens.  SERRANO, ADDABBO, HOYLMAN-SIGAL -- read twice and
   ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee  on
   Environmental  Conservation  --  committee  discharged,  bill amended,
   ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee

 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. Article 37 of the environmental conservation law is amended
 by adding a new title 12 to read as follows:
 
                                 TITLE 12
  PROHIBITIONS ON THE USE OF MALATHION AND PYRETHROID-BASED INSECTICIDES
 SECTION 37-1201. DEFINITIONS.
         37-1203. PROHIBITION ON THE AERIAL  AND  GROUND  APPLICATION  OF
                    MALATHION AND CERTAIN PYRETHROID-BASED INSECTICIDES.
         37-1205. CONTROLLING STANDARD.
         37-1207. EMERGENCY EXCEPTION.
         37-1209. REGULATIONS.
 § 37-1201. DEFINITIONS.
   FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION:
   1.  "DAY  CARE CENTER" MEANS ALL CHILD DAY CARE CENTERS AND HEAD START
 DAY CARE CENTERS, AS DEFINED IN SECTION  THREE  HUNDRED  NINETY  OF  THE
 SOCIAL SERVICES LAW;
   2. "PARK" MEANS ANY STATE, COUNTY, OR MUNICIPAL PARK; AND
   3.  "SCHOOL"  MEANS ANY PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT OR PRIVATE OR PAROCHIAL
 SCHOOL OR BOARD OF COOPERATIVE EDUCATIONAL SERVICES.
 § 37-1203. PROHIBITION ON THE AERIAL AND GROUND APPLICATION OF MALATHION
 AND CERTAIN PYRETHROID-BASED INSECTICIDES.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

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