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Environment Committee advances rodenticide bill after amendment to preserve professional use fails
Summary
The House Environment Committee moved HB 6915, a bill restricting second-generation anticoagulant rodenticides, out of committee after rejecting an amendment that would have preserved use by licensed pest-control professionals. Lawmakers debated wildlife and public-safety impacts during a lengthy floor-style discussion.
The Environment Committee voted to advance HB 6915, concerning the use of second‑generation anticoagulant rodenticides, after defeating an amendment that would have carved out an exception for licensed pest‑control professionals.
The amendment, offered by Representative Robert Callahan, would have removed a word in line 37 and inserted language permitting “any licensed pet control professional” to use the chemicals; it was seconded by Representative Reddington Hughes. The amendment failed in a roll call vote, 8 yes, 21 no, with 6 members absent.
Committee members debated two central concerns: advocates for restriction argued the chemicals…
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