An Act a petition that the town of Chelmsford be authorized to ban second generation anticoagulant rodenticides within said town

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By Representatives Cataldo of Concord and Elliott of Lowell, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 4972) of Simon Cataldo and Rodney M. Elliott (by vote of the town) that the town of Chelmsford be authorized to ban second generation anticoagulant rodenticides within said town. Environment and Natural Resources. [Local Approval Received.]

Chamber: House
Introduced: Jan 20, 2026
Last action: Mar 12, 2026 — Accompanied a new draft, see H5217
Session: 194th
Momentum: 31 · Low

PASSAGE PROBABILITY

1% Unlikely

Why this number

Stage base In Committee — base rate 4%, measured from MA's completed sessions
Momentum -4 31/100 from the pace of recorded action
Time since last action -22 217 days quiet

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