S.R. No. 132 Summary

• Urges the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Administrator to grant an emergency exemption for using the insecticide Propoxur to control bedbugs in Ohio

• Identifies bedbugs as a significant problem in Ohio since 2005, with Cincinnati facing an epidemic and Columbus experiencing growing infestations in homes, day-care centers, senior-care facilities, hotels, and hospitals

• Notes that currently approved pesticides are ineffective because bedbug populations quickly rebound after spraying cycles are completed

• States that bedbugs threaten quality of life through allergic reactions, emotional stress, and economic hardship, and may discourage visitors and customers from patronizing Ohio businesses

• Directs the Senate Clerk to transmit authenticated copies of the resolution to the EPA Administrator and Ohio news media