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PA HR221
Resolution
Status
6/17/2025
Primary Sponsor
Melissa Shusterman
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AI Summary
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Designates June 16-22, 2025 as "Pollinator Week" in Pennsylvania to recognize the importance of bees, birds, and other pollinators to agriculture and ecosystems
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Recognizes Pennsylvania's history of pollinator protection, including enacting the first beekeeping law in 1921 and the current Bee Law under Chapter 21 of Title 3 of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes
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Congratulates the Department of Agriculture, Pennsylvania Apiary Advisory Board, Pennsylvania State Beekeepers Association, Penn State Cooperative Extension, and Delaware Valley University for their pollinator and beekeeping promotion efforts
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Urges the Governor to issue a proclamation encouraging all Pennsylvania residents to recognize Pollinator Week
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Directs copies of the resolution be transmitted to the Governor, Department of Agriculture, Pennsylvania State Beekeepers Association, and Pennsylvania Apiary Advisory Board
Legislative Description
Designating the week of June 16 through 22, 2025, as "Pollinator Week" in Pennsylvania.
Last Action
Adopted (199-4)
6/17/2025