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PA HR221

Resolution

Status

Passed

6/17/2025

Primary Sponsor

Melissa Shusterman

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Origin

House of Representatives

2025-2026 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Designates June 16-22, 2025 as "Pollinator Week" in Pennsylvania to recognize the importance of bees, birds, and other pollinators to agriculture and ecosystems

  • 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

  • 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

  • Urges the Governor to issue a proclamation encouraging all Pennsylvania residents to recognize Pollinator Week

  • 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

Committee Referrals

Agriculture & Rural Affairs5/1/2025

Full Bill Text

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