Pennsylvania legislation · 2025-2026 Regular Session
Pennsylvania HR221: A Resolution designating the week of June 16 through 22, 2025, as "Pollinator Week" in Pennsylvania.
Status: Passed both chambers, June 17, 2025
What the bill says
A resolution Designating the week of June 16 through 22, 2025, as "Pollinator Week" in Pennsylvania.
From the introduced text, May 1, 2025:
A RESOLUTION Designating the week of June 16 through 22, 2025, as "Pollinator Week" in Pennsylvania. WHEREAS, Pollinator species such as birds and insects, including bees, are essential partners of farmers and ranchers in producing much of our food supply; and WHEREAS, Pollination plays a vital role in the health of our national forests and grasslands, which provide forage, fish and wildlife, timber, water, mineral resources and recreational opportunities as well as enhanced economic development opportunities for communities; and WHEREAS, Pollinator species, including bees, provide significant environmental benefits that are necessary for maintaining healthy, biodiverse ecosystems; and WHEREAS, The Commonwealth has managed wildlife habitats and public lands, including forests and grasslands, for decades, including enacting the first beekeeping law in 1921; and WHEREAS, The Bee Law, which appears in Chapter 21 of Title 3 of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, and other laws and regulations provide producers with conservation assistance to promote wise conservation stewardship, including the protection and maintenance of pollinators and their habitats on working lands and wildlands, and, through the Department of Agriculture, register and regulate each apiary; and WHEREAS, The Pennsylvania State Beekeepers Association, since its inception in 1904, works with the Department of Agriculture to promote pollination, beekeeping and the production of honey; and WHEREAS, The Pennsylvania Apiary Advisory Board is made up of industry leaders …
Sponsors
- Melissa Shusterman (D, 157) · primary sponsor
- Robert Matzie (D, 16)
- Mary Isaacson (D, 175)
- Joseph Webster (D, 150)
- Nancy Guenst (D, 152)
- Robert James (R, 64)
- Tarik Khan (D, 194)
- Benjamin Waxman (D, 182)
- Christopher Pielli (D, 156)
- Hanbidge, Liz (D, 61)
- Keith Greiner (R, 43)
- Arvind Venkat (D, 30)
Latest actions
- : Adopted, June 17, 2025 (199-4)
- : Reported as committed, June 16, 2025
- : Referred to AGRICULTURE AND RURAL AFFAIRS, May 1, 2025
Votes
- Adopted, June 17, 2025 (199-4) (June 17, 2025): 199 yea, 4 nay, passed
- House Agriculture & Rural Affairs: Report Bill As Committed (June 16, 2025): 26 yea, 0 nay, passed
Subjects: AGRICULTURE AND RURAL AFFAIRS
Common questions
- What is HR221?
- HR221 is a bill in the Pennsylvania Legislature (2025-2026 Regular Session): A Resolution designating the week of June 16 through 22, 2025, as "Pollinator Week" in Pennsylvania.
- What does HR221 do?
- In its own words: A resolution Designating the week of June 16 through 22, 2025, as "Pollinator Week" in Pennsylvania.
- What is the status of HR221?
- Passed both chambers as of June 17, 2025. Latest action: Adopted, June 17, 2025 (199-4) (June 17, 2025).
- Who sponsored HR221?
- Melissa Shusterman (D, 157), with 11 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for HR221?
- On the Pennsylvania Legislature website: https://www.palegis.us/legislation/bills/2025/hr221
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