Jeff Smith
SB 294 status: Introduced — Senator Keyeski added as a coauthor (updated Jun 1, 2026).
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OpenStates
Confidence
Low
Analysis basis
OpenStates summary
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Overall Score
Bill summary
The bill mandates that retailers label plants as beneficial to bees, butterflies, and other pollinators.
Plant nurseries, garden centers, and retail stores selling plants.
Retailers must identify and apply specific, pollinator-friendly labels to qualifying plant stock.
Direct compliance costs related to labeling materials and potential labor to classify inventory; exact figures are not provided.
Current status is under consideration in the Senate.
Potential increase in native plant adoption and consumer support for pollinator health.
Small business owners may face costs and administrative hurdles; lack of clarity on what specific criteria makes a plant 'beneficial'.
Specific criteria for the labels, enforcement agencies, and penalty structures are not specified in the abstract.
Modeled effects across six domains, estimated from bill text and comparable legislation.
Positive outlook
Mixed / Neutral
No direct effect
Neutral — no direct effect identified.
No direct effect
Neutral — no direct effect identified.
No direct effect
Neutral — no direct effect identified.
No direct effect
Neutral — no direct effect identified.
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Source
OpenStates
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Confidence
Low
Information is limited or incomplete.
Analysis basis
OpenStates summary
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Source note
Lack of defined labeling standards creates implementation ambiguity
Analysis scope
Source provided is a summary abstract only
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