Connecticut invasive plant bill dies

An invasive plant bill that would have provided more structure to potential plant bans died when the Conn. Legislature's session ended May 7. The bill would have pre-empted towns from enacting their own plant bans for the next 5 years, refined imperfections in the current invasive law and clarified state inspectors' roles in plant inspections. This marked the 3rd year such a bill was introduced. The state's Invasive Plants Council meets in Sept., said Bob Heffernan, exec. sec. at Conn. Nursery & Landscape Assn.