HB 129 Florida House · 2025 Regular Session

Products Liability Actions under the Florida Pesticide Law

Summary
Products Liability Actions under the Florida Pesticide Law; Prohibits pesticide-related products liability action for failure to warn if pesticide's label meets specified conditions; provides exception.
Bill status died 1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2025
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Jan 9, 2025 Last action Jun 16, 2025
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What changed between versions

H 129 Filed H 129 c1 · 5 edits
MODERATE
The bill was revised to clarify that it only protects pesticide manufacturers whose labels meet specific federal EPA requirements, rather than all pesticide-related products. The scope was narrowed to explicitly cover only pesticides registered with the EPA under FIFRA, and the language was updated to emphasize that protection applies only when labels are approved by the EPA and consistent with federal health risk assessments. An exception was added to hold manufacturers liable if the EPA knowingly withheld or misrepresented information about health risks.
Scope change
The bill's scope was narrowed from general products liability under the Florida Pesticide Law to specifically apply only to pesticides registered with the EPA under FIFRA, and only when those pesticides meet specific federal labeling requirements.
SCOPE

Changed the bill title and scope from general 'products liability actions' to specifically 'pesticide-related products liability action for failure to warn'

ELIGIBILITY

Added explicit requirement that the pesticide must be registered with the EPA under FIFRA to qualify for liability protection

REQUIREMENT

Added three specific conditions that must be met for liability protection: EPA label approval, consistency with EPA human health risk assessment, and consistency with EPA carcinogenicity classification

Reorganized and clarified the conditions for liability protection, moving from a general products liability framework to a more specific pesticide-focused framework

ENFORCEMENT

Added exception clause that removes liability protection if the EPA knowingly withheld, concealed, misrepresented, or destroyed material information about health risks

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Actions timeline

Total actions
17
Key actions
5
Committee
10
Apr 4, 2025
Lower · Passed
Now in Housing, Agriculture & Tourism Subcommittee
lower
Apr 4, 2025
Committee
Referred to Judiciary Committee
lower
Apr 4, 2025
Committee
Referred to Housing, Agriculture & Tourism Subcommittee
lower
Apr 3, 2025
Lower · Passed
Reported out of Civil Justice & Claims Subcommittee
lower
Apr 3, 2025
Lower · Passed
Favorable with CS by Civil Justice & Claims Subcommittee
lower
Apr 1, 2025
Lower · Passed
Added to Civil Justice & Claims Subcommittee agenda
lower
Jan 15, 2025
Lower · Passed
Now in Civil Justice & Claims Subcommittee
lower
Jan 15, 2025
Committee
Referred to Judiciary Committee
lower
Jan 15, 2025
Committee
Referred to Housing, Agriculture & Tourism Subcommittee
lower
Jan 15, 2025
Committee
Referred to Civil Justice & Claims Subcommittee
lower
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