HB 424 Georgia House · 2025-2026 Regular Session

Agriculture; clarify that a manufacturer cannot be held liable for failing to warn consumers of health risks above those required by the United States Environmental Protection Agency

Summary
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 6 of Chapter 7 of Title 2 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to liability for use of fertilizers, plant growth regulators, or pesticides, so as to clarify that a manufacturer cannot be held liable for failing to warn consumers of health risks above those required by the United States Environmental Protection Agency with respect to pesticides; to provide for legislative findings; to provide for related matters; to provide for applicability; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Bill status died 1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2025
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Feb 12, 2025 Last action Apr 4, 2025
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LC 60 0082/a LC 44 3071S/hs · 3 edits
MINOR
The bill text was updated to reflect a House substitute version, replacing the original sponsor list with a committee offer and adding a '(SUB)' designation to the bill title. The substantive policy language regarding pesticide liability and definitions remains identical to the original version.
TECHNICAL

The bill header was changed from the original sponsor list to a statement that the House Committee on Agriculture and Consumer Affairs is offering a substitute version of the bill.

The bill title was updated to include '(SUB)', indicating this is a substitute bill rather than the original introduction.

The Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA) citation was corrected from Section 135 to Section 136 in the definitions section.

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Total actions
5
Key actions
1
Committee
2
Apr 4, 2025
Committee
House Withdrawn, Recommitted
lower
Feb 19, 2025
Lower · Passed
House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
lower
Feb 12, 2025
Introduced
House Hopper
lower
6 primary · 0 co-sponsors

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