Iowa Bill: SF 394
A bill for an act relating to pesticides, by providing for tort liability.
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Summary
This bill modifies existing Iowa law regarding tort liability for pesticides by establishing a new legal standard for warning and labeling requirements. Specifically, the bill provides that for any pesticide registered with the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA), the EPA-approved label or a label consistent with the most recent human health assessment or carcinogenicity classification shall be considered sufficient to meet all state-level warning and labeling requirements under Chapter 206 and other common law duties to warn. This means that if a pesticide's label meets federal EPA standards.
Introduced
02/20/2025
In Committee
04/03/2025
Passed
03/26/2025
Sponsors
COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY
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