| Last Action | 03/06/26: to Committee on Committees (H) |
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| Title | AN ACT relating to pesticide labeling. |
| Bill Documents |
Current
Introduced |
| Bill Request Number | 1357 |
| Sponsors | J. Howell, C. Richardson |
| Summary of Original Version | Create a new section of KRS Chapter 217 to establish that any pesticide registered with the Department of Agriculture, with an EPA approved label for use pursuant to the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act is deemed sufficient warning for the purposes of an action concerning duty to warn; amend KRS 217.544 to conform. |
| Index Headings of Original Version |
Agriculture - Pesticide use, duty to warn, EPA, labeling Civil Actions - Pesticide use, duty to warn, EPA, labeling Civil Procedure - Pesticide use, duty to warn, EPA, labeling Claims - Pesticide use, duty to warn, EPA, labeling Consumer Protection - Pesticide use, duty to warn, EPA, labeling Federal Laws And Regulations - Environmental Protection Agency, Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act Notices - Pesticide use, duty to warn, EPA, labeling Occupational Safety And Health - Pesticide use, duty to warn, EPA, labeling |
| Jump to Proposed Amendments |
Senate Floor Amendment 1 Senate Floor Amendment 2 Senate Floor Amendment 3 Senate Floor Amendment 4 |
| Votes | Vote History |
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| Amendment | Senate Floor Amendment 1 |
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| Sponsor | S. Funke Frommeyer |
| Summary | Exempt any claim brought by a person who is not engaged in agricultural production at the time of alleged exposure. |
| Index Headings |
Agriculture - Claim, agricultural producer, exemption Civil Actions - Claim, agricultural producer, exemption Civil Procedure - Claim, agricultural producer, exemption Claims - Claim, agricultural producer, exemption |
| Amendment | Senate Floor Amendment 2 |
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| Sponsor | S. Funke Frommeyer |
| Summary | Exempt a manufacturer that knowingly withholds, conceals, misrepresents, or destroys material information in order to obtain approval of a pesticide label by the Environmental Protection Agency; exempt a manufacturer that has been found by a jury in a civil action in a court to have withhold, conceal, misrepresent, or destroy material information in order to obtain approval of a pesticide label by the Environment Protection Agency. |
| Index Headings |
Agriculture - Pesticide manufacturer, labeling, failure to warn, exemption Environment And Conservation - Pesticide manufacturer, labeling, failure to warn, exemption Federal Laws And Regulations - Environmental Protection Agency, pesticide manufacturer, labeling, failure to warn, exemption |
| Amendment | Senate Floor Amendment 3 |
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| Sponsor | S. Funke Frommeyer |
| Summary | Retain original provisions except allow courts of the Commonwealth to make determinations regarding manufacturer misconduct in the absence of a United States Environmental Protection Agency investigation. |
| Index Headings |
Agriculture - Pesticide use, EPA, civil action Civil Actions - Pesticide use, EPA, civil action Civil Procedure - Pesticide use, EPA, civil action |
| Amendment | Senate Floor Amendment 4 |
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| Sponsor | S. Funke Frommeyer |
| Summary | Delete subsection (2) of Section 1 of the Act and provide that the requirements of the section shall only apply to pesticides registered with the United States Environmental Protection Agency and for which it has made a final carcinogenicity determination that the pesticide is not likely to be carcinogenic in humans; provide that determination shall only have effect under certain conditions; provide that the section shall not prohibit a cause of action based on other provisions or doctrines of state law. |
| Index Headings |
Agriculture - Pesticide use, duty to warn, US EPA labeling requirements, applicability Civil Actions - Pesticide use, duty to warn, US EPA labeling requirements, applicability Claims - Pesticide use, duty to warn, US EPA labeling requirements, applicability Consumer Protection - Pesticide use, duty to warn, US EPA labeling requirements, applicability Federal Laws And Regulations - Pesticide use, FIFRA, duty to warn, US EPA labeling requirements, applicability Notices - Pesticide use, duty to warn, US EPA labeling requirements, applicability |
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