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HSB 646
Where it is now
- Done: IntroducedJanuary 31, 2024
- Done: SubcommitteeJanuary 31, 2024
- Stopped: House committeeDied when the General Assembly ended
- Next: Passes the House
- Next: Senate committee
- Next: Passes the Senate
- Next: To the Governor
- Next: Signed into law
Died when the session ended The 2024 session adjourned on April 19, 2024, the General Assembly’s last regular session. Bills that didn’t pass both chambers died. What’s a funnel?
What’s in it
AI summary People who use pesticides that are registered with the federal government would be protected from certain lawsuits. As long as the pesticide label meets specific federal safety or health standards, it counts as a proper warning under Iowa law. This change helps protect users from being held legally responsible for failing to provide extra warnings beyond what the label says.1
Read the official explanation
This bill provides for a defense from civil liability associated with the use of pesticides that are registered with the United States environmental protection agency (EPA) acting under the federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (federal Act). The bill provides that a label provides sufficient warning if it complies with any one of three criteria: (1) it was approved by the EPA, (2) it is consistent with the most recent human health assessment performed under the federal Act, or (3) it is consistent with the EPA’s carcinogenicity classification for the pesticide. In each case, the label is sufficient to satisfy any requirements for a warning regarding health or safety under Code chapter 206 (“Pesticide Act of Iowa”), and any other provision of state law or any other common law duty to warn.
House subcommittee
Named January 31, 2024. On February 7, 2024 it recommended passage. Vote Total: 2-1.
Three legislators hear a bill first and recommend what the committee should do; it’s the best time to weigh in. How to take part
7 written public comments to its subcommittee: February 12, 2024 (2), February 7, 2024 (5) · on the Legislature’s site
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