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90th General Assembly · Funnel one-pager · Monday, November 9, 2026

SF 2392: Relating to tort liability involving pesticides

Died when the session ended · The General Assembly adjourned on April 19, 2024. Bills that didn’t pass both chambers died.

What it does

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.

Sponsors

Agriculture committee

Cost

No fiscal note

Lobbying · 7 for, 6 against

For: Agribusiness Association of Iowa; Bayer U.S. LLC; Corteva Agriscience; Iowa Biotechnology Association; Iowa Corn Growers Association; Iowa Soybean Association; National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB /IA)

Against: Iowa Association for Justice; Iowa Chapter of Sierra Club; Iowa Environmental Council; Iowa Farmers Union; Iowa Federation of Labor, AFL-CIO; Iowa State Bar Association

In plain words

  1. February 19, 2024Filed in the Senate
  2. February 19, 2024Approved by the Senate committee

From public records at legis.iowa.gov, compiled by Funnel (iowafunnel.com), an independent, nonpartisan site. Current as of Monday, November 9, 2026. https://iowafunnel.com/bills/90/SF2392