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

SF 2412: Relating to pesticides, by providing for tort liability

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

What it does

GENERAL. This bill provides for the use of certain pesticides regulated by the United States environmental protection agency (EPA) under the federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (federal Act) and the “Pesticide Act of Iowa” administered by the department of agriculture and land stewardship under Code chapter 206 (state Act). PESTICIDE LABELING. The bill provides for a defense from civil liability associated with the use of pesticides that are registered with the EPA acting under the federal Act.

Sponsors

Appropriations committee

Cost

No fiscal note

Lobbying · 11 for, 9 against

For: Agribusiness Association of Iowa; Bayer U.S. LLC; Cicero Action; Iowa Association of Business and Industry (ABI); Iowa Biotechnology Association; Iowa Chamber Alliance; Iowa Corn Growers Association; Iowa Farm Bureau Federation; Iowa Insurance Associates; Marshalltown Area Chamber of Commerce; National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB /IA)

Against: Environmental Law and Policy Center; Iowa Academy of Trial Lawyers; Iowa Association for Justice; Iowa Chapter of Sierra Club; Iowa Environmental Council; Iowa State Bar Association; Izaak Walton League - Iowa Division; Syngenta; Syngenta Crop Protection

In plain words

  1. March 20, 2024Filed in the Senate
  2. March 20, 2024Approved by the Senate committee
  3. April 2, 2024Passed the Senate, 30–19

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/SF2412