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SB144Introduced in the Senate

Fertilizers or Pesticides; a manufacturer cannot be held liable for failing to warn consumers of health risks above those required by the United States Environmental Protection Agency; clarify

Passed

Introduced by Sam Watson, District 11

What does this bill do?

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Official description

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 6 of Chapter 7 of Title 2 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to liability for use of fertilizers, plant growth regulators, or pesticides, so as to clarify that a manufacturer cannot be held liable for failing to warn consumers of health risks above those required by the United States Environmental Protection Agency with respect to pesticides; to provide for legislative findings; to provide for related matters; to provide for applicability; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Where it stands

Effective Date 2025-07-01

May 9, 2025

How did lawmakers vote?

House votes

1 recorded vote · each counted separately

Senate votes

1 recorded vote · each counted separately

HouseStage: Passage: House Vote #277 · March 13, 2025

101

Yes

58

No

21

Absent or Not Voting

180 representatives recorded in this House vote. Colors show vote categories only, not whether a vote was good or bad.

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Bill history

  1. Senate Hopper

  2. Senate Read and Referred

  3. Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute

  4. Senate Read Second Time

  5. Senate Third Read

  6. Senate Passed/Adopted By Substitute

  7. House First Readers

  8. House Second Readers

  9. House Committee Favorably Reported

  10. House Third Readers

  11. House Passed/Adopted

  12. Senate Sent to Governor

  13. Senate Date Signed by Governor

  14. Act 94

  15. Effective Date 2025-07-01

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