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
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Became law
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Officially: “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...” Read the full text
2025-2026 regular session
What it does
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 applicab
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Where it is
Senate Hopper · Feb 11, 2025
Senate Read and Referred · Feb 12, 2025
Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute · Feb 18, 2025
Senate Read Second Time · Feb 19, 2025
Senate Third Read · Mar 4, 2025
Senate Passed/Adopted By Substitute · Mar 4, 2025
House First Readers · Mar 6, 2025
House Second Readers · Mar 10, 2025
House Committee Favorably Reported · Mar 13, 2025
House Third Readers · Mar 13, 2025
House Passed/Adopted · Mar 13, 2025
Senate Sent to Governor · Apr 7, 2025
Senate Date Signed by Governor · May 9, 2025
Act 94 · May 9, 2025
Effective Date · Jul 1, 2025
The numbers
21
sponsors on the bill
Sponsors
Watson, SamGooch, SteveKennedy, John F.Beach, BrandonGoodman, RussEchols, DrewSummers, CardenAnderson, LeeHickman, BillyHarbin, MartyAnavitarte, JasonBearden, TimothyBurns, MaxBrass, MattWalker, III, LarryGinn, FrankStill, ShawnDixon, ClintCowsert, BillRobertson, RandyO'Steen, Angie
Recorded votes
PASSAGEHouse · 2025-03-13 · yea 101, nay 58, notVoting 5, excused 16
PASSAGE BY SUBSTITUTESenate · 2025-03-04 · yea 42, nay 12, notVoting 2, excused 0
Roll-call results shown verbatim from the Georgia legislature’s records. A result reflects that roll call’s own motion, not the bill’s overall outcome.
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