2025-2026 Regular SessionGeorgia Legislature

SB144: 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

Legislative Summary

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.

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Bill History

2/11/2025
Senate Hopper
Senate
2/12/2025
Senate Read and Referred
Senate
2/18/2025
Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
Senate
2/19/2025
Senate Read Second Time
Senate
3/4/2025
Senate Third Read
Senate
3/4/2025
Senate Passed/Adopted By Substitute
Senate
3/6/2025
House First Readers
House of Representatives
3/10/2025
House Second Readers
House of Representatives
3/13/2025
House Committee Favorably Reported
House of Representatives
3/13/2025
House Third Readers
House of Representatives
3/13/2025
House Passed/Adopted
House of Representatives
4/7/2025
Senate Sent to Governor
Senate

Amendments

House Floor Amendment

Floor Amend 1A

3/5/2025Not Adopted

House Floor Amendment

Floor Amend 1

3/5/2025Not Adopted

Roll Call Votes

Passage: House Vote #277
3/13/2025
101
Yea
58
Nay
5
Not Voting
16
Absent
Result: PASSED
Passage By Substitute: Senate Vote #147
3/4/2025
42
Yea
12
Nay
2
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED