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FL S0518
Bill
Status
11/17/2025
Primary Sponsor
Keith Truenow
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AI Summary
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Creates section 487.082, Florida Statutes, prohibiting products liability lawsuits based on failure to warn against pesticide manufacturers if the product is registered with the EPA under the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA)
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Provides liability protection when the pesticide label is approved by the EPA, consistent with the most recent human health risk assessment under FIFRA, or consistent with the EPA's carcinogenicity classification
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Includes an exception that removes liability protection if the EPA determines a manufacturer knowingly withheld, concealed, misrepresented, or destroyed material information about human health risks or carcinogenicity to obtain or maintain label approval
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Effective date: July 1, 2026
Legislative Description
Products Liability Actions Under the Florida Pesticide Law
Last Action
Introduced
1/13/2026