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FL S0518

Bill

Status

Introduced

11/17/2025

Primary Sponsor

Keith Truenow

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Origin

Senate

2026 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • 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)

  • 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

  • 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

  • Effective date: July 1, 2026

Legislative Description

Products Liability Actions Under the Florida Pesticide Law

Last Action

Introduced

1/13/2026

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