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OK HB1755

Bill

Status

Introduced

2/3/2025

Primary Sponsor

Dell Kerbs

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Origin

House of Representatives

2026 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • EPA-approved pesticide warning labels under the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA) would satisfy all Oklahoma state health and safety warning requirements, including common law duty-to-warn obligations

  • Labels must meet one of three conditions at time of sale: EPA and Oklahoma Department of Agriculture approval, consistency with EPA's most recent human health assessment, or consistency with EPA's carcinogenicity classification

  • Applies only to pesticides registered with the EPA under FIFRA (7 U.S.C. Section 136 et seq.)

  • Would preempt state-level warning requirements that exceed federal EPA labeling standards

  • Effective date: November 1, 2025

Legislative Description

Agriculture; pesticides; warning labels; effective date.

Last Action

Referred to Rules

3/4/2025

Committee Referrals

Rules3/4/2025
Agriculture2/4/2025
Energy and Natural Resources Oversight2/4/2025

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