Vote Smart's Synopsis:

Vote to pass a bill that prohibits lawsuits against pesticide companies in Georgia.

Highlights:

• Specifies that any pesticide registered with the Commissioner or the EPA, under FIFRA, and displays a label approved by the EPA in registering or is consistent with the most recent human health risk assessment performed under FIFRA shall be deemed as a sufficient warning label for an action commenced under any provision of state law concerning the duty to warn or label. (Sec. 2).

• Specifies that if the EPA determines the manufacturer withheld, concealed, misrepresented, or destroyed material information regarding human health risks of such pesticides, an action under provisions of state law concerning the duty to warn or label is allowed. (Sec. 2).

Full Bill Text

Vote Smart's Synopsis:

Vote to pass a bill that prohibits lawsuits against pesticide companies in Georgia.

Highlights:

• Specifies that any pesticide registered with the Commissioner or the EPA, under FIFRA, and displays a label approved by the EPA in registering or is consistent with the most recent human health risk assessment performed under FIFRA shall be deemed as a sufficient warning label for an action commenced under any provision of state law concerning the duty to warn or label. (Sec. 2).

• Specifies that if the EPA determines the manufacturer withheld, concealed, misrepresented, or destroyed material information regarding human health risks of such pesticides, an action under provisions of state law concerning the duty to warn or label is allowed. (Sec. 2).

Full Bill Text