Bill > HSB646

This Study Bill proposes to shield individuals and entities from civil lawsuits related to the use of pesticides that have been approved by the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (often referred to as the federal Act). Specifically, it establishes that a pesticide's label is considered adequate for warning about health or safety risks if it meets any one of three conditions: it was approved by the EPA, it aligns with the EPA's latest human health assessment for that pesticide, or it is consistent with the EPA's classification of the pesticide's cancer-causing potential. If a label meets any of these criteria, it would satisfy all state-level warning requirements, including those under Iowa's Pesticide Act (Code chapter 206) and any other state laws or common law duties that require warnings about potential dangers.