Florida legislation · 2026 Regular Session
Florida S518: Products Liability Actions Under the Florida Pesticide Law
Status: Failed, March 13, 2026
Prohibiting a pesticide-related products liability action based on a manufacturer's failure to warn if the pesticide's label meets specified conditions, etc.
What the bill says
An act relating to products liability actions under the Florida Pesticide Law; creating s. 487.082, F.S.; prohibiting a pesticide-related products liability action based on a manufacturerâs failure to warn if the pesticideâs label meets specified conditions; providing an exception; providing an effective date.
From the introduced text, November 17, 2025:
A bill to be entitled An act relating to products liability actions under the Florida Pesticide Law; creating s. 487.082, F.S.; prohibiting a pesticide-related products liability action based on a manufacturerâs failure to warn if the pesticideâs label meets specified conditions; providing an exception; providing an effective date. Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: Section 1.âSection 487.082, Florida Statutes, is created to read: 487.082âProducts liability actions.âA products liability action under this part based on a failure to warn may not be brought or maintained with respect to any pesticide registered with the United States Environmental Protection Agency under the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA), U.S.C. ss. 136 et seq., if the label for such pesticide is: (1)âApproved by the United States Environmental Protection Agency; (2)âConsistent with the most recent human health risk assessment performed under FIFRA; or (3)âConsistent with the United States Environmental Protection Agencyâs carcinogenicity classification of the pesticide under FIFRA. However, this section does not shield from liability a manufacturer that the United States Environmental Protection Agency determines knowingly withheld, concealed, misrepresented, or destroyed material information regarding the human health risks or carcinogenicity of a pesticide in order to obtain or maintain approval of the label for the pesticide by the United States Environmental Protection Agency. Section 2.âThis act shall take …
Sponsors
- Truenow, Keith (R, SD-013) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : Died in Judiciary
- : Introduced
- : Referred to Judiciary; Agriculture; Rules
- : Filed
Subjects: Rules, Agriculture, Judiciary
Common questions
- What is S518?
- S518 is a bill in the Florida Legislature (2026 Regular Session): Products Liability Actions Under the Florida Pesticide Law.
- What does S518 do?
- In its own words: An act relating to products liability actions under the Florida Pesticide Law; creating s. 487.082, F.S.; prohibiting a pesticide-related products liability action based on a manufacturerâs failure to warn if the pesticideâs label meets specified conditions; providing an exception; providing an effective date.
- What is the status of S518?
- Failed as of March 13, 2026. Latest action: Died in Judiciary (March 13, 2026).
- Who sponsored S518?
- Truenow, Keith (R, SD-013).
- Where is the official record for S518?
- On the Florida Legislature website: https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/518
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