Kentucky legislation · 2026 Regular Session
Kentucky SB199: AN ACT relating to pesticide labeling.
Status: Chaptered, April 1, 2026
Create a new section of KRS Chapter 217 to establish that any pesticide registered with the Department of Agriculture, with an EPA approved label for use pursuant to the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act is deemed sufficient warning for the purposes of an action concerning duty to warn; amend KRS 217.544 to conform.
What the bill says
An act relating to pesticide labeling.
From the introduced text:
AN ACT relating to pesticide labeling. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Kentucky: SECTION 1. A NEW SECTION OF KRS CHAPTER 217 IS CREATED TO READ AS FOLLOWS: (1) Any pesticide registered for use with the Department of Agriculture, pursuant to KRS 217.570, or the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) pursuant to the FIFRA as defined in Section 2 of this Act, and any regulations promulgated thereunder, including but not limited to 40 C.F.R. pt. 156, that displays a label that has been approved by the EPA in registering the pesticide or is consistent with the most recent human health risk assessment performed under the FIFRA shall be deemed a sufficient warning label for the purposes of an action commenced under any provision of state law concerning the duty to warn or label, or any other common law duty to warn. (2) This section shall only apply to any pesticide for which the EPA has approved a master label that includes an Agricultural Use Requirements label in accordance with 40 C.F.R. pt. 156. (3) The provisions of this section shall not: (a) Apply when a determination has been made by the EPA that a manufacturer knowingly withheld, concealed, misrepresented, or destroyed material information regarding the human health risks of such pesticide in order to …
Sponsors
- Jason Howell (R, SD-001) · primary sponsor
- Craig Richardson (R, SD-003)
Latest actions
- : delivered to Secretary of State (Acts Ch. 11)
- : enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House
- : enrolled, signed by President of the Senate
- : received in Senate
- : passed 56-32
- : veto overridden
- : posted for consideration of Governor's veto
- : taken from Rules
- : to Rules (H)
- : received in House
Votes
- House: Final Passage RCS# 409 (April 1, 2026): 56 yea, 32 nay, passed
- Senate: OVERRIDE VETO FINAL PASSAGE SB 199 RSN# 4084 (March 31, 2026): 24 yea, 12 nay, passed
- Senate: FINAL PASSAGE OF SB 199 w/ HFA 4 (HFA 4) RSN# 3954 (March 19, 2026): 24 yea, 11 nay, passed
- House: Suspend the Rules (HFA 5) RCS# 265 (March 17, 2026): 18 yea, 20 nay, failed
- House: Pass RCS# 266 (March 17, 2026): 53 yea, 37 nay, passed
- Senate: PASS SB 199 RSN# 3886 (March 5, 2026): 23 yea, 13 nay, passed
Subjects: Consumer Protection, Federal Laws And Regulations, Claims, Civil Actions, Civil Procedure, Notices, Occupational Safety And Health, Agriculture
Common questions
- What is SB199?
- SB199 is a bill in the Kentucky Legislature (2026 Regular Session): AN ACT relating to pesticide labeling.
- What does SB199 do?
- In its own words: An act relating to pesticide labeling.
- What is the status of SB199?
- Chaptered as of April 1, 2026. Latest action: delivered to Secretary of State (Acts Ch. 11) (April 1, 2026).
- Who sponsored SB199?
- Jason Howell (R, SD-001), with 1 co-sponsor.
- Where is the official record for SB199?
- On the Kentucky Legislature website: https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26rs/sb199.html
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