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2025-2026 Regular Session

SB144

Fertilizers or Pesticides; a manufacturer cannot be held liable for failing to warn consumers of health risks above those required by the United States Environmental Protection Agency; clarify

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 6 of Chapter 7 of Title 2 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to liability for use of fertilizers, plant growth regulators, or pesticides, so as to clarify that a manufacturer cannot be held liable for failing to warn consumers of health risks above those required by the United States Environmental Protection Agency with respect to pesticides; to provide for legislative findings; to provide for related matters; to provide for applicability; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Current disposition
Signed by Governor
Last status date
May 9, 2025
Last status update
Senate Date Signed by Governor
Author
Sam Watson
Co-sponsors
Steve GoochJohn KennedyBrandon BeachRuss GoodmanDrew EcholsCarden SummersLee AndersonBilly HickmanMarty HarbinJason AnavitarteTimothy BeardenMax BurnsMatt BrassLarry WalkerFrank GinnShawn StillClint DixonBill CowsertRandy RobertsonAngie O'Steen

Legislative progress

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Senate committee substitute February 18, 2025 Sent to Governor April 7, 2025 Governor approved May 9, 2025 Became law May 9, 2025
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Recorded floor votes

2 roll calls are available for this bill. This record includes procedural and intermediate action as well as substantive final votes.

March 4, 2025 · Senate

Passage By Substitute: Senate Vote #147

Passed ⭐ Substantive final action

42 yea–12 nay · 2 not voting

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March 13, 2025 · House

Passage: House Vote #277

Passed ⭐ Substantive final action

101 yea–58 nay · 5 not voting · 16 absent

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Committee referrals

Instrument history

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  1. State Effective Date 2025-07-01
  2. State Act 94
  3. Senate Senate Date Signed by Governor
  4. Senate Senate Sent to Governor
  5. House House Passed/Adopted View roll call
  6. House House Third Readers
  7. House House Committee Favorably Reported
  8. House House Second Readers
  9. House House First Readers
  10. Senate Senate Passed/Adopted By Substitute View roll call
  11. Senate Senate Third Read
  12. Senate Senate Read Second Time
  13. Senate Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
  14. Senate Senate Read and Referred
  15. Senate Senate Hopper
Source provenance
LegiScan bill ID
1965834
LegiScan session ID
2167
Source file
var/states/georgia/source/legiscan/2167-841ad2a0e705/bill/SB144.json
Package observed
2026-07-17T02:17:01+00:00