Florida HB 443: Products Liability Actions Under the Florida Pesticide Law

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HB 443 2026

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A bill to be entitled 1
An act relating to products liability actions under 2
the Florida Pesticide Law; creating s. 487.082, F.S.; 3
prohibiting a pesticide-related products liability 4
action for failure to warn if the pesticide's label 5
meets specified conditions; providing an exception; 6
providing an effective date. 7
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Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: 9
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Section 1. Section 487.082, Florida Statutes, is created 11
to read: 12
487.082 Products liability actions.—A products liability 13
action under this part based on a failure to warn may not be 14
brought or maintained with respect to any pesticide registered 15
with the United States Environmental Protection Agency under the 16
Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA), 7 17
U.S.C. ss. 136 et seq., if the label for such pesticide is: 18
(1) Approved by the United States Environmental Protection 19
Agency; 20
(2) Consistent with the most recent human health risk 21
assessment performed under FIFRA; or 22
(3) Consistent with the United States Environmental 23
Protection Agency's carcinogenicity classification of the 24
pesticide under FIFRA. 25

HB 443 2026

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However, this section does not shield from liability a 27
manufacturer that the United States Environmental Protection 28
Agency determines knowingly withheld, concealed, misrepresented, 29
or destroyed material information regarding the human health 30
risks or carcinogenicity of a pesticide in order to obtain or 31
maintain approval of the label for the pesticide by the United 32
States Environmental Protection Agency. 33
Section 2. This act shall take effect July 1, 2026. 34