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Committee delays action on SB 1318 amid legal concerns over "notwithstanding" language and chemical labeling
Summary
Committee members raised questions about SB 1318's legal wording and potential effects on labeling and liability for thousands of chemicals; members asked for further legal review and suggested a multi-year sunset as a possible fix.
The Agriculture and Veterans Affairs Committee paused further action on Senate Bill 1318 after members raised legal and practical concerns about the bill’s language and its potential effect on labeling and liability for agricultural chemicals.
Chairman Lewick told the committee the law’s phrasing could reach beyond a narrow set of products. “My concern with 13 18 is the legal language in that bill,” he said, noting that the bill as drafted could affect “16,000 different chemicals and labelings on those jugs of different things that we use in agriculture.” He said he wanted to better understand the legal implications before moving…
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