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Committee debates bill on agricultural chemical labeling and potential preemption; members plan caucus and further review
Summary
Senators debated a bill that would affect how state law treats federal pesticide labels and discussed legal and policy concerns about preemption, EPA procedures, and potential sunset or delayed implementation. The committee postponed final action and scheduled a caucus.
Senators in the Agriculture and Veterans Affairs Committee spent extended time discussing a bill introduced by Representative Brandenburg that would interact with federal pesticide labeling and the ability of plaintiffs to sue over pesticide-related claims.
Chairman Lewick and committee members said much of the bill’s language is already in code but that the bill would add a subsection restricting affected landowners from voting in certain district…
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