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Kansas committee hears competing views on HB 2476 to align state pesticide labels with federal rules
Summary
At a Committee on Agriculture and Natural Resources hearing, proponents said House Bill 2476 codifies Kansas case law and aligns state labeling with EPA requirements to preserve product access; opponents argued the bill would limit Kansans’ ability to sue manufacturers and could shield firms from liability. The fiscal note found no state fiscal impact.
TOPEKA, Kan. — The House Committee on Agriculture and Natural Resources heard testimony Tuesday on House Bill 2476, a proposal to allow federal pesticide warning and labeling requirements to satisfy Kansas state labeling obligations.
Proponents including agribusiness groups, farm cooperatives and trade associations urged the committee to approve the bill as a clarification of existing law. "This is a labeling bill," Randy Stuckey of Kansas Agribusiness told the committee, saying the bill simply would put the Kansas Supreme Court's 1994 Jenkins decision into statute and make clear that conflicts with EPA-approved labels are governed by federal law. Kyle Hamilton, the reviser who summarized the measure for the…
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