HB522

Provide pesticide warning label laws

Failed·5/20/25
Introduced Text

Montana HB522 establishes duty to warn about pesticide risks and limits liability for those who comply with federal labeling requirements.

Montana HB522 creates laws related to pesticide warning labels, establishing that manufacturers, marketers, dealers, distributors, retailers, or sellers of a pesticide must warn consumers, applicators, and the public about the risks associated with the pesticide. The bill specifies that these entities satisfy their warning duty if the pesticide bears a label approved by the United States Environmental Protection Agency and is registered with both the EPA and the Department of Agriculture. Liability for failing to warn cannot attach unless these entities fail to meet the warning requirements.

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Roll Call Votes

47 Yea

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51 Nay

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2 Absent

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Calendar

Feb 25, 2025

3:00 PM

House Agriculture Hearing

History

May 20, 2025

House

(H) Died in Process

Mar 12, 2025

House

(H) Missed Deadline for General Bill Transmittal

Mar 5, 2025

House

(H) Reconsidered Previous Action; Placed on 2nd Reading