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type: "Bill"
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title: "Fertilizers or Pesticides; a manufacturer cannot be held liable for failing to warn consumers of health risks above those required by the United States Environmental Protection Agency; clarify"
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description: "A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 6 of Chapter 7 of Title 2 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to liability for use of fertilizers, plant growth regulators, or pesticides, so as to clarify that a manufacturer cannot be held liable for failing to warn consumers of health risks above those required by the United States Environmental Protection Agency with respect to pesticides; to provide for legislative findings; to provide for related matters; to provide for applicability; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes."
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jurisdiction: "us/states/ga"
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legislature: "Georgia General Assembly"
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session: "2025_26"
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identifier: "SB 144"
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citation: "Georgia SB 144 (2025_26)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: ["AGRICULTURE"]
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["Bill Cowsert", "Billy Hickman", "Brandon Beach", "Carden Summers", "Clint Dixon", "Drew Echols", "Frank Ginn", "Jason Anavitarte", "John F. Kennedy", "Larry Walker, III", "Lee Anderson", "Marty Harbin", "Matt Brass", "Max Burns", "Randy Robertson", "Russ Goodman", "Sam Watson", "Shawn Still", "Steve Gooch", "Timothy Bearden"]
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version_count: 6
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action_count: 15
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vote_count: 2
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first_action: "2025-02-11"
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last_action: "2025-07-01"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/577851b5-0777-47b9-ab1c-959b7510165f"
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source_url: "http://webservices.legis.ga.gov/GGAServices/Legislation/Service.svc?wsdl"
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source_hash: "1b3b91747fc8d7916d0a06cbee68354183670807c59628f9a320dd7acdf006f5"
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vintage: "2026-07-01"
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source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
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retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
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confidence: "reported"
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tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ga"]
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---
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# Georgia SB 144 (2025_26) — Fertilizers or Pesticides; a manufacturer cannot be held liable for failing to warn consumers of health risks above those required by the United States Environmental Protection Agency; clarify
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A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 6 of Chapter 7 of Title 2 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to liability for use of fertilizers, plant growth regulators, or pesticides, so as to clarify that a manufacturer cannot be held liable for failing to warn consumers of health risks above those required by the United States Environmental Protection Agency with respect to pesticides; to provide for legislative findings; to provide for related matters; to provide for applicability; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
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## Version chain
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The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
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1. **As Passed Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20252026/235215.pdf)
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2. **As introduced LC 60 0078** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20252026/232025.pdf)
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3. **Committee sub LC 60 0098S** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20252026/232591.pdf)
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4. **Floor Amend 1** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20252026/235174.pdf)
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5. **Floor Amend 1A** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20252026/235204.pdf)
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6. **SB 144/AP*** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20252026/236171.pdf)
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## Votes
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- House Vote #277 - 2025-2026 Regular Session — **101–58** (pass) · lower
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- Senate Vote #147 - 2025-2026 Regular Session — **42–12** (pass) · upper
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## Sponsors
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- Bill Cowsert — primary (person)
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- Billy Hickman — primary (person)
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- Brandon Beach — primary (person)
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- Carden Summers — primary (person)
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- Clint Dixon — primary (person)
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- Drew Echols — primary (person)
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- Frank Ginn — primary (person)
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- Jason Anavitarte — primary (person)
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- John F. Kennedy — primary (person)
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- Larry Walker, III — primary (person)
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- Lee Anderson — primary (person)
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- Marty Harbin — primary (person)
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- Matt Brass — primary (person)
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- Max Burns — primary (person)
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- Randy Robertson — primary (person)
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- Russ Goodman — primary (person)
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- Sam Watson — primary (person)
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- Shawn Still — primary (person)
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- Steve Gooch — primary (person)
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- Timothy Bearden — primary (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2025-02-11** Senate Hopper `introduction`
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- **2025-02-12** Senate Read and Referred `referral-committee`
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- **2025-02-18** Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2025-02-19** Senate Read Second Time `reading-2`
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- **2025-03-04** Senate Third Read `reading-3`
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- **2025-03-04** Senate Passed/Adopted By Substitute `passage`
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- **2025-03-06** House First Readers `reading-1`
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- **2025-03-10** House Second Readers `reading-2`
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- **2025-03-13** House Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2025-03-13** House Third Readers `reading-3`
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- **2025-03-13** House Passed/Adopted `passage`
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- **2025-04-07** Senate Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
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- **2025-05-09** Senate Date Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
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- **2025-05-09** Act 94 `executive-signature`
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- **2025-07-01** Effective Date
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## Source
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OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/577851b5-0777-47b9-ab1c-959b7510165f`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Georgia legislature records).
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