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HB 2476 Kansas House · 2025-2026 Regular Session

Permitting federal pesticide warning or labeling requirements to satisfy any state pesticide warning or labeling requirements.

HB 2476 aligns Kansas pesticide labeling requirements with federal standards. It allows pesticides registered under federal law to meet Kansas state labeling rules if their labels comply with either the latest federal human health assessment or the EPA's carcinogenicity classification. This directly affects pesticide manufacturers and sellers in Kansas, eliminating the need for separate state-specific labeling. The bill requires no new state regulations, as federal labels automatically satisfy Kansas requirements under the specified federal standards.
Issues: ✗ EnvironmentOpposes EnvironmentRemoves state-specific pesticide labeling requirements, deferring to federal standards which may weaken environmental protections by reducing regulatory oversight.85% confidence
Bill status died 3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2026
Committee Review
Feb 2026
House Passage
Jan 2026
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Jan 20, 2026 Last action Apr 10, 2026
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What changed between versions

As Introduced → As Amended by House Committee on Agriculture and Natural Resources · 3 edits
MINOR
The bill was amended to clarify that its labeling requirements do not prevent individuals from filing lawsuits unrelated to product warnings. This change ensures that the new regulations focus solely on labeling standards without inadvertently blocking other legal claims.
Scope change
The bill's scope was modified to explicitly exclude unrelated legal claims from its preemptive effect, ensuring it only covers issues directly tied to product warnings or labeling.
SCOPE

Removed the original Section (b) which broadly stated the section is supplemental to the Agricultural Chemical Act, without specifying limitations on other legal claims.

Added a new Section (b) stating that the bill does not preclude legal claims unrelated to product warnings or labeling.

TIMELINE

Reordered the effective date section (Sec. 2) to appear after the new scope clarification, shifting it from Section 2 to Section 24 in the final numbering.

Floor votes

How they voted

This bill passed the House by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
13
Key actions
5
Committee
3
Feb 4, 2026
Committee
Referred to Senate Committee on Agriculture and Natural Resources
upper
Feb 2, 2026
Introduced
Received and Introduced
upper
Jan 29, 2026
Lower · Passed
Emergency Final Action - Passed as amended; Yea 81, Nay 36, Absent 8
lower
Jan 29, 2026
Lower · Passed
Motion to advance to Emergency Final Action adopted
lower
Jan 29, 2026
Lower · Passed
Committee of the Whole - Be passed as amended
lower
Jan 29, 2026
Lower · Passed
Committee of the Whole - Committee Report be adopted
lower
Jan 28, 2026
Lower · Passed
Committee Report recommending bill be passed as amended by House Committee on Agriculture and Natural Resources
lower
Jan 20, 2026
Committee
Referred to House Committee on Agriculture and Natural Resources
lower
Jan 20, 2026
Introduced
Introduced
lower
0 primary · 0 co-sponsors

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