SB 199 Kentucky Senate · 2026 Regular Session

AN ACT relating to pesticide labeling.

Summary

Create a new section of KRS Chapter 217 to establish that any pesticide registered with the Department of Agriculture, with an EPA approved label for use pursuant to the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act is deemed sufficient warning for the purposes of an action concerning duty to warn; amend KRS 217.544 to conform.

Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Feb 2026

Committee Review

Apr 2026

Senate Passage

Apr 2026

House Passage

Apr 2026

Signed into Law

Apr 2026

Introduced Feb 13, 2026 Signed Apr 1, 2026

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What changed between versions

Introduced → Current/Final · 4 edits

MODERATE

The bill text was reorganized to clarify that the new warning provisions only apply to pesticides with EPA-approved master labels, rather than all pesticides. Several definitions were renumbered and slightly reordered, while the core legal definitions for terms like 'active ingredient' and 'adulterated' remained substantively the same.

Scope change

The bill's scope was narrowed to explicitly exclude cases where the EPA has already determined a manufacturer knowingly withheld safety information, preventing the new law from overriding federal findings.

SCOPE

Added a specific exemption stating the section does not apply if the EPA has already determined a manufacturer knowingly withheld safety information to get label approval.

Clarified that the section only applies to pesticides with an EPA-approved master label that includes an Agricultural Use Requirements label.

DEFINITION

Reordered and renumbered the list of defined terms (e.g., 'Active ingredient' moved to item 1, 'Adulterated' to item 2) without changing their actual definitions.

Added a reference to 40 C.F.R. pt. 156 regarding the Agricultural Use Requirements label in the scope section.

Floor votes · Senate Mar 5, 2026

How they voted

28–14

Passed · 2 other

Total votes 44

Mar 5, 2026

D Democratic6

6 Nay

100% Nay

R Republican38

28 Yea 8 Nay 2

73% Yea

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

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Committee

Amendments

Apr 1, 2026

Lower · Passed

enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House

lower

Apr 1, 2026

Upper · Passed

enrolled, signed by President of the Senate

upper

Apr 1, 2026

Upper · Passed

passed 56-32

upper

Apr 1, 2026

Vetoed

veto overridden

upper

Apr 1, 2026

Vetoed

posted for consideration of Governor's veto

upper

Apr 1, 2026

Committee

to Rules (H)

lower

Mar 31, 2026

Upper · Passed

passed 24-12

upper

Mar 31, 2026

Vetoed

veto overridden

upper

Mar 31, 2026

Vetoed

posted for consideration of Governor's veto

upper

Mar 31, 2026

Committee

to Rules (S)

upper

Mar 31, 2026

Vetoed

upper

Mar 19, 2026

Lower · Passed

enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House

lower

Mar 19, 2026

Upper · Passed

enrolled, signed by President of the Senate

upper

Mar 19, 2026

Upper · Passed

passed 24-11

upper

Mar 19, 2026

Upper · Passed

Senate concurred in Floor Amendment (4)

upper

Mar 19, 2026

Introduced

posted for passage for concurrence in House Floor Amendment (4)

upper

Mar 18, 2026

Committee

to Rules (S)

upper

Mar 17, 2026

Upper · Passed

3rd reading, passed 53-37 with Floor Amendment (4)

upper

Mar 17, 2026

Introduced

floor amendment (5) filed

upper

Mar 16, 2026

Introduced

floor amendment (4) filed

upper

Mar 12, 2026

Introduced

floor amendments (1), (2) and (3) filed

upper

Mar 11, 2026

Upper · Passed

reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar

upper

Mar 9, 2026

Committee

to Agriculture (H)

lower

Mar 6, 2026

Committee

to Committee on Committees (H)

lower

Mar 5, 2026

Upper · Passed

passed 23-13

upper

Mar 4, 2026

Introduced

floor amendment (4) filed

upper

Mar 4, 2026

Introduced

floor amendment (3) filed

upper

Mar 4, 2026

Introduced

floor amendment (2) filed

upper

Mar 4, 2026

Introduced

floor amendment (1) filed

upper

Mar 3, 2026

Upper · Passed

reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar

upper

Feb 27, 2026

Committee

to Agriculture (S)

upper

Feb 13, 2026

Committee

to Committee on Committees (S)

upper

Feb 13, 2026

Introduced

introduced in Senate

upper

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