Tennessee · 114th Regular Session (2025-2026) · Bill

HB 809: Pest Control - As introduced, specifies that a manufacturer or seller of a pesticide registered with the commissioner of agriculture and with the environmental protection agency under the federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA) is not liable in a civil action related to the labeling of the pesticide, if the pesticide bore a label approved by the EPA under FIFRA at the time of sale. - Amends TCA Title 43, Chapter 8.

In committee Last action January 22, 2026: Sponsor(s) Added.

Plain-language summary

HB 809 is a bill introduced in the Tennessee House on February 4, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Pest Control - As introduced, specifies that a manufacturer or seller of a pesticide registered with the commissioner of agriculture and with the environmental protection agency under the federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA) is not liable in a civil action related to the labeling of the pesticide, if the pesticide bore a label approved by the EPA under FIFRA at the time of sale. - Amends TCA Title 43, Chapter 8. Primary sponsor: Rusty Grills (Republican). Most recent recorded action (January 22, 2026): Sponsor(s) Added.

Sponsors

Primary sponsor: Rusty Grills (Republican).