Bill Shielding Chemical Companies From Lawsuits Delayed Until 2025

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WKRN) — The Senate has postponed until next year a bill that aims to protect pesticide firms from civil lawsuits.

The controversial bill Proposed by Senator John Stevens (R-Huntingdon) and Representative Rusty Grills (R-Newbern), this legislation aims to prevent individuals from pursuing civil litigation against chemical corporations should they be found to have developed cancer due to exposure to these firms' products.

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The items under discussion are mainly utilized by agriculturalists to enhance crop production. Advocates for the proposal contended that these items already have cautionary labels endorsed by the Environmental Protection Agency.

The chemical corporation Bayer-Monsanto has supported this legislation in multiple states such as Tennessee. On April 3rd, the state Senate passed the bill primarily along party lines; however, two Republican senators chose to abstain from voting either way.

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Members discussed the legislation in the House Judiciary Committee prior to eventually moving the proposal to the Second Calendar for the year 2026.

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