UPDATE: SB 144 unfortunately passed the George House this week! It is on its way to the governor's desk!

There is a letter you can submit to your state elected officials to take action. 

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Dear Friend,

PLEASE reach out to the governor to VETO legislation in Georgia (SB 144) that will shield pesticide manufacturers from being sued by people who have been harmed by their products. Beyond Pesticides is a national, grassroots organization that represents community-based organizations and a range of people seeking to improve protections from pesticides and promote alternative pest management strategies that reduce or eliminate reliance on toxic pesticides.

This legislation is moving fast! SB 144 was voted through the Senate on Tuesday, March 4 [42-12] and unfortunately also passed the George House on Thursday, March 13 [101-58]!

The governor must know it is unacceptable to deny people who have not been fully warned of the hazards of pesticides the right to sue the manufacturers that have harmed them. This is a basic right that is at risk of being taken away from Georgians!

Failure-to-warn claims serve as the basis for the overwhelming majority of pesticide injury litigation of the past decade, according to legal professionals, including Brigit Rollins, JD, staff attorney at the National Agriculture Law Center. Failure-to-warn is a legal argument grounded in the common law of state court systems across the nation. “Almost every pesticide injury lawsuit filed in the past ten years has included a claim that the pesticide manufacturer failed to warn the plaintiff of the health risks associated with using their product and that such failure caused the plaintiff's injury,” says Ms. Rollins.

Petrochemical-based pesticide manufacturers, predominately German-owned Bayer-Monsanto, are expanding their all-out push from last year's efforts in Missouri, Iowa, and Idaho. Bills have been recently introduced in eleven states, however through grassroots mobilization on short notice, we defeated the legislation in three states this year and Missouri, Iowa, and Idaho last year.

Please help us stop an industry campaign to protect chemical corporations, not people!

>> Please ask the governor to VETO SB 144 by clicking here!

Thank you!

Max Sano
Senior Policy & Coalitions Associate
Beyond Pesticides

The Target for this Action is Governor Brian Kemp of Georgia.

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↪️ For more information, please see our Myths & Facts and Georgia resource page, as well as the Failure-to-Warn and Pesticide Immunity Bills resource hub.