Sen. Mike Bousselot

by Cami Koons, Iowa Capital Dispatch
February 19, 2025

A bill that would shield pesticide companies from label-related lawsuits, provided the company adhered to federal label regulations, advanced from the Senate Judiciary Committee Wednesday.

Senate Study Bill 1051 passed 11-7, with opposing senators arguing the bill protects companies rather than Iowans. 

Sen. Mike Bousselot, who chaired the bill’s subcommittee, said the bill was a “common sense” piece of legislation.

“It is the simple premise that someone should not be allowed to sue someone else … for failing any duty to warn, when that manufacturer followed every federal rule and regulation required to warn,” Bousselot said.