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Help stop legislation in Oklahoma (HB 1755/SB 1078) 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.

HB 1755 was initially introduced on February 3 and referred to Energy and Oversight Committee and then moved on to House Agriculture Committee. On February 17, the House sponsor withdrew the bill from consideration. After being reintroduced HB 1755 was referred to the House Rules Committee on March 4 after a public hearing in the House Energy and Natural Resources Committee was withdrawn from the record on the same day. 

SB 1078 was introduced on February 3 and voted out of the Senate Agriculture Committe on March 3 [1-2] The bill was coauthored by a different House author than HB 1755 while awaiting a final floor vote in the Senate. The legislative deadline for this bill to move forward is Thursday, March 27. Update—SB 1078 was defeated after failing to move past the second reading. Stay tuned for any last-minute developments before the end of the legislative session on May 30.

If this bill were to pass, it would strike a blow to consumer safety for all toxic products. In a climate with less regulation, the ability to sue creates an incentive for manufacturers to develop safer products that protect our health and the environment—not to mention the compensation it provides to those harmed.

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 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 when bills were introduced in Missouri, Iowa, and Idaho. We mobilized last year with little warning, and we were able to defeat these bills. Currently, bills have been introduced in eleven states and defeated in three. The focus of these bills is to protect chemical corporations, not people. 

>> Please ask your state Representative and Senator to OPPOSE HB 1755/SB 1078 by clicking here. [Inactive] 

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

Letter to the Oklahoma Senate: [Original text from March 21, 2025]

I am writing to ask you to oppose SB 1078, which would shield pesticide manufacturers from being sued by people who have been harmed by their products. The chemical companies have argued unsuccessfully all the way to the U.S. Supreme Court that they should not be required to warn consumers about the dangers of their products. So now they are asking the Oklahoma legislature to do what they have not been able to do in the courts—prevent people harmed by toxic products from suing them.

The Oklahoma Senate could hear SB 1078 this week! The legislative deadline for this bill to move forward in the process is Thursday, March 27.

If this bill were to pass, it would strike a blow for consumer and farmer safety for all toxic products. In a climate with less regulation, the ability to sue creates an incentive for manufacturers to develop safer products that protect those who use potentially hazardous materials, public safety, and the health of the environment—not to mention the compensation it provides to those harmed.

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 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. For more information, see the Myths & Facts sheet (bp-dc.org/failure-to-warn-myths-and-facts-sheet) and Oklahoma state resource page. (https://www.beyondpesticides.org/resources/failure-to-warn/bills-to-track/plains-target-states)

Petrochemical-based pesticide manufacturers, predominately German-owned Bayer-Monsanto, are expanding their all-out push from last year to at least eleven states. The focus of these bills is to protect chemical corporations, not people.

Please oppose SB 1078 and ensure that those who are harmed by toxic products are compensated.

Thank you!

Letter to the Oklahoma House: [Original text from March 21, 2025]

I am writing to ask you to oppose HB 1755, "An Act relating to agriculture; providing pesticide warning labels are sufficient under certain circumstances," which will shield pesticide manufacturers from being sued by people who have been harmed by their products. The chemical companies have argued unsuccessfully all the way to the U.S. Supreme Court that they should not be required to warn consumers about the dangers of their products. So now they are asking the Oklahoma legislature to do what they have not been able to do in the courts—prevent people harmed by toxic products from suing them.

HB 1755 was referred to the House Rules Committee on March 4 after a public hearing in the House Energy and Natural Resources Committee was withdrawn from the record on the same day.

If this bill were to pass, it would strike a blow for consumer and farmer safety for all toxic products. 'In a climate with less regulation, the ability to sue creates an incentive for manufacturers to develop safer products that protect those who use potentially hazardous materials, public safety, and the health of the environment—not to mention the compensation it provides to those harmed.

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 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. For more information, see the Myths & Facts sheet (bp-dc.org/failure-to-warn-myths-and-facts-sheet) and Oklahoma state resource page. (https://www.beyondpesticides.org/resources/failure-to-warn/bills-to-track/plains-target-states)

Petrochemical-based pesticide manufacturers, predominately German-owned Bayer-Monsanto, are expanding their all-out push from last year to at least eleven states. The focus of these bills is to protect chemical corporations, not people.

Please oppose HB 1755 and ensure that those who are harmed by toxic products are compensated.

Thank you!

Letter to the Oklahoma Senate: [Original text from before March 4, 2025]

I am writing to ask you to oppose SB 1078, which would shield pesticide manufacturers from being sued by people who have been harmed by their products. The chemical companies have argued unsuccessfully all the way to the U.S. Supreme Court that they should not be required to warn consumers about the dangers of their products. So now they are asking the Oklahoma legislature to do what they have not been able to do in the courts—prevent people harmed by toxic products from suing them.

SB 1078 is on the floor of the Oklahoma Senate as of Tuesday, March 4.

If this bill were to pass, it would strike a blow for consumer and farmer safety for all toxic products. In a climate with less regulation, the ability to sue creates an incentive for manufacturers to develop safer products that protect those who use potentially hazardous materials, public safety, and the health of the environment—not to mention the compensation it provides to those harmed.

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 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. For more information, see the Myths & Facts sheet (bp-dc.org/failure-to-warn-myths-and-facts-sheet) and Oklahoma state resource page. (https://www.beyondpesticides.org/resources/failure-to-warn/bills-to-track/plains-target-states)

Petrochemical-based pesticide manufacturers, predominately German-owned Bayer-Monsanto, are expanding their all-out push from last year to at least seven states. The focus of these bills is to protect chemical corporations, not people.

Please oppose SB 1078 and ensure that those who are harmed by toxic products are compensated.

Thank you!

Letter to the Oklahoma House: [Original text from before March 4, 2025]

I am writing to ask you to oppose HB 1755, "An Act relating to agriculture; providing pesticide warning labels are sufficient under certain circumstances," which will shield pesticide manufacturers from being sued by people who have been harmed by their products. The chemical companies have argued unsuccessfully all the way to the U.S. Supreme Court that they should not be required to warn consumers about the dangers of their products. So now they are asking the Oklahoma legislature to do what they have not been able to do in the courts—prevent people harmed by toxic products from suing them.

HB 1755 is likely up for a vote in the House Energy and Natural Resources Oversight Committee this Wednesday, March 5.

If this bill were to pass, it would strike a blow for consumer and farmer safety for all toxic products. In a climate with less regulation, the ability to sue creates an incentive for manufacturers to develop safer products that protect those who use potentially hazardous materials, public safety, and the health of the environment—not to mention the compensation it provides to those harmed.

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 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. For more information, see the Myths & Facts sheet (bp-dc.org/failure-to-warn-myths-and-facts-sheet) and Oklahoma state resource page. (https://www.beyondpesticides.org/resources/failure-to-warn/bills-to-track/plains-target-states)

Petrochemical-based pesticide manufacturers, predominately German-owned Bayer-Monsanto, are expanding their all-out push from last year to at least seven states. The focus of these bills is to protect chemical corporations, not people.

Please oppose HB 1755 and ensure that those who are harmed by toxic products are compensated.

Thank you!

Letter to the Oklahoma House [Original Text from February 10, 2025]

I am writing to ask you to oppose HB 1755, "An Act relating to agriculture; providing pesticide warning labels are sufficient under certain circumstances," which will shield pesticide manufacturers from being sued by people who have been harmed by their products. The chemical companies have argued unsuccessfully all the way to the U.S. Supreme Court that they should not be required to warn consumers about the dangers of their products. So now they are asking the Oklahoma legislature to do what they have not been able to do in the courts—prevent people harmed by toxic products from suing them.

HB 1755 has been put on the House Agriculture Committee hearing calendar for February 11, 2025 at 2:30pm EST/1:30pm CST. 

If this bill were to pass, it would strike a blow for consumer and farmer safety for all toxic products. In a climate with less regulation, the ability to sue creates an incentive for manufacturers to develop safer products that protect those who use potentially hazardous materials, public safety, and the health of the environment—not to mention the compensation it provides to those harmed.

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 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. For more information, see the Myths & Facts sheet (bp-dc.org/failure-to-warn-myths-and-facts-sheet) and Oklahoma state resource page. (https://www.beyondpesticides.org/resources/failure-to-warn/bills-to-track/plains-target-states)

Petrochemical-based pesticide manufacturers, predominately German-owned Bayer-Monsanto, are expanding their all-out push from last year to at least seven states. The focus of these bills is to protect chemical corporations, not people.

Please oppose HB 1755 and ensure that those who are harmed by toxic products are compensated.

Thank you!

Letter to the Oklahoma House [Original Text from February 8, 2025]

I am writing to ask you to oppose HB 1755, "An Act relating to agriculture; providing pesticide warning labels are sufficient under certain circumstances," that will shield pesticide manufacturers from being sued by people who have been harmed by their products. The chemical companies have argued unsuccessfully all the way to the U.S. Supreme Court that they should not be required to warn consumers about the dangers of their products. So now they are asking the Oklahoma legislature to do what they have not been able to do in the courts—prevent people harmed by toxic products from suing them.

As you may know, HB 1755 was referred to the House Agriculture Committee on February 4th.

If this bill were to pass, it would strike a blow for consumer and farmer safety for all toxic products. In a climate where there is less regulation, the ability to sue creates an incentive for manufacturers to develop safer products that protect those who use potentially hazardous materials, public safety, and the health of the environment—not to mention the compensation it provides to those harmed.

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 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. For more information, see Myths & Facts sheet (bp-dc.org/failure-to-warn-myths-and-facts-sheet) and Oklahoma state resource page. (https://www.beyondpesticides.org/resources/failure-to-warn/bills-to-track/plains-target-states)

Petrochemical-based pesticide manufacturers, predominately German-owned Bayer-Monsanto, are expanding their all-out push from last year to at least seven states. The focus of these bills is to protect chemical corporations, not people.

Please oppose HB 1755 and ensure that those who are harmed by toxic products are compensated.

Thank you!