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…
What it does: ON APRIL 3, 2025, THE SENATE ADOPTED AMENDMENT #1 AND PASSED SENATE BILL 527, AS AMENDED. AMENDMENT #1 revises the exemption provision in the bill to, instead, provide that the bill does not apply if a determination has been made by the EPA that a manufacturer knowingly withheld, concealed, misrepresented, or destroyed material information regarding the human health risks of such pesticide in order to obtain or maintain approval of its label by the EPA. (official summary)
Question before the chamber: as Amended Third Consideration
The tally
Yes 21 · No 7 · Not voting 3 · Present 2
Bar: green = yes, brown = no, striped = not voting.
| Party | Yes | No | Not voting / present |
|---|---|---|---|
| Democrats | 0 | 5 | 1 |
| Republicans | 21 | 2 | 2 / 2 |
Most Democrats voted no; most Republicans voted yes. 2 members voted against their party’s majority.
Voted against their party’s majority
- Janice BowlingR16No
- Rusty CroweR3No
The full roll (33)
Yes 21
- Adam LoweR1
- Becky MasseyR6
- Bill PowersR22
- Bobby HarshbargerR4
- Brent TaylorR31
- Dawn WhiteR13
- Ed JacksonR25
- Ferrell HaileR18
- Jack JohnsonR27
- Jessie SealR8
- Joey HensleyR28
- John StevensR24
- Ken YagerR12
- Page WalleyR26
- Paul RoseR32
- Randy McNallyR5
- Richard BriggsR7
- Shane ReevesR14
- Steve SoutherlandR9
- Todd GardenhireR10
- Tom HatcherR2
No 7
Present 2
- Kerry RobertsR23
- Mark PodyR17
Not voting 3
- Bo WatsonR11
- Paul BaileyR15
- Sara KyleD30
“Not voting” is a recorded non-vote, not a reason for the absence. Parties come from public rosters; how we count.