Beshear vetoes bill blocking Kentuckians from suing pesticide makers

By: Liam Niemeyer

Outlets: Kentucky Lantern

Published: March 31, 2026

Words: 398

Last Updated: 4 months ago

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FRANKFORT — Democratic Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear has vetoed a bill that critics say would block Kentuckians from suing pesticide companies for failing to warn of their products’ hazards.

Beshear called it “dangerous for Kentuckians” and something that “flies in the face of making America healthy.”

Beshear in his Tuesday veto message said Senate Bill 199, sponsored by Sen. Jason Howell, R-Murray, would “slam the door shut on citizens’ access to courts to …

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