Exhibit 086 · Journalism
Georgia becomes second US state to shield maker of Roundup from some cancer claims
The new Georgia law is to take effect Jan. 1. That means it won’t effect existing cases
Governor Brian Kemp signed SB 144 in May 2025, making Georgia the second state to shield pesticide makers from some cancer failure-to-warn claims. The law does not apply to existing cases.
- Source
- WABE / Associated Press
- Date
- May 2025
- Quoted from
- AP story, May 12, 2025, paragraph beginning 'The new Georgia law'
- Grade
- Reported
- Document
- https://www.wabe.org/georgia-becomes-second-us-state-to-shield-maker-of-roundup-weed-killer-from-some-cancer-claims/
- Accessed
- 2026-11-09
- Cited by
- Findings citing this exhibit
- Note
- Sources disagree on the effective date.