Source: National Agricultural Law Center
Several states have taken legislative action:
*Colorado recently enacted HB1203, which imposes labeling requirements on lab-grown meat sold in the state.
*The Montana legislature advanced HB401, a proposal to ban the sale of lab-grown meat in Montana. Montana’s Governor has until April 29 to sign or veto the bill, but can become law without signature.
*Nebraska’s proposed ban on lab-grown meat, LB246, is working its way through Nebraska’s unicameral legislature.
*Texas is continuing consideration of SB261, which seeks to amend existing law to include a definition of “cell-cultured meat” while also prohibiting “any food, drug, device, or cosmetic that is adulterated or misbranded.”
*Oklahoma, HB1126, which would tighten regulations on food labelling requirements and impose legal consequences on those who violate its , passed the state’s Senate Agriculture and Wildlife Committee. Oklahoma is also considering similar bans on lab-grown meat, SB96 and HB2829.
For a more detailed update on state alternative meat proposals, click here to read an article from NALC partner Southern Ag Today “A Steak by Any Other Name: How States Are Shaping the Future of Cultivated Meat.”
