HB0168

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Cultivated meat-prohibition.

Prohibit the manufacture, sale and distribution of cultivated meat for human consumption in Wyoming.

Full legal title

AN ACT relating to public health and safety; prohibiting the manufacture, sale and distribution of cultivated meat for human consumption; providing definitions; providing penalties; and providing for effective dates.

Agriculture

Sponsor:

Co-sponsors: Representative(s) Banks, Brady, Davis, Senator(s) Crago, Driskill

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What does this bill do?

Prohibits the manufacture, sale, and distribution of cultivated meat in Wyoming.

Defines 'cultivated meat' as meat grown entirely in a laboratory from cultured animal cells rather than harvested from an animal. (W.S. 35-7-110(a)(xxxii))
Prohibits any person from manufacturing for sale, selling, offering for sale, or distributing for sale cultivated meat in Wyoming. (W.S. 35-7-111(a)(xiv))
Authorizes regulatory authorities to summarily suspend a food establishment license if the establishment is manufacturing, selling, offering for sale, or distributing cultivated meat. (W.S. 35-7-125(a))
Directs the Department of Agriculture to promulgate all rules necessary to implement the act. (Sec. 2)

Effective: July 1, 2025

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Actions (16)

2/20/2025(Senate)

S 3rd Reading:Failed 12-19-0-0-0

2/19/2025(Senate)

S 2nd Reading:Passed

2/18/2025(Senate)

S COW:Passed

2/13/2025(Senate)

S Placed on General File

2/13/2025(Senate)

S05 - Agriculture:Recommend Do Pass 4-1-0-0-0

Amendments (4)

HB0168H2001Failed

House2nd Reading

Sponsor: Representative Johnson

HB0168H3001Adopted

House3rd Reading

Sponsor: Representative Singh

HB0168H3002Failed

House3rd Reading

Sponsor: Representative Yin

HB0168SW001Adopted

SenateCommittee of the Whole

Sponsor: Senator Driskill

2/10/2025(Senate)

S Introduced and Referred to S05 - Agriculture

2/4/2025(Senate)

S Received for Introduction

2/4/2025(House)

H 3rd Reading:Passed 42-17-3-0-0

2/3/2025(House)

H 2nd Reading:Passed

1/31/2025(House)

H 2nd Reading:Laid Back

1/30/2025(House)

H COW:Passed

1/28/2025(House)

H Placed on General File

1/28/2025(House)

H05 - Agriculture:Recommend Do Pass 8-1-0-0-0

1/20/2025(House)

H Introduced and Referred to H05 - Agriculture

1/14/2025(House)

H Received for Introduction

1/13/2025(LSO)

Bill Number Assigned

Roll Call Votes (2)

S05 - Agriculture:Recommend Do Pass 4-1-0-0-0

Recommended

2/13/2025SenateYea 4Nay 1

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Yea: CRAGO, MCKEOWN, TALIAFERRO PEARSON, FRENCH

Nay: IDE

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H 3rd Reading:Passed 42-17-3-0-0

Key VotePassed

2/4/2025HouseYea 42Nay 17Excused 3

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Yea: Angelos, Bear, Brady, L. Brown, Byron, K. Campbell, Clouston, Connolly, Davis, Eklund, Erickson, Filer, Geringer, Haroldson, Guggenmos, Harshman, Hoeft, Jarvis, Knapp, Larsen, Johnson, Larson, Lawley, Lien, Lucas, Nicholas, Ottman, Posey, Rodriguez-Williams, Schmid, Sherwood, Storer, Strock, Tarver, Styvar, Thayer, Washut, Wharff, Williams, Winter, Wylie, Neiman

Nay: Andrew, Bratten, G. Brown, E. Campbell, Chestek, Heiner, Kelly, Locke, McCann, Pendergraft, Provenza, Smith, Singh, Wasserburger, Webb, Webber, Yin

Excused: Allemand, Banks, Riggins

Representative Eklund