HB0061

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Cultivated meat-prohibition.

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

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) Brown, G, Senator(s) Hutchings

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What does this bill do?

Prohibits the manufacture, sale, and distribution of cultivated meat for human consumption 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 for human consumption in Wyoming. (W.S. 35-7-111(a)(xiv))
Requires retailers and wholesalers to clearly label cell cultured products as 'containing cell cultured product' when selling them in the state. (W.S. 35-7-119(e)(ii))
Authorizes regulatory authorities to summarily suspend a food establishment license if the establishment is manufacturing, selling, offering for sale, or distributing cultivated meat for human consumption. (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, 2026

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Actions (6)

2/23/2026(House)

H COW:H Did not consider for COW

2/12/2026(House)

H Placed on General File

2/12/2026(House)

H05 - Agriculture:Recommend Amend and Do Pass 7-2-0-0-0

2/10/2026(House)

H Introduced and Referred to H05 - Agriculture 49-12-1-0-0

1/28/2026(House)

Amendments (1)

HB0061HS001Unknown

HouseStanding Committee

Sponsor: House Agriculture, State and Public Lands & Water

Roll Call Votes (2)

This committee vote includes adoption of standing committee amendment HB0061HS001.

H05 - Agriculture:Recommend Amend and Do Pass 7-2-0-0-0

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2/12/2026HouseYea 7Nay 2

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Yea: BANKS, FORNSTROM, JOHNSON, OTTMAN, SCHMID, STROCK, WINTER

Nay: DAVIS, PROVENZA

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H Introduced and Referred to H05 - Agriculture 49-12-1-0-0

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2/10/2026HouseYea 49Nay 12Excused 1

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Yea: Allemand, Bear, Brady, G. Brown, Byron, E. Campbell, K. Campbell, Connolly, Davis, Clouston, Erickson, Filer, Fornstrom, Guggenmos, Geringer, Haroldson, Harshman, Heiner, Jarvis, Hoeft, Johnson, Knapp, JT. Larson, Lawley, Lien, Locke, Lucas, Nicholas, McCann, Ottman, Posey, Riggins, Schmid, Rodriguez-Williams, Sherwood, Smith, Strock, Styvar, Tarver, Washut, Thayer, Webb, Webber, Wharff, Williams, Winter, Wylie, Yin, Neiman