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LA HB512

Bill

Status

Introduced

2/26/2026

Primary Sponsor

Rodney Schamerhorn

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Origin

House of Representatives

2026 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Prohibits any person, firm, or corporation from manufacturing, selling, holding for sale, or distributing cell cultured food products in Louisiana

  • Defines "cell cultured food product" as any cultured animal tissue produced from in vitro animal cell cultures outside of the organism from which it derived

  • Prohibits mixing cell cultured food products with meat products (as defined by R.S. 3:4743) for sale as food for human consumption

  • Adds violations related to cell cultured food products to the existing list of prohibited actions under Louisiana meat inspection law (R.S. 3:4233)

Legislative Description

Provides relative to cell cultured food products

AGRICULTURE/MEAT

Last Action

Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Forestry, Aquaculture, and Rural Development.

3/9/2026

Committee Referrals

Agriculture, Forestry, Aquaculture and Rural Development2/26/2026

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