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MO SB1318

Bill

Status

Introduced

1/7/2026

Primary Sponsor

Jill Carter

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Origin

Senate

2026 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Prohibits the sale or offering for sale of cell-cultured protein for human consumption, including any products containing such protein, within Missouri

  • Defines "cell-cultured protein" as any food product derived from harvesting animal cells and artificially replicating those cells in a growth medium to produce tissue (commonly known as lab-grown or cultivated meat)

  • Adds this prohibition to Missouri's existing list of prohibited acts under Section 196.015, RSMo, which governs adulterated and misbranded foods, drugs, devices, and cosmetics

  • Makes a minor technical correction to update a statutory reference from "196.025(2)" to "subsection 2 of section 196.025"

Legislative Description

Regulates the use of cell-cultivated protein for human consumption

Last Action

Second Read and Referred S Agriculture, Food Production and Outdoor Resources Committee

1/27/2026

Committee Referrals

Agriculture, Food Production And Outdoor Resources1/27/2026

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