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OH HB10
Bill
Status
3/20/2026
Primary Sponsor
Roy Klopfenstein
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AI Summary
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Manufactured-protein food products (plant-based, cell-cultivated, or insect-based) and fabricated-egg products must include qualifying terms like "imitation," "plant-based," or "meatless" on labels when using meat or egg terminology
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Food processing establishments violating the labeling requirements face civil penalties up to $10,000 per violation per day, with enforcement by the Attorney General upon request of the Director of Agriculture
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Public schools, community schools, STEM schools, college-preparatory boarding schools, and state universities must adopt policies preventing purchase of misbranded products or cultivated-protein food products
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Ohio's WIC program and SNAP administrators must request federal waivers to exclude cultivated-protein food products from program eligibility if USDA approves them
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County commissioners may appoint multiple deputy apiarists (changed from singular), and pesticide regulations are updated to allow private applicators to supervise immediate family members or subordinate employees in applying restricted-use pesticides
Legislative Description
Regulate imitation meat and egg products
Health and Human Services : Public Assistance
Last Action
Effective
3/20/2026