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OH HB10

Bill

Status

Passed

3/20/2026

Primary Sponsor

Roy Klopfenstein

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Origin

House of Representatives

136th General Assembly

AI Summary

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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

  • Ohio's WIC program and SNAP administrators must request federal waivers to exclude cultivated-protein food products from program eligibility if USDA approves them

  • 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

Committee Referrals

Agriculture and Natural Resources6/18/2025
Agriculture1/28/2025

Full Bill Text

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