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OK HB2829

Bill

Status

Engrossed

3/26/2025

Primary Sponsor

Ty Burns

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Origin

House of Representatives

2026 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Prohibits the manufacture, sale, holding for sale, or distribution of cultivated meat in Oklahoma, defined as meat produced from in vitro animal cell cultures outside the animal from which cells were derived

  • Violation constitutes a misdemeanor upon conviction

  • Licensed food sellers violating the ban face enforcement measures and potential suspension or revocation of their license upon conviction of an owner or employee

  • Exempts federal, state, or local government entities, higher education institutions, and their formal research partners from conducting cultivated meat research in the state

  • Effective date is November 1, 2025

Legislative Description

Public health and safety; cultivated meat; prohibiting sale of; penalties; effective date.

Last Action

Coauthored by Senator Burns

4/2/2025

Committee Referrals

Agriculture and Wildlife4/1/2025
Agriculture2/4/2025
Energy and Natural Resources Oversight2/4/2025

Full Bill Text

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