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SC H5096
Bill
Status
Engrossed
2/20/2026
Primary Sponsor
Patrick Haddon
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AI Summary
- Prohibits the manufacture, sale, distribution, or offering for sale of artificial or cell-cultivated food products (lab-grown meat) in South Carolina
- Defines artificial or cell-cultivated food products as any food developed in a laboratory from biopsied cells of living animals, including livestock, poultry, fish, and crustaceans
- Violations constitute a misdemeanor punishable by up to one year imprisonment, fines up to $1,000, or both
- Authorizes the Department of Agriculture to revoke or suspend business licenses of violating food establishments and issue stop-sale or removal orders on prohibited products
- Each package sold in violation counts as a separate offense, and business licenses may be suspended upon conviction of an owner or employee
Legislative Description
Lab grown/cultured meat
Last Action
Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Hewitt
2/25/2026
Committee Referrals
Agriculture and Natural Resources2/24/2026
Agriculture, Natural Resources and Environmental Affairs2/4/2026
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