HB 422 Missouri House · 2025 Regular Session

Modifies definition of commercial feed to include industrial hemp

HB 422 modifies Missouri's definition of "commercial feed" to explicitly include industrial hemp, as defined in state law. This change directly affects feed manufacturers, distributors, and the Missouri Department of Agriculture, requiring them to treat industrial hemp as commercial feed under existing regulations. The bill adds industrial hemp to the legal definition without creating new requirements, meaning it will be subject to the same labeling, distribution, and safety rules as other feed products. This adjustment clarifies regulatory oversight for industrial hemp used in animal feed within Missouri.

Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared

Introduction

Dec 2024

Committee Review

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Governor

Introduced Dec 6, 2024 Last action May 15, 2025

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Introduced → House Committee Substitute · 4 edits

MODERATE

The bill was amended to repeal two sections (266.160 and 266.180) instead of one, and to create two new sections instead of one. The definition of commercial feed was modified to clarify that industrial hemp is included and that the director has authority to exempt certain commodities under specific subsections. The bill also reorganized the list of defined terms, removing several definitions and renumbering the remaining ones.

Scope change

The bill now repeals and replaces two separate sections of the law instead of one, expanding the scope of the legislative changes to include section 266.180 in addition to 266.160.

SCOPE

The bill now repeals and enacts two new sections (266.160 and 266.180) instead of just one, expanding the legislative scope.

DEFINITION

The definition of commercial feed was updated to explicitly include industrial hemp and to reference the director's authority to exempt certain commodities under subsection 2 of section 266.180.

Several definitions were removed from the bill, including terms like 'Pet food', 'Specialty pet', 'Specialty pet food', and 'Ton', which were present in the original version.

TECHNICAL

The bill was renumbered from 1479H.01I to 1479H.02C and the page numbers and formatting were adjusted to reflect the House Committee Substitute version.

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Committee

May 15, 2025

Committee

Referred: Rules - Legislative(H)

lower

May 14, 2025

Lower · Passed

HCS Reported Do Pass (H) - AYES: 12 NOES: 8 PRESENT: 0

lower

Apr 29, 2025

Lower · Passed

HCS Voted Do Pass (H)

lower

Feb 19, 2025

Committee

Referred: Agriculture(H)

lower

Dec 6, 2024

Introduced

Prefiled (H)

lower

1 primary · 0 co-sponsors