Public health and safety; prohibiting the manufacture, sell, hold or offer for sale, or distribution of cultivated meat; authorizing certain enforcement meassures by the State Department of Health. Effective date.

The term 'cell-cultured meat' was changed to 'cell-cultured food product' to broaden the definition beyond just meat-like products.

A new definition for 'insect-protein food product' was added to include foods made from insect parts that resemble animal tissue.

The disclosure requirement was updated to mandate that sellers must clearly disclose if a product is a 'cell-cultured food product' or an 'insect-protein food product'.

The document format was updated to reflect the House Floor version, including changes in page numbering, headers, and the addition of a House co-sponsor.

The bill title was changed from 'House Committee Substitute for Senate Bill' to 'Committee Substitute', indicating a procedural status change in the legislative process.

The document's internal reference number was updated from 'Req. No. 13542' to 'Req. No. 1741', and the page count was adjusted from 4 pages to 3 pages.

The date stamp at the bottom of the document was updated from April 16, 2025, to February 24, 2025.

The term 'Cell-cultured meat' was changed to 'Cell-cultured food product' to broaden the definition and ensure all lab-grown alternatives are covered by the consumer protection act.

The document title was updated from 'ENGROSSED SENATE' to 'COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE FOR ENGROSSED SENATE BILL', reflecting that the House Committee has reviewed and amended the bill.

Minor formatting changes occurred, including the addition of session details and the removal of the original sponsor's name from the header.

The explicit prohibition against manufacturing, selling, holding, or distributing cultivated meat was deleted.

New requirements were added to mandate that sellers conspicuously disclose if a product is cell-cultured meat or an insect-protein food product.

The specific definition of 'cultivated meat' was removed from the text, as the focus shifted to general labeling rules rather than defining the banned substance.

Enforcement authority was transferred from the State Department of Health to the State Board of Agriculture for overseeing compliance with the new labeling rules.

Added a new Section 1 that makes it unlawful to manufacture, sell, hold, offer for sale, or distribute any cultivated meat product in the state.

Added provisions allowing the State Department of Health to suspend or revoke food seller licenses for violations of the new ban.

Added a specific definition for 'Insect-protein food product' which was not present in the original version.

Changed the bill's title and primary focus from 'agriculture' to 'public health and safety'.

Updated the bill's authors and co-authors, and changed the statute citation for the new law from Title 2 to Title 63.