Cultivated meat-prohibition.
HB 168 prohibits the manufacture, sale, and distribution of cultivated meat in Wyoming. It directly affects businesses producing or selling lab-grown meat products within the state. The bill defines "cultivated meat" as meat grown from cultured animal cells in a lab (not harvested from animals) and bans its sale under state law, with penalties including license suspension for violators. The law takes effect July 1, 2025, except for implementation rules that take effect immediately upon passage.
Bill status
failed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2025
Committee Review
Feb 2025
House Passage
Feb 2025
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Jan 20, 2025
Last action Feb 20, 2025
Floor votes · House Feb 4, 2025
How they voted
40–15
Passed · 3 other
Total votes 58
Feb 4, 2025
D
Democratic6
50% Nay
R
Republican52
71% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
16
Key actions
5
Committee
4
Feb 18, 2025
Upper · Passed
S COW:Passed
upper
Feb 13, 2025
Upper · Passed
S05 - Agriculture:Recommend Do Pass 4-1-0-0-0
upper
Feb 10, 2025
Introduced
S Introduced and Referred to S05 - Agriculture
upper
Feb 4, 2025
Lower · Passed
H 3rd Reading:Passed 42-17-3-0-0
lower
Jan 31, 2025
Lower · Passed
H COW:Passed
lower
Jan 28, 2025
Lower · Passed
H05 - Agriculture:Recommend Do Pass 8-1-0-0-0
lower
Jan 20, 2025
Introduced
H Introduced and Referred to H05 - Agriculture
lower
1 primary · 5 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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