HB 25-1203 CO

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The act prohibits food processing plants from selling or offering for sale cell-cultivated meat that is misbranded as a meat product. The act also requires food processing plants to clearly label cell-cultivated meat as cell-cultivated meat. The department of public health and environment (department) is required to inspect food at a food processing plant if the department has reasonable cause to believe that: Cell-cultivated meat sold or offered for sale by the plant is misbranded as a meat product; or The plant is failing to label cell-cultivated meat as required. If, after an inspection, the department has reasonable cause to believe that a food processing plant is selling or offering for sale cell-cultivated meat that is misbranded as a meat product, or is failing to label cell-cultivated meat as required, the department may issue a stop order. Upon being issued the stop order, the food processing plant shall not sell the product or offer it for sale until the department determines whether it is misbranded or unlabeled in violation of the act. If the department determines that a food processing plant is selling or offering for sale cell-cultivated meat that is misbranded as a meat product, or is failing to label cell-cultivated meat as required, the department may issue an embargo order requiring the food processing plant to dispose of the cell-cultivated meat by means other than by sale to purchasers in Colorado. The department, the attorney general, or the district attorney in the district where cell-cultivated meat is being offered for sale or sold may petition the district court to enforce a stop order or an embargo order. The department may adopt rules as necessary to implement the act. (Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.)

• Ty Winter Republican · primary
• Karen McCormick Democratic · primary
• Rod Pelton Republican · primary
• Kyle Mullica Democratic · primary

1. Apr 17, 2025 Governor Signed · executive
2. Apr 8, 2025 Sent to the Governor · executive
3. Apr 8, 2025 Signed by the President of the Senate · upper
4. Apr 7, 2025 Signed by the Speaker of the House · lower
5. Mar 26, 2025 Senate Third Reading Passed - No Amendments · upper
6. Mar 25, 2025 Senate Second Reading Passed - No Amendments · upper
7. Mar 20, 2025 Senate Committee on Agriculture & Natural Resources Refer Unamended - Consent Calendar to Senate Committee of the Whole · upper
8. Mar 13, 2025 Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Agriculture & Natural Resources · upper
9. Mar 10, 2025 House Third Reading Passed - No Amendments · lower
10. Mar 7, 2025 House Second Reading Special Order - Passed with Amendments - Floor · lower
11. Mar 5, 2025 House Second Reading Special Order - Laid Over Daily - No Amendments · lower
12. Mar 3, 2025 House Committee on Agriculture, Water & Natural Resources Refer Unamended to House Committee of the Whole · lower
13. Feb 10, 2025 Introduced In House - Assigned to Agriculture, Water & Natural Resources · lower