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IN · session 2026 · Senate · bill

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Introduced Jan 8, 2026

Latest action (Feb 24, 2026) Signed by the Governor

Summary

Codifies animal food administrative rules. Defines or amends certain terms. Codifies certain requirements and processes for commercial feed and pet food with respect to: (1) label format; (2) label information; (3) express guarantees; (4) suitability; (5) ingredients; (6) directions for use and precautionary statements; (7) nonprotein nitrogen; (8) drug and feed additives; (9) adulterants; (10) good manufacturing practices; (11) payment of inspection fees; (12) interstate exclusion; and (13) commercial feed licenses.

Sponsors (4)

1 coauthor / cosponsor

Action history (21)

  1. Jan 8, 2026 Authored by Senator Leising · upper
  2. Jan 8, 2026 First reading: referred to Committee on Agriculture · upper
  3. Jan 13, 2026 Committee report: do pass, adopted · upper
  4. Jan 15, 2026 Senator Glick added as second author · upper
  5. Jan 15, 2026 Senator Alexander added as third author · upper
  6. Jan 15, 2026 Amendment #1 (Leising) prevailed; voice vote · upper
  7. Jan 15, 2026 Second reading: amended, ordered engrossed · upper
  8. Jan 21, 2026 House sponsor: Representative Culp · upper
  9. Jan 20, 2026 Third reading: passed; Roll Call 40: yeas 46, nays 0 · upper
  10. Jan 21, 2026 Cosponsor: Representative Aylesworth · upper
  11. Jan 22, 2026 Referred to the House · upper
  12. Jan 28, 2026 First reading: referred to Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development · lower
  13. Feb 5, 2026 Committee report: do pass, adopted · lower
  14. Feb 9, 2026 Second reading: ordered engrossed · lower
  15. Feb 11, 2026 Returned to the Senate without amendments · lower
  16. Feb 10, 2026 Third reading: passed; Roll Call 231: yeas 96, nays 0 · lower
  17. Feb 12, 2026 Signed by the President Pro Tempore · upper
  18. Feb 18, 2026 Signed by the Speaker · lower
  19. Feb 19, 2026 Signed by the President of the Senate · upper
  20. Feb 24, 2026 Public Law 16 · upper
  21. Feb 24, 2026 Signed by the Governor · executive
Subjects
AGENCIES; Department of Natural Resources (DNR)AGRICULTURE; Food and Food ProcessingAGRICULTURE; GenerallyAGRICULTURE; LivestockANIMALS; Generally

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