food products; cultivated cells; labeling
HB 2739 requires manufacturers, packagers, or retailers of food products made from cultivated cells (like lab-grown meat) to label the product packaging with "This food product is derived from cultivated cells." The bill directly affects food companies producing such products sold in Arizona. Its key provision mandates this specific labeling language on all packaging, ensuring consumers can identify these products. The law does not restrict the sale of cultivated cell products but requires clear disclosure of their origin.
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2025
Committee Review
Feb 2025
House Passage
Mar 2025
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Feb 10, 2025
Last action Mar 11, 2025
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What changed between versions
Introduced Version
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House Engrossed Version
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3 edits
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Mar 4, 2025
MINOR
The bill was reformatted from an introduced version to a house engrossed version, with changes primarily involving layout, title placement, and formatting of the legislative text rather than substantive policy changes. The core requirement remains the same: food products derived from cultivated cells must be labeled to indicate their origin.
TECHNICAL
Formatting and layout changes including reorganization of title information, removal of sponsor names, and adjustment of page numbering and section headers.
Addition of 'HOUSE BILL 2739' header and removal of 'Introduced by' sponsor list in the engrossed version.
Incorporation of START_STATUTE and END_STATUTE markers around the main statutory text, indicating the bill has been processed through legislative markup.
Floor votes · House Mar 4, 2025
How they voted
32–26
Passed · 2 other
Total votes 60
Mar 4, 2025
D
Democratic27
96% Nay
R
Republican33
96% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
9
Key actions
3
Committee
1
Mar 4, 2025
Lower · Passed
PASSED
lower
Feb 26, 2025
Lower · Passed
DP
lower
Feb 17, 2025
Lower · Passed
DP
lower
1 primary · 28 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Quang Nguyen
RRepublican
Co
Beverly Pingerelli
RRepublican
Co
Chris Lopez
RRepublican
Co
David Livingston
RRepublican
Co
David Marshall
RRepublican
Co
Gail Griffin
RRepublican
Co
James Taylor
RRepublican
Co
Jeff Weninger
RRepublican
Co
John Gillette
RRepublican
Co
Joseph Chaplik
RRepublican
Co
Julie Willoughby
RRepublican
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