HB 25-1203 Colorado House · 2025 Regular Session

Misbranding Cultivated Meat Products as Meat

Summary
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.)
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2025
Committee Review
Mar 2025
House Passage
Mar 2025
Senate Passage
Mar 2025
Signed into Law
Apr 2025
Introduced Feb 10, 2025 Signed Apr 17, 2025
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What changed between versions

Rerevised (03/26/2025) Revised (03/25/2025) · 4 edits
MODERATE
The bill text was updated from a 'Rerevised' version to a 'Revised' version, indicating it has moved through the legislative process. The Senate sponsor list was shortened, removing several names, and the version date was updated from March 26, 2025, to March 25, 2025. New substantive content was added to establish Section 3, which creates a new statute (25-5-428) prohibiting the misbranding of cell-cultivated meat and requiring specific labeling.
Scope change
The bill's scope expanded to include new substantive provisions regarding cell-cultivated meat labeling and enforcement, moving beyond just committee assignments and dates.
REQUIREMENT

Added new Section 3 establishing 25-5-428, which prohibits misbranding cell-cultivated meat as a meat product and mandates specific labeling requirements.

DEFINITION

Added definitions for 'Agricultural Food Animal' (including bovine, caprine, ovine, porcine species, and live domestic chickens or turkeys) and 'Cell-Cultivated Meat'.

TECHNICAL

Removed Senate sponsor names (Carson, Catlin, Coleman, Exum, Lundeen, Pelton B., Roberts, Simpson) from the sponsorship list.

Updated the version header from 'REREVISED' to 'REVISED' and changed the version date from March 26, 2025, to March 25, 2025.

Floor votes · Senate Mar 26, 2025 · House Mar 10, 2025

How they voted

340
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 35
Mar 26, 2025
D Democratic23
22 Yea 1
95% Yea
R Republican12
12 Yea
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
13
Key actions
5
Committee
2
Apr 17, 2025
Signed into law
Governor Signed
executive
Mar 26, 2025
Upper · Passed
Senate Third Reading Passed - No Amendments
upper
Mar 20, 2025
Upper · Passed
Senate Committee on Agriculture & Natural Resources Refer Unamended - Consent Calendar to Senate Committee of the Whole
upper
Mar 13, 2025
Introduced
Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Agriculture & Natural Resources
upper
Mar 10, 2025
Lower · Passed
House Third Reading Passed - No Amendments
lower
Mar 3, 2025
Lower · Passed
House Committee on Agriculture, Water & Natural Resources Refer Unamended to House Committee of the Whole
lower
Feb 10, 2025
Introduced
Introduced In House - Assigned to Agriculture, Water & Natural Resources
lower
4 primary · 33 co-sponsors

Sponsors