HB 5134 Connecticut House · 2025 Regular Session

AN ACT CONCERNING THE COMMISSIONER OF AGRICULTURE'S RESPONSIBILITIES FOR RABBIT PROCESSING IN THE STATE.

HB 5134 requires the Commissioner of Agriculture to inspect rabbit producers and processing facilities that raise or process fewer than 1,000 rabbits annually for food, following federal health and safety standards. Approved facilities will be designated as official food sources for consumers, restaurants, hotels, and retail food establishments. The bill directly affects small-scale rabbit farmers (defined as those raising under 1,000 rabbits yearly) and food businesses selling rabbit meat. It takes effect October 1, 2025, creating a state-approved pathway for rabbit meat processing under existing federal regulations.

Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2025

Committee Review

Floor Vote

Governor

Introduced Jan 14, 2025 Last action Feb 25, 2025

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Proposed Bill → Committee Bill · 4 edits

MODERATE

The bill was renumbered from a proposed version to a committee version, indicating it has been reviewed and is in the legislative process. The core policy content regarding rabbit processing regulations remains substantively unchanged, though the formatting and section numbering have been updated to reflect committee markup standards.

Scope change

No substantive change to the bill's scope or applicability; the policy content regarding rabbit inspection and food source designation remains the same.

TECHNICAL

Bill number changed from 'Proposed Bill No. 5134' to 'Committee Bill No. 5134' with updated LCO number from 1204 to 4702, reflecting progression through legislative committee review.

Referred to Committee line moved from before the introduced by section to after, following standard committee bill formatting conventions.

Added co-sponsor information and standard committee bill header/footer sections including page numbers and effective date information.

Section 1 text was reformatted with new numbering style (1, 2, 3...) and added effective date notation (October 1, 2025) and 'NEW' designation, though the substantive policy language remains identical.

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Committee

Feb 24, 2025

Committee

REF. TO JOINT COMM. ON Environment

lower

Feb 21, 2025

Lower · Passed

DRAFTED BY COMMITTEE

lower

Jan 14, 2025

Committee

REF. TO JOINT COMM. ON Environment

lower

1 primary · 0 co-sponsors