HB 163 Georgia House · 2025-2026 Regular Session

Food service establishments; certain food products be disclosed as containing cell cultured meat and plant based meat alternatives; require

Summary
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 13 of Chapter 2 of Title 26 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to food service establishments, so as to require that certain food products be disclosed as containing cell cultured meat, plant based meat alternatives, or both; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2025
Committee Review
Feb 2026
House Passage
Feb 2025
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Jan 28, 2025 Last action Feb 6, 2026
Floor votes · House Feb 27, 2025

How they voted

1423
Passed · 14 other
Total votes 159
Feb 27, 2025
D Democratic67
55 Yea 1 Nay 11
82% Yea
R Republican92
87 Yea 2 Nay 3
94% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
9
Key actions
3
Committee
3
Feb 5, 2026
Upper · Passed
Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
upper
Feb 28, 2025
Committee
Senate Read and Referred
upper
Feb 27, 2025
Lower · Passed
House Passed/Adopted
lower
Feb 12, 2025
Lower · Passed
House Committee Favorably Reported
lower
Jan 28, 2025
Introduced
House Hopper
lower
6 primary · 0 co-sponsors

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