HB 717 Louisiana House · 2026 Regular Session

AGRICULTURAL COMMODITIES: Provides relative to labeling requirements for cell cultured food products

HB 717 requires food manufacturers and retailers in Louisiana to label cell-cultured food products with a clear, bold disclosure in at least 30-point font. This directly affects producers and sellers of lab-grown meat, dairy, or seafood products. The bill mandates that the disclosure must be easily visible on product packaging or menus, without using technical terms. The goal is to ensure consumers can identify cell-cultured foods at the point of purchase, promoting transparency in food labeling.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2026
Committee Review
May 2026
House Passage
Apr 2026
Senate Passage
May 2026
Signed into Law
May 2026
Introduced Feb 27, 2026 Signed May 29, 2026
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What changed between versions

HB717 Original HB717 Act 565 · 2 edits
MINOR
This bill converts a draft version of HB 717 into an enacted law (Act 565) by adding official signatures and removing the original 'Digest' section. The core policy regarding labeling requirements for cell-cultured food products remains unchanged, as the text of the statute itself was not modified.
TECHNICAL

Added official titles (Enrolled, Act No. 565), signatures from the Speaker, President of the Senate, and Governor, and changed the page count from 2 to 1.

Removed the 'Digest' section and the original 'HLS' header, which are non-binding summaries and administrative metadata not part of the final law.

Floor votes · Senate May 21, 2026 · House Apr 15, 2026

How they voted

370
Passed · 3 other
Total votes 40
May 21, 2026
D Democratic12
11 Yea 1
91% Yea
R Republican28
26 Yea 2
92% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
20
Key actions
4
Committee
5
May 21, 2026
Upper · Passed
Rules suspended. Read by title, passed by a vote of 36 yeas and 0 nays, and ordered returned to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled.
upper
May 13, 2026
Committee
Read by title and referred to the Legislative Bureau.
upper
May 12, 2026
Upper · Passed
Reported favorably.
upper
Apr 15, 2026
Lower · Passed
Read third time by title, roll called on final passage, yeas 96, nays 1. Finally passed, title adopted, ordered to the Senate.
lower
Apr 9, 2026
Lower · Passed
Reported with amendments (13-0).
lower
Mar 9, 2026
Committee
Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Forestry, Aquaculture, and Rural Development.
lower
Feb 27, 2026
Committee
Under the rules, provisionally referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Forestry, Aquaculture, and Rural Development.
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
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Photo of Rodney Schamerhorn
Rodney Schamerhorn
RRepublican
LA
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