HB 2829 Oklahoma House · 2026 Regular Session

Public health and safety; cultivated meat; prohibiting sale of; penalties; effective date.

HB 2829 prohibits the sale, distribution, or offering for sale of cultivated meat (meat grown from animal cells in a lab) within Oklahoma. It makes violating this ban a misdemeanor and allows the Oklahoma State Department of Health to suspend or revoke food sellers' licenses for violations. The law includes an exemption for research by government entities, universities, or their partners. It takes effect on November 1, 2025.

Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Feb 2025

Committee Review

Mar 2025

House Passage

Mar 2025

Senate Passage

Governor

Introduced Feb 3, 2025 Last action Apr 2, 2025

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What changed between versions

Engrossed → Floor (House) · 3 edits

MINOR

The bill was converted from an Engrossed version to a Floor version for the House of Representatives, updating the header information to reflect the current legislative session and committee amendments. The substantive policy content regarding cultivated meat regulations remains unchanged, with only formatting adjustments and the addition of a committee report note.

TECHNICAL

Header changed from 'ENGROSSED HOUSE' to 'HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES - FLOOR VERSION' with updated session information for the 60th Legislature (2025).

Added a committee report note indicating the bill was reported by the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Oversight with a 'DO PASS' recommendation dated 03/05/2025.

Page footers were updated from 'ENGR. H. B. NO. 2829' to 'HB2829 HFLR' to reflect the floor version designation.

Floor votes · House Mar 25, 2025

How they voted

72–19

Passed · 9 other

Total votes 100

Mar 25, 2025

D Democratic19

16 Nay 3

84% Nay

R Republican81

72 Yea 3 Nay 6

88% Yea

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions

Key actions

Committee

Mar 26, 2025

Introduced

First Reading

upper

Mar 26, 2025

Lower · Passed

Engrossed, signed, to Senate

lower

Mar 25, 2025

Committee

Referred for engrossment

lower

Mar 25, 2025

Lower · Passed

Third Reading, Measure passed: Ayes: 72 Nays: 18

lower

Mar 5, 2025

Lower · Passed

CR; Do Pass Energy and Natural Resources Oversight Committee

lower

Feb 12, 2025

Lower · Passed

Policy recommendation to the Energy committee; Do Pass Agriculture

lower

Feb 4, 2025

Committee

Referred to Agriculture

lower

Feb 3, 2025

Introduced

First Reading

lower

2 primary · 0 co-sponsors