H 5096 South Carolina House · 2025-2026 Regular Session

Lab grown/cultured meat

Summary

A BILL TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY AMENDING ARTICLE 5 OF CHAPTER 17, TITLE 47, RELATING TO MISREPRESENTING PRODUCTS THAT ARE CELL-CULTURED MEAT, SO AS TO PROVIDE IT IS UNLAWFUL TO MANUFACTURE, SELL, OR DISTRIBUTE ARTIFICIAL OR CELL-CULTIVATED FOOD PRODUCTS IN THIS STATE, TO MAKE A TECHNICAL CHANGE, TO PROVIDE ADDITIONAL PENALTIES FOR VIOLATIONS OF THIS ARTICLE, AND TO PROVIDE THE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE MAY PROMULGATE REGULATIONS TO IMPLEMENT THE PROVISIONS OF THIS ARTICLE.

Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Feb 2026

Committee Review

Feb 2026

House Passage

Feb 2026

Senate Passage

Governor

Introduced Feb 4, 2026 Last action Feb 25, 2026

Floor votes · House Feb 19, 2026

How they voted

104–0

Passed · 10 other

Total votes 114

Feb 19, 2026

D Democratic32

25 Yea 7

78% Yea

R Republican82

79 Yea 3

96% Yea

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions

Key actions

Committee

Amendments

Feb 24, 2026

Committee

Referred to Committee on Agriculture and Natural Resources

upper

Feb 24, 2026

Introduced

Introduced and read first time

upper

Feb 20, 2026

Lower · Passed

Read third time and sent to Senate

lower

Feb 19, 2026

Lower · Passed

Amended

lower

Feb 19, 2026

House · Passed

House Vote: pass (104-0-10)

house

Feb 18, 2026

Lower · Passed

Committee report: Favorable with amendment Agriculture, Natural Resources and Environmental Affairs

lower

Feb 4, 2026

Committee

Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Natural Resources and Environmental Affairs

lower

Feb 4, 2026

Introduced

Introduced and read first time

lower

26 primary · 0 co-sponsors