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HB1153Introduced in the House

Meat and cell-cultivated dairy products; revise the MS Dept. of Ag and Commerce's regulatory authority regarding.

Passed

Introduced by Bill Pigott, District 99

What does this bill do?

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Official description

An Act To Amend Section 75-36-1, 75-36-3, 75-36-5, 75-36-7, 75-36-9, 75-36-11, 75-36-13 And 75-36-15, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Provides For The Labeling Of Products At Food Processing Plants, Retails Or Other Establishment, To Clarify And Expand Definitions Relating To Meat, Manufactured-protein, Cultivated-protein, Insect-protein, Plant-protein And Cell-cultured Dairy Products; To Prohibit The Manufacture, Sale Or Offer For Sale Of Cell-cultured Dairy Products In This State; To Strengthen And Clarify Misbranding Prohibitions Involving The Use Of Identifying Meat Terms And Required Qualifying Disclosures; To Revise Inspection Authority, Complaint-based Enforcement Procedures, Stop-sale And Embargo Powers And Judicial Enforcement Mechanisms Of The Mississippi Department Of Agriculture And Commerce; To Revise Civil Penalties, Deposit And Use Of Fines And Appeal Rights For Violations; To Require State Agencies, Public Schools And Institutions Of Higher Learning To Adopt Procurement Policies Preventing The Purchase Of Misbranded Or Cultivated-protein Food Products; To Require Clear Consumer Disclosure At The Final Point Of Sale By Retailers, Distributors, Wholesalers And Food Service Establishments Regarding The Authenticity Of Meat And Nonmeat Products; To Authorize Record-keeping And Audit Trail Requirements To Ensure Compliance; To Make Technical And Conforming Amendments For Consistency, Enforceability And Clarity; And For Related Purposes.

Where it stands

Law W/out Governor's Signature

March 23, 2026

How did lawmakers vote?

House votes

2 recorded votes · each counted separately

Senate votes

1 recorded vote · each counted separately

HouseStage: House Concurred in Amend From Senate · March 12, 2026

113

Yes

1

No

8

Absent or Not Voting

122 representatives recorded in this House vote. Colors show vote categories only, not whether a vote was good or bad.

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Bill history

  1. Referred To Agriculture

  2. Title Suff Do Pass

  3. Passed

  4. Motion to Reconsider Entered (Bell (65th), Pigott, Mangold)

  5. Motion to Reconsider Tabled

  6. Transmitted To Senate

  7. Referred To Agriculture;Appropriations

  8. DR - TSDPAA: AG To AP

  9. Title Suff Do Pass As Amended

  10. Amended

  11. Passed As Amended

  12. Returned For Concurrence

  13. Concurred in Amend From Senate

  14. Enrolled Bill Signed

  15. Enrolled Bill Signed

  16. Law W/out Governor's Signature

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