Labeling Beef as a Product of USA or Wyoming
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Bill Summary - 25LSO-0541 Bill No.: SF0084 Effective: 7/1/2025 LSO No.: 25LSO-0541 Enrolled Act No.: SEA No. 0051 Chapter No.: 84 Prime Sponsor: Steinmetz Catch Title: Country of origin label-USA beef. Has Report: No Subject: Authorizing country of origin labeling for beef that is a product of the United States and Wyoming. Summary/Major Elements: This bill authorizes beef to be labeled as a product of the United States if it was derived from cattle born, raised, slaughtered and processed in the United States. The bill also authorizes beef to be labeled as a product of Wyoming if it was derived from cattle born and raised in Wyoming. The bill prohibits beef from being labeled as a product of the United States if it is of undeterminable origin or it has not been born, raised, slaughtered and processed in the United States. The bill provides a definition of "beef". The above summary is not an official publication of the Wyoming Legislature and is not an official statement of legislative intent. While the Legislative Service Office endeavored to provide accurate information in this summary, it should not be relied upon as a comprehensive abstract of the bill.
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R · S03
Why they voted this way
The speaker explains that the labeling rules were adjusted to allow Wyoming beef processed outside the state to still be labeled as such, acknowledging a lack of in-state processing plants. The bill also prevents foreign-origin beef from being mislabeled and sets an effective date to avoid penalizing grocers.
R · S07
Why they voted this way
The lawmaker opposes concurrence because an amendment requiring beef to be processed in Wyoming would prevent producers near state borders from labeling their product if they use USDA plants across the border.
R · H02
Why they voted this way
The lawmaker supports the amendment to protect local producers whose beef never leaves the county from an onerous labeling program. They also support delaying the effective date because federal rules may soon accomplish the bill's intent, and a delay avoids potential legal challenges due to state legislation being more rigorous than federal rules.
R · H26
Why they voted this way
The lawmaker supports the amendment because it adds clarifying language to a previously passed second reading amendment, which helps make the legislation flow better.
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The amendment adds provisions for labeling beef that is produced in Wyoming and clarifies certain existing labels.
The amendment changes the bill to give permission rather than requiring country of origin labeling for beef that is a product of the United States or Wyoming.
This amendment changes the bill to focus on beef labeling for Wyoming instead of the entire USA.
The amendment changes the bill to allow for country of origin labeling on beef products from the USA or Wyoming instead of requiring it, and adjusts the effective date.
The amendment changes how beef is labeled by specifying that only beef born, raised, slaughtered, and processed entirely within the USA can be called 'a product of the United States of America'.
This amendment changes the bill to allow labeling for beef that is a product of Wyoming and makes other minor edits to clarify language.
The amendment adds a definition to allow beef labeled as Wyoming beef or local beef to be considered part of the broader category of 'United States of America beef' if it meets certain criteria.