LD1257 • 2025

An Act to Ban the Sale of Cell-cultured Meat

Agriculture

Did Not Pass

The latest official action shows that this bill did not move forward in that session.

Sponsor: Representative Tracy Quint
Last action: 2025-06-09
Official status: Senator PIERCE of Cumberland moved the Senate INSIST on INDEFINITE POSTPONEMENT of Bill and accompanying papers. Motion by Senator STEWART of Aroostook to RECEDE and CONCUR. FAILED Roll Call Ordered Roll Call Number 406 Yeas 11 - Nays 23 - Excused 1 - Absent 0 Subsequently, The Senate INSISTED on ACCEPTANCE of INDEFINITE POSTPONEMENT of Bill and accompanying papers. Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)
Effective date: Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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An Act to Ban the Sale of Cell-cultured Meat

An Act to Ban the Sale of Cell-cultured Meat Sponsor: Representative Tracy Quint Reference committee: Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry Latest committee action: Reported Out; OTP-AM

What This Bill Does

An Act to Ban the Sale of Cell-cultured Meat Sponsor: Representative Tracy Quint Reference committee: Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry Latest committee action: Reported Out; OTP-AM

Limits and Unknowns

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Amendments

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C-A (H-348)

Adopted by House & Senate

Plain English: Page 1 - 132LR2196(02) COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 1 L.D.

Page 1 - 132LR2196(02) COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 1 L.D.
1257 2 Date: (Filing No.
H- ) 3AGRICULTURE, CONSERVATION AND FORESTRY 4 Reproduced and distributed under the direction of the Clerk of the House.
5STATE OF MAINE 6HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 7132ND LEGISLATURE 8FIRST SPECIAL SESSION 9 COMMITTEE AMENDMENT “ ” to H.P.

Bill History

2025-06-09 House
The House INSISTED on ACCEPTANCE of Unanimous Ought to Pass as Amended Report and PASSAGE TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (H-348) ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
2025-06-09 Senate
Senator PIERCE of Cumberland moved the Senate INSIST on INDEFINITE POSTPONEMENT of Bill and accompanying papers. Motion by Senator STEWART of Aroostook to RECEDE and CONCUR. FAILED Roll Call Ordered Roll Call Number 406 Yeas 11 - Nays 23 - Excused 1 - Absent 0 Subsequently, The Senate INSISTED on ACCEPTANCE of INDEFINITE POSTPONEMENT of Bill and accompanying papers. Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)
2025-05-29 Committee
Reported Out; OTP-AM
2025-04-29 Committee
Work Session Held
2025-04-29 Committee
Voted; OTP-AM
2025-04-08 Committee
Work Session Held; TABLED
2025-03-25 Committee
Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry.

Official Summary Text

An Act to Ban the Sale of Cell-cultured Meat
Sponsor:
Representative Tracy Quint
Reference committee:
Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry
Latest committee action:
Reported Out; OTP-AM

Current Bill Text

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132nd MAINE LEGISLATURE
FIRST SPECIAL SESSION-2025
Legislative Document No. 1257
H.P. 832 House of Representatives, March 25, 2025
An Act Regarding Labeling of Genetically Engineered Food
Products
Reference to the Committee on Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry suggested and
ordered printed.
ROBERT B. HUNT
Clerk
Presented by Representative QUINT of Hodgdon.
Cosponsored by Senator STEWART of Aroostook and
Representatives: EDER of Waterboro, GEIGER of Rockland, HENDERSON of Rumford,
PERKINS of Dover-Foxcroft, PLUECKER of Warren, STROUT of Harrington, WARREN of
Scarborough, Senator: GROHOSKI of Hancock.

Page 1 - 132LR2196(01)
1Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:
2Sec. 1. 7 MRSA c. 101, sub-c. 7, headnote is amended to read:
3SUBCHAPTER 7
4LABELING FOODS FREE OF FOR GENETIC ENGINEERING
5Sec. 2. 7 MRSA §530-A, as amended by PL 2003, c. 452, Pt. B, §5 and affected by
6 Pt. X, §2, is further amended by amending the section headnote to read:
7§530-A. Voluntary labeling; foods free of genetic engineering
8Sec. 3. 7 MRSA §530-B is enacted to read:
9§530-B. Labels required for food or food products that are genetically engineered
101. Definitions. As used in this section, unless the context otherwise indicates, the
11 following terms have the following meanings.
12 A. "Aquaculture" has the same meaning as in Title 12, section 6001, subsection 1.
13 B. "Food or food products" has the same meaning as in section 282, subsection 2.
14 C. "Genetically engineered" has the same meaning as in section 1051, subsection 2.
15 D. "Livestock" has the same meaning as in section 81, subsection 8.
16 E. "Poultry" has the same meaning as in section 1751, subsection 5.
172. Labeling required. A label must be placed on a food or food product offered for
18 sale in the State derived from aquaculture, livestock or poultry that is genetically
19 engineered. The label must:
20 A. Contain a clear and concise statement that the food or food product is genetically
21 engineered; and
22 B. Be conspicuously and prominently placed in order to be easily seen by a consumer.
233. Enforcement; rules. If inspection personnel of the department find that a food or
24 food product is not properly labeled as required by this section, the commissioner shall
25 issue a stop order for the food or food product until it is labeled in accordance with this
26 section.
27 The department shall adopt rules implementing this section. Rules adopted pursuant to this
28 subsection are routine technical rules as defined in Title 5, chapter 375, subchapter 2-A.
29SUMMARY
30 This bill requires that a label be placed on a food or food product offered for sale in the
31 State derived from aquaculture, livestock or poultry that is genetically engineered.
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