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HB4083 • 2026

Food: meats; production and sale of lab-grown meat; prohibit. Amends secs. 5107 & 7129 of 2000 PA 92 (MCL 289.5107 & 289.7129).

Food: meats; production and sale of lab-grown meat; prohibit. Amends secs. 5107 & 7129 of 2000 PA 92 (MCL 289.5107 & 289.7129).

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The official status still shows this bill as active or still awaiting another formal step.

Sponsor
James DeSana (District 29), Brad Paquette (District 37), Jaime Greene (District 65), Angela Rigas (District 79), Joseph Fox (District 101), Gregory Alexander (District 98), Cameron Cavitt (District 106), Gregory Markkanen (District 110), Timothy Beson (District 96), David Prestin (District 108), Jason Woolford (District 50)
Last action
2025-02-13
Official status
bill electronically reproduced 02/12/2025
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

The official source material does not provide specific details on the amendments or additional definitions, only that it prohibits production and sale of lab-grown meat.

Ban on Lab-Grown Meat

This law stops the making and selling of lab-grown meat in Michigan.

What This Bill Does

  • It makes it illegal to produce or sell lab-grown meat in Michigan.

Who It Names or Affects

  • People and companies that make or sell lab-grown meat

Terms To Know

Lab-Grown Meat
Meat made from animal cells grown in a laboratory instead of coming from an animal.

Limits and Unknowns

  • The bill does not specify what will happen to existing lab-grown meat products.
  • It is unclear how the law will be enforced or what penalties there might be for breaking it.

Bill History

  1. 2025-02-13 HJ 16 Pg. 113

    bill electronically reproduced 02/12/2025

  2. 2025-02-12 HJ 15 Pg. 112

    introduced by Representative Rep. James DeSana

  3. 2025-02-12 HJ 15 Pg. 112

    read a first time

  4. 2025-02-12 HJ 15 Pg. 112

    referred to Committee on Agriculture

Official Summary Text

Food: meats; production and sale of lab-grown meat; prohibit. Amends secs. 5107 & 7129 of 2000 PA 92 (MCL 289.5107 & 289.7129).