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HB3501 • 2026

Designates barbecue sauce produced by Show-Me BAR-B-Q Sauce as the "Official Barbecue Sauce of the state of Missouri"

Designates barbecue sauce produced by Show-Me BAR-B-Q Sauce as the "Official Barbecue Sauce of the state of Missouri"

Passed Legislature

This bill passed both chambers and reached final enrollment, even if later executive action is not shown here.

Sponsor
Plank, Adrian (047)
Last action
2026-05-15
Official status
05/15/2026 - Referred: Emerging Issues(H)
Effective date
2026-08-28

Plain English Breakdown

Using official source text because the generated explanation was unavailable or could not be confirmed against the official bill text.

Designates barbecue sauce produced by Show-Me BAR-B-Q Sauce as the "Official Barbecue Sauce of the state of Missouri"

Designates barbecue sauce produced by Show-Me BAR-B-Q Sauce as the "Official Barbecue Sauce of the state of Missouri"

What This Bill Does

  • Designates barbecue sauce produced by Show-Me BAR-B-Q Sauce as the "Official Barbecue Sauce of the state of Missouri"

Limits and Unknowns

  • This entry is temporarily using official source text because the generated explanation could not be confirmed against the official bill text during the last sync.

Bill History

  1. 2026-05-15 Missouri House of Representatives and Missouri Senate

    Referred: Emerging Issues(H)

  2. 2026-02-27 Missouri House of Representatives and Missouri Senate

    Read Second Time (H)

  3. 2026-02-26 Missouri House of Representatives and Missouri Senate

    Introduced and Read First Time (H)

Official Summary Text

Designates barbecue sauce produced by Show-Me BAR-B-Q Sauce as the "Official Barbecue Sauce of the state of Missouri"

Current Bill Text

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SECOND REGULAR SESSION
HOUSE BILL NO. 3501
103RD GENERAL ASSEMBL Y
INTRODUCED BY REPRESENT A TIVE PLANK.
7454H.01I JOSEPH ENGLER, Chief Clerk
AN ACT
T o amend chapter 10, RSMo, by adding thereto one new section relating to the of ficial state
barbecue sauce.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the state of Missouri, as follows:
Section A. Chapter 10, RSMo, is amended by adding thereto one new section, to be
2 known as section 10.290, to read as follows:
10.290. Barbecue sauce pro duced by Show-Me Bar -B-Q headquartered in
2 Rocheport is selected for and shall be known as the official barbecue sauce for the state
3 of Missouri.
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EXPLANA TION — Matter enclosed in bold-faced brackets [thus] in the above bill is not enacted and is
intended to be omitted from the law . Matter in bold-face type in the above bill is proposed language.