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the sale, service, and labeling of food products containing lab-grown animal cells and providing a penalty

the sale, service, and labeling of food products containing lab-grown animal cells and providing a penalty

Did Not Pass

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

Sponsor
Senators Quinn, Marklein, Nass and Spreitzer, cosponsored by Representatives Moses, Sortwell, Allen, Behnke, Dittrich, Goeben, Goodwin, Gundrum, Kreibich, Melotik, Murphy and Wichgers
Last action
2026-03-23
Official status
S - Hold (Available for Scheduling)
Effective date
Not listed

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the sale, service, and labeling of food products containing lab-grown animal cells and providing a penalty

the sale, service, and labeling of food products containing lab-grown animal cells and providing a penalty Status: S - Hold (Available for Scheduling)

What This Bill Does

  • the sale, service, and labeling of food products containing lab-grown animal cells and providing a penalty Status: S - Hold (Available for Scheduling)

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Bill History

  1. 2026-03-23 Sen.

    Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1

  2. 2026-02-03 Sen.

    Executive action taken

  3. 2026-02-03 Sen.

    Report adoption of Senate Amendment 1 recommended by Committee on Agriculture and Revenue , Ayes 8, Noes 0

  4. 2026-02-03 Sen.

    Report adoption of Senate Amendment 2 recommended by Committee on Agriculture and Revenue , Ayes 8, Noes 0

  5. 2026-02-03 Sen.

    Report passage as amended recommended by Committee on Agriculture and Revenue , Ayes 8, Noes 0

  6. 2026-02-03 Sen.

    Available for scheduling

  7. 2026-01-30 Sen.

    Senate Amendment 2 offered by Senator Quinn

  8. 2026-01-28 Sen.

    Public hearing held

  9. 2026-01-26 Sen.

    Senate Amendment 1 offered by Senator Quinn

  10. 2025-12-04 Sen.

    Fiscal estimate received

  11. 2025-10-24 Sen.

    Introduced by Senators Quinn , Marklein , Nass and Spreitzer ; cosponsored by Representatives Moses , Sortwell , Allen , Behnke , Dittrich , Goeben , Goodwin , Gundrum , Kreibich , Melotik , Murphy and Wichgers

  12. 2025-10-24 Sen.

    Read first time and referred to Committee on Agriculture and Revenue

Official Summary Text

the sale, service, and labeling of food products containing lab-grown animal cells and providing a penalty
Status: S - Hold (Available for Scheduling)

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2025 - 2026 LEGISLATURE
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2025 SENATE BILL 560
October 24, 2025 - Introduced by Senators
Quinn
,
Marklein
,
Nass
and
Spreitzer
, cosponsored by Representatives
Moses
,
Sortwell
,
Allen
,
Behnke
,
Dittrich
,
Goeben
,
Goodwin
,
Gundrum
,
Kreibich
,
Melotik
,
Murphy
and
Wichgers
. Referred to Committee on Agriculture and Revenue.
SB560,1,3
1
An Act

to create
97.50 of the statutes;
relating to:
the sale, service, and
2
labeling of food products containing lab-grown animal cells and providing a
3
penalty.
Analysis by the Legislative Reference Bureau
Under this bill, no person may sell or offer for sale a food product that contains cultured animal cells or cultured animal tissue derived from cultured animal cells (“lab-grown meat”) unless the food product is labeled with the phrase “lab-grown meat.” The bill also imposes certain labeling requirements for persons selling “lab-grown meat” packaged food products, including the requirements that the packaged food product’s label list all ingredients and bear the phrase “lab-grown meat.” Finally, the bill prohibits the sale or service of “lab-grown meat” food products in a public eating place or at certain state institutions, with certain exceptions.
A person that violates the bill’s prohibition may be subject to a criminal penalty of between $100 and $1,000 per violation or imprisoned for up to one year, or both.
For further information see the state fiscal estimate, which will be printed as an appendix to this bill.
The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do enact as follows:
SB560,1
1
Section
1
.
97.50 of the statutes is created to read:
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2
97.50

Labeling food products that contain cultured animal cells or
3
tissue.

(1)
In this section:
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(a) “Animal” means a mammal, a bird, a reptile, an amphibian, or a mollusk.
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5
(b) “Lab-grown meat” means cultured animal cells or cultured animal tissue
6
derived from cultured animal cells.
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7
(2)
No person may sell or offer for sale a packaged food product that contains
8
lab-grown meat unless all of the following apply:
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9
(a) The packaged food product is labeled with the phrase “lab-grown meat” in
10
type or lettering at least as large as any other type or lettering on the packaged food
11
product’s label in a color of print that clearly contrasts with its background.
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12
(b) The packaged food product’s label includes a complete and accurate list of
13
the ingredients contained in the enclosed food product.
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14
(c) If there is more than one separately packaged component enclosed in the
15
packaged food product, each separately packaged component that contains lab-
16
grown meat bears the phrase “lab-grown meat” in type or lettering not smaller than
17
20-point type.
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18
(3)
No person may sell or offer for sale at a public eating place a food product
19
that contains lab-grown meat as a substitute for meat unless such food product is
20
ordered by the customer.
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21
(4)
No person may serve a food product that contains lab-grown meat as a
22
substitute for meat to students, patients, or inmates of any state institutions, except
1
if ordered by the institution superintendent when necessary for the health of a
2
specific patient or inmate, if directed by the physician in charge of the patient or
3
inmate.
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4
(5)
A person that violates this section may be fined not less than $100 nor
5
more than $500 or imprisoned for not more than 3 months, or both, for a first
6
offense and may be fined not less than $500 nor more than $1,000 or imprisoned for
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not less than 6 months nor more than one year, or both, for each subsequent offense.
SB560,2
8
Section

2
. Effective date.
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1
)

This act takes effect on January 1, 2027.
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