-Date 2026of LEGISLATUREenactment: LRB-3727/1 JAM:skw ASSEMBLY BILL 554 October 15, 2025 - Introduced by Representatives OSES, ORTWELL , DITTRICH, GUNDRUM , GOODWIN , W ICHGERS, GOEBEN , KREIBICH, B EHNKE , MELOTIK, MURPHY and ALLEN , cosponsored by Senators UINN, NASS, MARKLEIN and SPREITZER.

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WISCONSIN ACT A N A CT to create 97.50 of the statutes;

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

AnalysisThe bypeople theof 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 foodstate productof isWisconsin, labeledrepresented within thesen- phrasecomponent “lab-grownenclosed meat.”in The bill also imposes certain labeling requirements for persons selling “lab- grown meat” packaged food products, including the requirements that the packaged food product’sproduct, labeleach listate all ingredients and bearassembly, thedo phraseenact “lab-grownas meat.”follows: 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.

Aseparately personpackaged component that violatescontains thelab-grown bill’sSECTION prohibition1. 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.

- 2026 Legislature - 2 - LRB-3727/1 JAM:skw ASSEMBLY BILL 554 SECTION 1 The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do enact as follows:

S ECTION 1.

meat bears the phrase “lab-grown meat” in type or let- 97.50 Labeling food products that contain culturedcul- animaltering cellsnot orsmaller tissue.than 20-point type.

(3) No person may sell or offer for sale at a public tured animal cells or tissue.

eating place a food product, knowing that it contains (a) “Animal” means a mammal, a bird, a reptile, an lab-grown meat, as a substitute for meat unless such amphibian, a fish, or a mollusk.

(b)food “Lab-grownproduct meat”is meansordered culturedby animalthe cellscustomer. or cultured animal tissue derived from cultured animal cells.

(2)(b) No“Lab-grown personmeat” maymeans sellcultured animal cells or offercultured foranimal saletissue aderived packagedfrom foodcultured productanimal that(4) containsNo lab-grownperson meatmay unlessserve alla offood theproduct, followingknowing apply:cells.

(a)that Theit packagedcontains foodlab-grown productmeat, isas labeleda withsubstitute thefor phrasemeat “lab-grownto meat”students, inpatients, type or letteringinmates atof leastany asstate largeinstitutions, as(2) anyNo otherperson typemay sell or letteringoffer onfor thesale a packaged except if ordered by the institution superintendent when food product’sproduct labelknowing inthat ait colorcontains lab-grown meat necessary for the health of printa thatspecific clearlypatient contrastsor withinmate, itsif background.unless all of the following apply:

(b)directed Theby packagedthe foodphysician product’sin labelcharge includesof athe completepatient andor accurate(a) listThe ofpackaged food product is labeled with the ingredientsphrase contained“lab-grown meat” in thetype enclosedor foodlettering product.at least as inmate.

(c)(5) IfA thereperson isthat moreviolates thanthis onesection separatelymay packagedbe componentfined enclosedlarge inas any other type or lettering on the packaged food product,not eachless separatelythan packaged$100 componentnor thatmore containsthan lab-$500 grownor meatimprisoned bearsfor theproduct’s phraselabel “lab-grownin meat”a incolor typeof orprint letteringthat clearly contrasts not smallermore than 20-point3 type.months, or both, for a first offense and with its background.

(3)may Nobe personfined maynot sellless orthan offer$500 fornor salemore atthan a$1,000 publicor eating(b) placeThe apackaged food productproduct’s thatlabel containsincludes lab-growna meatimprisoned asfor anot substituteless forthan meat6 unlessmonths suchnor foodmore productthan isone orderedcomplete byand accurate list of the customer.ingredients contained year, or both, for each subsequent offense.

(4) No person may serve a food product that contains lab-grown meat as a substitute for meat to students, patients, or inmates of any state institutions, except - 2026 Legislature - 3 - LRB-3727/1 JAM:skw ASSEMBLY BILL 554 SECTION 1 if ordered by the institution superintendent when necessary for the health of a specific patient or inmate, if directed by the physician in charge of the patientenclosed orfood inmate.product.

(5)SECTION A2. person that violates this section may be fined not less than $100 nor more than $500 or imprisoned for not more than 3 months, or both, for a first offense and may be fined not less than $500 nor more than $1,000 or imprisoned for not less than 6 months nor more than one year, or both, for each subsequent offense.

S ECTION 2.

(c) If there is more than one separately packaged (1) This act takes effect on January 1, 2027.

(END)* Section 991.11, ISCONSINSTATUTES:

Effective date of acts.

“Every act and every portion of an act enacted by the legislature over the gov- ernor's partial veto which does not expressly prescribe the time when it takes effect shall take effect on the day after its date of publication.”