Colorado 2025 Regular Session Status: Enacted Bipartisan · 18 D · 18 R cosponsors

HB 25-1203 — Misbranding Cultivated Meat Products as Meat

Last action — Governor Signed

  1. ✓
    Introduced
  2. ✓
    In Committee
  3. ✓
    Passed House
  4. ✓
    Passed Senate
  5. ✓
    To Executive
  6. 6
    Enacted

This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 10, 2025. Enacted.

Signed by Governor Jared Polis (Democratic) on April 17, 2025.

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Prognosis

Likely to advance 98% · high confidence

  • Enacted

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 37 sponsors

    4 primary, 33 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Bipartisan support

    Sponsored across 2 parties (18 D · 18 R) — cross-party backing.

  • Cleared a recorded vote

    Passed 2 recorded votes so far.

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Summary

The act prohibits food processing plants from selling or offering for sale cell-cultivated meat that is misbranded as a meat product. The act also requires food processing plants to clearly label cell-cultivated meat as cell-cultivated meat. The department of public health and environment (department) is required to inspect food at a food processing plant if the department has reasonable cause to believe that: Cell-cultivated meat sold or offered for sale by the plant is misbranded as a meat product; or The plant is failing to label cell-cultivated meat as required. If, after an inspection, the department has reasonable cause to believe that a food processing plant is selling or offering for sale cell-cultivated meat that is misbranded as a meat product, or is failing to label cell-cultivated meat as required, the department may issue a stop order. Upon being issued the stop order, the food processing plant shall not sell the product or offer it for sale until the department determines whether it is misbranded or unlabeled in violation of the act. If the department determines that a food processing plant is selling or offering for sale cell-cultivated meat that is misbranded as a meat product, or is failing to label cell-cultivated meat as required, the department may issue an embargo order requiring the food processing plant to dispose of the cell-cultivated meat by means other than by sale to purchasers in Colorado. The department, the attorney general, or the district attorney in the district where cell-cultivated meat is being offered for sale or sold may petition the district court to enforce a stop order or an embargo order. The department may adopt rules as necessary to implement the act. (Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.)

Bill Text

What changed in the latest version

24 added · 16 removed

Plain-language change summary

The latest version of Bill HB 25-1203 includes new amendments that clarify the rules surrounding cell-cultivated meat. It specifies that food processing plants cannot sell or promote this type of meat if it is misleadingly labeled as a conventional meat product. This change is important because it aims to ensure transparency and help consumers make informed choices about the food they eat.

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First Regular Session Seventy-fifth General Assembly STATE OF COLORADO ENGROSSED This Version Includes All Amendments Adopted on Second Reading in the House of Introduction LLS NO.
First Regular Session Seventy-fifth General Assembly STATE OF COLORADO REENGROSSED This Version Includes All Amendments Adopted in the House of Introduction LLS NO.
and McCormick, SENATE SPONSORSHIP Pelton R.
and McCormick, Bacon, Brooks, Brown, Caldwell, Duran, English, Garcia Sander, Gonzalez R., Hartsook, Johnson, Joseph, Keltie, Lieder, Lukens, Martinez, McCluskie,Richardson,Smith,Soper,StewartK.,Taggart,Titone,Weinberg,Woog,Zokaie SENATE SPONSORSHIP Pelton R.
and Mullica, House Committees Senate Committees Agriculture, Water & Natural Resources A BILL FOR AN ACT C ONCERNING CELL CULTIVATED MEAT , AND , IN CONNECTION THEREWITH , PROHIBITING THE MISBRANDING OF CELL -CULTIVATED MEAT AS A MEAT PRODUCT AND REQUIRING CELL -CULTIVATED MEAT TO BE CLEARLY LABELED AS CELL -CULTIVATED MEAT .
and Mullica, House Committees Senate Committees Agriculture, Water & Natural Resources A BILL FOR AN ACT C ONCERNING CELL -CULTIVATED MEAT , AND , IN CONNECTION THEREWITH , PROHIBITING THE MISBRANDING OF CELL -CULTIVATED MEAT AS A MEAT PRODUCT AND REQUIRING CELL -CULTIVATED MEAT TO BE CLEARLY LABELED AS CELL -CULTIVATED MEAT .
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Amendments

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Action History

  1. Governor Signed

  2. Signed by the President of the Senate

  3. Sent to the Governor

  4. Signed by the Speaker of the House

  5. Senate Third Reading Passed - No Amendments

  6. Senate Second Reading Passed - No Amendments

  7. Senate Committee on Agriculture & Natural Resources Refer Unamended - Consent Calendar to Senate Committee of the Whole

  8. Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Agriculture & Natural Resources

  9. House Third Reading Passed - No Amendments

  10. House Second Reading Special Order - Passed with Amendments - Floor

  11. House Second Reading Special Order - Laid Over Daily - No Amendments

  12. House Committee on Agriculture, Water & Natural Resources Refer Unamended to House Committee of the Whole

  13. Introduced In House - Assigned to Agriculture, Water & Natural Resources

Sponsors

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4 sponsors · 33 co-sponsors · 64 not signed on

Sponsors (4)

Co-sponsors (33)

Not signed on (64)

64 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Votes

BILL

Passed 34 Yea · 0 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Democrat 21001
Republican 11000
Unaffiliated 2000
Total 34001
% of votes cast 97%0%0%3%
How each member voted (35)
Member Party Vote
Lundeen — Yea
Winter F. — Yea
Cathy Kipp Democrat Yea
Chris Kolker Democrat Yea
Dafna Michaelson Jenet Democrat Yea
Dylan Roberts Democrat Yea
Iman Jodeh Democrat Yea
James Coleman Democrat Yea
Janice Marchman Democrat Yea
Jeff Bridges Democrat Yea
Jessie Danielson Democrat Not Voting
Judy Amabile Democrat Yea
Julie Gonzales Democrat Yea
Katie Wallace Democrat Yea
Kyle Mullica Democrat Yea
Lindsey Daugherty Democrat Yea
Lisa Cutter Democrat Yea
Marc Snyder Democrat Yea
Matt Ball Democrat Yea
Mike Weissman Democrat Yea
Nick Hinrichsen Democrat Yea
Robert Rodriguez Democrat Yea
Tom Sullivan Democrat Yea
Tony Exum Democrat Yea
Barbara Kirkmeyer Republican Yea
Byron Pelton Republican Yea
Cleave Simpson Republican Yea
Janice Rich Republican Yea
John Carson Republican Yea
Larry Liston Republican Yea
Lisa Frizell Republican Yea
Marc Catlin Republican Yea
Mark Baisley Republican Yea
Rod Pelton Republican Yea
Scott Bright Republican Yea

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BILL

Passed 62 Yea · 0 Nay · 3 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 4000
Democrat 39003
Republican 19000
Total 62003
% of votes cast 95%0%0%5%
How each member voted (65)
Member Party Vote
Armagost — Yea
Bird — Yea
Pugliese — Yea
Garcia Sander — Yea
Alex Valdez Democrat Not Voting
Amy Paschal Democrat Yea
Andrew Boesenecker Democrat Yea
Bob Marshall Democrat Yea
Brianna Titone Democrat Yea
Cecelia Espenoza Democrat Yea
Chad Clifford Democrat Yea
Eliza Hamrick Democrat Yea
Elizabeth Velasco Democrat Yea
Emily Sirota Democrat Yea
Gretchen Rydin Democrat Yea
Jacque Phillips Democrat Yea
Jamie Jackson Democrat Yea
Javier Mabrey Democrat Yea
Jennifer Bacon Democrat Yea
Jenny Willford Democrat Yea
Julie McCluskie Democrat Yea
Junie Joseph Democrat Yea
Karen McCormick Democrat Yea
Katie Stewart Democrat Yea
Kyle Brown Democrat Yea
Lesley Smith Democrat Yea
Lindsay Gilchrist Democrat Yea
Lisa Feret Democrat Yea
Lorena Garcia Democrat Yea
Mandy Lindsay Democrat Yea
Manny Rutinel Democrat Yea
Matthew Martinez Democrat Yea
Meg Froelich Democrat Yea
Meghan Lukens Democrat Yea
Michael Carter Democrat Yea
Monica Duran Democrat Yea
Naquetta Ricks Democrat Yea
Rebekah Stewart Democrat Yea
Regina English Democrat Yea
Sean Camacho Democrat Yea
Sheila Lieder Democrat Yea
Steven Woodrow Democrat Not Voting
Tammy Story Democrat Yea
Tisha Mauro Democrat Not Voting
William Lindstedt Democrat Yea
Yara Zokaie Democrat Yea
Anthony Hartsook Republican Yea
Brandi Bradley Republican Yea
Carlos Barron Republican Yea
Chris Richardson Republican Yea
Dan Woog Republican Yea
Dusty Johnson Republican Yea
Jarvis Caldwell Republican Yea
Ken DeGraaf Republican Yea
Larry Don Suckla Republican Yea
Mary Bradfield Republican Yea
Matt Soper Republican Yea
Max Brooks Republican Yea
Rebecca Keltie Republican Yea
Rick Taggart Republican Yea
Ron Weinberg Republican Yea
Ryan Gonzalez Republican Yea
Scott Bottoms Republican Yea
Stephanie Luck Republican Yea
Ty Winter Republican Yea

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Subjects

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Frequently asked questions

What does HB 25-1203 do?
The act prohibits food processing plants from selling or offering for sale cell-cultivated meat that is misbranded as a meat product. The act also requires food processing plants to clearly label cell-cultivated meat as cell-cultivated meat. The department of public health and environment (department) is required to inspect food at a food processing plant if the department has reasonable cause to believe that: Cell-cultivated meat sold or offered for sale by the plant is misbranded as a meat product; or The plant is failing to label cell-cultivated meat as required. If, after an inspection, the department has reasonable cause to believe that a food processing plant is selling or offering for sale cell-cultivated meat that is misbranded as a meat product, or is failing to label cell-cultivated meat as required, the department may issue a stop order. Upon being issued the stop order, the food processing plant shall not sell the product or offer it for sale until the department determines whether it is misbranded or unlabeled in violation of the act. If the department determines that a food processing plant is selling or offering for sale cell-cultivated meat that is misbranded as a meat product, or is failing to label cell-cultivated meat as required, the department may issue an embargo order requiring the food processing plant to dispose of the cell-cultivated meat by means other than by sale to purchasers in Colorado. The department, the attorney general, or the district attorney in the district where cell-cultivated meat is being offered for sale or sold may petition the district court to enforce a stop order or an embargo order. The department may adopt rules as necessary to implement the act. (Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.)
Who sponsors HB 25-1203?
HB 25-1203 is sponsored by Cleave Simpson (Republican), Dylan Roberts (Democrat), Byron Pelton (Republican), P. Lundeen, Tony Exum (Democrat), James Coleman (Democrat), Marc Catlin (Republican), John Carson (Republican), Yara Zokaie (Democrat), Dan Woog (Republican), Ron Weinberg (Republican), Brianna Titone (Democrat), Rick Taggart (Republican), Katie Stewart (Democrat), Matt Soper (Republican), Lesley Smith (Democrat), Chris Richardson (Republican), Julie McCluskie (Democrat), Matthew Martinez (Democrat), Meghan Lukens (Democrat), Sheila Lieder (Democrat), Rebecca Keltie (Republican), Junie Joseph (Democrat), Dusty Johnson (Republican), Anthony Hartsook (Republican), Ryan Gonzalez (Republican), Regina English (Democrat), Monica Duran (Democrat), Jarvis Caldwell (Republican), Kyle Brown (Democrat), Max Brooks (Republican), Jennifer Bacon (Democrat), Kyle Mullica (Democrat), Rod Pelton (Republican), Karen McCormick (Democrat), Ty Winter (Republican), and Lori Garcia Sander (Republican).
What is the current status of HB 25-1203?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 10, 2025. Enacted.
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