Bill Text: IL HB5526 | 2015-2016 | 99th General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Creates the Meat Labeling Act. Provides that any person selling meat in this State must package the meat with a label indicating the country in which the meat was produced.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2016-04-22 - House Committee Amendment No. 1 Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee [HB5526 Detail]

Download: Illinois-2015-HB5526-Introduced.html

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99TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2015 and 2016 HB5526 Introduced , by Rep. Mike Smiddy SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
New Act
Creates the Meat Labeling Act. Provides that any person selling meat in this State must package the meat with a label indicating the country in which the meat was produced.
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A BILL FOR
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AN ACT concerning agriculture.
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
represented in the General Assembly:
Section 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the Meat
Labeling Act.
Section 5. Label required. Any person selling meat in this
State must package the meat with a label indicating the country
in which the meat was produced.