Tennessee House Bill 2754

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Introduced on January 31 2024 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2024-02-27 - Def. to Summer Study in Agriculture & Natural Resources Subcommittee
Text: Latest bill text (Draft #1) [PDF]

As introduced, clarifies that a cell-cultured protein offered for sale, sold, or distributed in this state and labeled or advertised as meat, a meat food product, poultry, or a poultry food product is misbranded under the Tennessee Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act; specifies that under the Tennessee Meat and Poultry Inspection Act the definitions of "meat," "meat food product," "poultry," or "poultry food product" do not include a cell-cultured protein. - Amends TCA Title 39; Title 40; Title 44; Title 47 and Title 53.

AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 39; Title 40; Title 44; Title 47 and Title 53, relative to cell-cultured food products.

Rep. Dale Carr [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2024-02-27	House	Def. to Summer Study in Agriculture & Natural Resources Subcommittee
2024-02-21	House	Placed on s/c cal Agriculture & Natural Resources Subcommittee for 2/27/2024
2024-02-07	House	Assigned to s/c Agriculture & Natural Resources Subcommittee
2024-02-05	House	P2C, ref. to Agriculture & Natural Resources Committee
2024-02-01	House	Intro., P1C.
2024-01-31	House	Filed for introduction

SB2603 (Crossfiled) 2024-03-05 - Sponsor(s) Added.

Type	Source
Summary	https://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/Billinfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=HB2754&ga=113
Text	https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/113/Bill/HB2754.pdf
Supplement	https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/113/Fiscal/HB2754.pdf