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AN ACT
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relating to a prohibition on the offering for sale and the sale of |
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cell-cultured protein for human consumption; providing civil and |
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criminal penalties. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 431.002, Health and Safety Code, is |
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amended by adding Subdivision (5-a) to read as follows: |
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(5-a) "Cell-cultured protein" means a food product |
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derived from harvesting animal cells and artificially replicating |
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those cells in a growth medium to produce tissue. |
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SECTION 2. Subchapter B, Chapter 431, Health and Safety |
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Code, is amended by adding Section 431.02105 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 431.02105. PROHIBITED ACT; TEMPORARY PROVISION. (a) |
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The offering for sale or sale of cell-cultured protein for human |
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consumption within this state is unlawful and prohibited. |
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(b) A violation of this section may be enforced in the same |
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manner as a violation of Section 431.021 is enforced under |
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Subchapter C. |
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(c) This section expires September 1, 2027. |
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SECTION 3. Sections 431.0805(4), (5), (6), (7), (8), (9), |
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and (10), Health and Safety Code, are amended to read as follows: |
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(4) "Egg" has the meaning assigned by Section 4(g), |
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Egg Products Inspection Act (21 U.S.C. Section 1033(g)). The term |
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does not include an analogue product or [a] cell-cultured protein |
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[product]. |
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(5) "Egg product" has the meaning assigned by Section |
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4(f), Egg Products Inspection Act (21 U.S.C. Section 1033(f)). The |
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term does not include an analogue product or [a] cell-cultured |
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protein [product]. |
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(6) "Fish" has the meaning assigned by Section 403 of |
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the federal Act (21 U.S.C. Section 343(q)(4)(E)). The term does not |
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include an analogue product or [a] cell-cultured protein [product]. |
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(7) "Meat" has the meaning assigned by 9 C.F.R. |
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Section 301.2. The term does not include an analogue product or [a] |
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cell-cultured protein [product]. |
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(8) "Meat food product" has the meaning assigned by |
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Section 1(j), Federal Meat Inspection Act (21 U.S.C. Section |
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601(j)). The term does not include an analogue product or [a] |
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cell-cultured protein [product]. |
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(9) "Poultry" has the meaning assigned by Section |
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4(e), Poultry Products Inspection Act (21 U.S.C. Section 453(e)). |
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The term does not include an analogue product or [a] cell-cultured |
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protein [product]. |
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(10) "Poultry product" has the meaning assigned by |
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Section 4(f), Poultry Products Inspection Act (21 U.S.C. Section |
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453(f)). The term does not include an analogue product or [a] |
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cell-cultured protein [product]. |
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SECTION 4. Section 433.0415, Health and Safety Code, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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Sec. 433.0415. LABELING CELL-CULTURED PROTEIN [PRODUCT]. |
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(a) In this section: |
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(1) "Cell-cultured protein [product]" has the meaning |
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assigned by Section 431.002 [431.0805]. |
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(2) "Close proximity" means: |
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(A) immediately before or after the name of the |
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product; |
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(B) in the line of the label immediately before |
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or after the line containing the name of the product; or |
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(C) within the same phrase or sentence containing |
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the name of the product. |
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(b) Cell-cultured protein [A cell-cultured product] must be |
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labeled in prominent type equal to or greater in size than the |
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surrounding type and in close proximity to the name of the protein |
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[product] using one of the following: |
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(1) "cell-cultured"; |
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(2) "lab-grown"; or |
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(3) a similar qualifying term or disclaimer intended |
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to clearly communicate to a consumer the contents of the protein |
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[product]. |
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(c) The provisions of this subchapter apply to [a] |
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cell-cultured protein [product], as applicable. |
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SECTION 5. Subchapter D, Chapter 433, Health and Safety |
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Code, is amended by adding Section 433.057 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 433.057. PROHIBITION ON CELL-CULTURED PROTEIN; |
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TEMPORARY PROVISION. (a) In this section, "cell-cultured protein" |
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has the meaning assigned by Section 431.002. |
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(b) A person may not offer for sale or sell cell-cultured |
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protein for human consumption. |
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(c) To the extent another state law conflicts with this |
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section, this section controls. |
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(d) This section expires September 1, 2027. |
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SECTION 6. Section 431.0805(2), Health and Safety Code, is |
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repealed. |
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SECTION 7. As soon as practicable after the effective date |
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of this Act, the executive commissioner of the Health and Human |
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Services Commission shall adopt any rules necessary to implement |
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the changes in law made by this Act. |
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SECTION 8. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025. |
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President of the Senate |
Speaker of the House |
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I hereby certify that S.B. No. 261 passed the Senate on |
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May 12, 2025, by the following vote: Yeas 26, Nays 4; and that the |
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Senate concurred in House amendment on May 28, 2025, by the |
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following vote: Yeas 27, Nays 4. |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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I hereby certify that S.B. No. 261 passed the House, with |
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amendment, on May 25, 2025, by the following vote: Yeas 99, |
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Nays 36, three present not voting. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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Approved: |
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Governor |