Tennessee Senate Bill 2603

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 2-0)
Status: Introduced on January 31 2024 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2024-03-05 - Sponsor(s) Added.
Pending: Senate Commerce and Labor Committee
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.

Sen. Frank Niceley [R]

Sen. Janince Bowling [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2024-03-05	Senate	Sponsor(s) Added.
2024-03-05	Senate	Assigned to General Subcommittee of Senate Commerce and Labor Committee
2024-02-27	Senate	Placed on Senate Commerce and Labor Committee calendar for 3/5/2024
2024-02-05	Senate	Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Commerce and Labor Committee
2024-02-01	Senate	Introduced, Passed on First Consideration
2024-01-31	Senate	Filed for introduction

HB2754 (Crossfiled) 2024-02-27 - Def. to Summer Study in Agriculture & Natural Resources Subcommittee

Type	Source
Summary	https://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/Billinfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=SB2603&ga=113
Text	https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/113/Bill/SB2603.pdf
Supplement	https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/113/Fiscal/HB2754.pdf