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FISCAL NOTE
Senate Bill 23
Committee: Agriculture, Conservation, and ForestrySponsor: Senator Jack Williams
Analyst: Mathieu Fuller Date: 02/14/2024
Senate Bill 23as reported by the Committee on Agriculture, Conservation, and Forestry would
prohibit the manufacture, sale, and distribution of cultivated food products in the state,
which could increase receipts to the State General Fund and municipal general funds from fines;
increase receipts to the State General Fund, county general funds, municipal general funds, and
other funds to which court costs are deposited; and could increase the obligations of the State
General Fund, district attorneys, and local jails by an undetermined amount dependent upon the
number of persons charged with and convicted of the offenses provided by this bill and the
penalties imposed.
In addition, this bill could further increase receipts to the State General Fund from civil
penalties (ranging from $100 for a Class II violation up to $10,000, for a Class V violation),
imposed on food sales establishments that violate the provisions of this bill.
This bill could also increase the administrative obligations of the Department of Public Health
and the Department of Agriculture and Industries for the adoption of rules determined necessary
to implement the provisions of this bill.