LEGISLATIVE SERVICES AGENCY
OFFICE OF FISCAL AND MANAGEMENT ANALYSIS
FISCAL IMPACT STATEMENT
LS 7595 NOTE PREPARED: Feb 11, 2025
BILL NUMBER: HB 1425 BILL AMENDED: Feb 11, 2025
SUBJECT: Lab Grown Meat Labeling.
FIRST AUTHOR: Rep. Baird BILL STATUS: 2
nd
Reading - 1
st
House
FIRST SPONSOR:
FUNDS AFFECTED:XGENERAL IMPACT: State
DEDICATED
FEDERAL
Summary of Legislation: The bill prohibits a person from intentionally misbranding a cultivated meat
product as a meat product. It provides that the cultivated meat product is misbranded as a meat product if the
cultivated meat product is: (1) advertised; (2) labeled; or (3) offered for sale or sold; in a manner that does
not clearly indicate that it is a cultivated meat product or not in accordance with rules adopted by the Board
of Animal Health (BOAH). It requires BOAH to administer the chapter.
Effective Date: July 1, 2025.
Explanation of State Expenditures: The bill’s requirements may increase workload for the BOAH to
conduct complaint-based inspections of meat and poultry harvesting and processing facilities regarding
mislabeled cultivated meat products and to adopt rules regarding these products. The BOAH currently
inspects these facilities and should be able to implement these requirements using existing staffing and
resources. [The BOAH receives state General Fund appropriations for meat and poultry inspections.]
Explanation of State Revenues: The bill allows the BOAH to impose a civil penalty of not more than
$10,000 on a person that violates the bill’s provisions. Any civil penalties collected are to be deposited into
the state General Fund.
Explanation of Local Expenditures:
Explanation of Local Revenues:
State Agencies Affected: Board of Animal Health.
Local Agencies Affected:
Information Sources:
https://www.in.gov/boah/files/2024-MPI-Establishments.pdf;
HB 1425 1 https://www.in.gov/boah/files/meat-inspection-flow-chart-COLOR.pdf.
Fiscal Analyst: Heather Puletz, 317-234-9484.
HB 1425 2