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Reprinted
March 21, 2025
ENGROSSED
HOUSE BILL No. 1425
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DIGEST OF HB 1425 (Updated March 20, 2025 3:01 pm - DI 150)
Citations Affected: IC 15-17.
Synopsis: Lab grown meat labeling. Requires the department of
agriculture, board of animal health, and the Indiana department of
health to conduct a study to determine the safety of cultivated meat
products for human consumption. Establishes a one year moratorium
on the sale of cultivated meat products in Indiana. Prohibits a person
from intentionally misbranding a cultivated meat product as a meat
product. 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). Requires BOAH
to administer the chapter.
Effective: July 1, 2025; July 1, 2026.
Baird, King, Moed, Bauer M
(SENATE SPONSORS — LEISING, GLICK, RANDOLPH LONNIE M)
January 13, 2025, read first time and referred to Committee on Agriculture and Rural
Development.
January 27, 2025, amended, reported — Do Pass. Referred to Committee on Judiciary
pursuant to Rule 126.2.
February 3, 2025, amended, reported — Do Pass.
February 11, 2025, read second time, amended, ordered engrossed.
February 12, 2025, engrossed.
February 13, 2025, read third time, passed. Yeas 89, nays 0.
SENATE ACTION
February 20, 2025, read first time and referred to Committee on Agriculture.
March 3, 2025, reported favorably — Do Pass.
March 20, 2025, read second time, amended, ordered engrossed.
EH 1425—LS 7595/DI 150 Reprinted
March 21, 2025
First Regular Session of the 124th General Assembly (2025)
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ENGROSSED
HOUSE BILL No. 1425
A BILL FOR AN ACT to amend the Indiana Code concerning
agriculture and animals.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Indiana:
1 SECTION 1. IC 15-17-2-22.5 IS ADDED TO THE INDIANA
2 CODE AS A NEW SECTION TO READ AS FOLLOWS
3 [EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2025]: Sec. 22.5. "Cultivated meat product"
4 means animal protein grown in a facility from extracted animal
5 stem cells and arranged in a similar structure as animal tissues to
6 replicate the sensory and nutritional profiles of meat products.
7 SECTION 2. IC 15-17-2-54, AS ADDED BY P.L.2-2008,
8 SECTION 8, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
9 JULY 1, 2025]: Sec. 54. (a) "Meat food product" and "meat product"
10 means a product capable of use as human food that is made wholly or
11 in part from meat or other part of the carcass of:
12 (1) cattle;
13 (2) sheep;
14 (3) swine;
15 (4) equines;
16 (5) bison;
17 (6) farm raised cervidae;
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1 (7) ratitae; or
2 (8) goats.
3 (b) The term does not include products that:
4 (1) contain meat or other parts of such carcasses only in a
5 relatively small proportion; or
6 (2) historically have not been considered by consumers as
7 products of the meat food industry and that are exempted from
8 definition as a meat food product by the state veterinarian under
9 conditions the state veterinarian prescribes to ensure that the meat
10 or other parts of the carcass contained in the product are not
11 adulterated and that the products are not represented as meat food
12 products.
13 (c) The term does not include an alternative meat product.
14 SECTION 3. IC 15-17-2-83, AS ADDED BY P.L.2-2008,
15 SECTION 8, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
16 JULY 1, 2025]: Sec. 83. (a) "Person" means any individual, trustee,
17 receiver, corporation, limited liability company, partnership, and any
18 other firm, organization, association, cooperative, or group of
19 individuals or persons.
20 (b) "Person", for purposes of IC 15-17-5-6.1 and IC 15-17-5-6.5,
21 means any individual, trustee, receiver, corporation, limited
22 liability company, partnership, official establishment (as defined
23 in section 72 of this chapter), and any other firm, organization,
24 association, cooperative, or group of individuals or persons.
25 SECTION 4. IC 15-17-2-103 IS ADDED TO THE INDIANA
26 CODE AS A NEW SECTION TO READ AS FOLLOWS
27 [EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2026]: Sec. 103. "Wholesaler", for purposes
28 of IC 15-17-5-6.5, means any person that sells or distributes meat
29 products or cultivated meat products to another person for the
30 purpose of resale.
31 SECTION 5. IC 15-17-5-6.1 IS ADDED TO THE INDIANA CODE
32 AS A NEW SECTION TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE JULY
33 1, 2025]: Sec. 6.1. (a) A person shall not:
34 (1) sell;
35 (2) offer for sale; or
36 (3) manufacture;
37 a cultivated meat product in Indiana during the period beginning
38 July 1, 2025, and ending June 30, 2026.
39 (b) The board may:
40 (1) take any enforcement action authorized under this chapter
41 for violations of this section; or
42 (2) impose a civil penalty of not more than ten thousand
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1 dollars ($10,000) on a person that violates this section.
2 Civil penalties collected under this section shall be deposited in the
3 state general fund.
4 (c) Each day a violation continues constitutes a separate offense.
5 (d) After notice and hearing in compliance with IC 4-21.5, the
6 board may seek a court order to enjoin a person from selling,
7 offering for sale, or manufacturing cultivated meat products if the
8 person repeatedly and persistently fails to comply with this section.
9 (e) This section expires July 1, 2027.
10 SECTION 6. IC 15-17-5-6.3 IS ADDED TO THE INDIANA CODE
11 AS A NEW SECTION TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE JULY
12 1, 2025]: Sec. 6.3. (a) The:
13 (1) Indiana state department of agriculture;
14 (2) board; and
15 (3) Indiana department of health;
16 shall jointly conduct a study that determines the safety of
17 cultivated meat products for human consumption.
18 (b) The:
19 (1) Indiana state department of agriculture;
20 (2) board; and
21 (3) Indiana department of health;
22 shall issue a report to the legislative council containing the findings
23 and recommendations from the study under subsection (a),
24 including any recommended legislation, in an electronic format
25 under IC 5-14-6 not later than December 1, 2025.
26 (c) The:
27 (1) Indiana state department of agriculture;
28 (2) board; and
29 (3) Indiana department of health;
30 may not contract with an entity or organization to conduct the
31 study described in subsection (a). The costs to conduct the study
32 described in subsection (a) are payable solely from appropriations
33 available to each entity listed in subdivisions (1) through (3).
34 (d) This section expires December 1, 2026.
35 SECTION 7. IC 15-17-5-6.5 IS ADDED TO THE INDIANA CODE
36 AS A NEW SECTION TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE JULY
37 1, 2026]: Sec. 6.5. (a) A person that labels meat products shall not
38 misbrand a cultivated meat product.
39 (b) A cultivated meat product is misbranded if the cultivated
40 meat product is:
41 (1) advertised;
42 (2) labeled; or
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1 (3) offered for sale or sold;
2 in a manner that does not clearly indicate that it is a cultivated
3 meat product or not in accordance with rules adopted by the
4 board.
5 (c) The board shall investigate complaints that a person:
6 (1) offered for sale; or
7 (2) sold;
8 a misbranded cultivated meat product.
9 (d) A person shall include the phrase "THIS IS AN
10 IMITATION MEAT PRODUCT" on the package containing a
11 cultivated meat product.
12 (e) The board shall adopt rules under IC 4-22-2 to carry out its
13 responsibilities under this section.
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COMMITTEE REPORT
Mr. Speaker: Your Committee on Agriculture and Rural
Development, to which was referred House Bill 1425, has had the same
under consideration and begs leave to report the same back to the
House with the recommendation that said bill be amended as follows:
Page 1, line 4, delete "laboratory" and insert "facility".
Page 2, between lines 13 and 14, begin a new paragraph and insert:
"(d) The term does not include an alternative meat product.
SECTION 3. IC 15-17-2-83, AS ADDED BY P.L.2-2008,
SECTION 8, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
JULY 1, 2025]: Sec. 83. (a) "Person" means any individual, trustee,
receiver, corporation, limited liability company, partnership, and any
other firm, organization, association, cooperative, or group of
individuals or persons.
(b) "Person", for purposes of IC 15-17-5-6.5, means any
individual, trustee, receiver, corporation, limited liability company,
partnership, official establishment (as defined in IC 15-17-2-72),
and any other firm, organization, association, cooperative, or
group of individuals or persons.".
Page 2, between lines 18 and 19, begin a new paragraph and insert:
"(b) A 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.".
Page 2, delete lines 19 through 31.
Page 2, between lines 35 and 36, begin a new paragraph and insert:
"(d) A person shall include the phrase "THIS IS AN
IMITATION MEAT PRODUCT" on the package containing a
cultivated meat product.".
Page 2, line 36, delete "(d)" and insert "(e)".
Page 2, line 37, after "(a)" insert ",".
Page 2, line 37, delete "halt the person's sale of" and insert "detain
product the board suspects violates this chapter.".
Page 2, delete lines 38 through 40, begin a new paragraph and
insert:
"(f) Following the board's decision to detain the product, a
person may not:".
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Page 3, line 4, delete "(f)" and insert "(g)".
Page 3, line 6, delete "(g)" and insert "(h)".
Page 3, between lines 12 and 13, begin a new paragraph and insert:
"(i) The board may:
(1) revoke state meat and poultry inspection of an official
establishment that is violating this section; or
(2) impose a civil penalty of not more than one hundred
thousand dollars ($100,000) on a person that violates this
section. Civil penalties collected under this section shall be
deposited in the state general fund.".
Page 3, delete lines 13 through 16.
Page 3, line 17, delete "(i)" and insert "(j)".
Page 3, line 19, delete "(j)" and insert "(k)".
Page 3, line 20, delete "(k)" and insert "(l)".
Page 3, line 24, delete "(l)" and insert "(m)".
Renumber all SECTIONS consecutively.
and when so amended that said bill do pass.
(Reference is to HB 1425 as introduced.)
AYLESWORTH
Committee Vote: yeas 12, nays 0.
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COMMITTEE REPORT
Mr. Speaker: Your Committee on Judiciary, to which was referred
House Bill 1425, has had the same under consideration and begs leave
to report the same back to the House with the recommendation that said
bill be amended as follows:
Page 3, line 26, delete "one hundred" and insert "ten".
Page 3, line 27, delete "($100,000)" and insert "($10,000)".
Page 3, delete lines 30 through 31.
Page 3, line 32, delete "(k)" and insert "(j)".
Page 3, line 33, delete "(l)" and insert "(k)".
Page 3, line 37, delete "(m)" and insert "(l)".
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Page 3, delete lines 39 through 42.
and when so amended that said bill do pass.
(Reference is to HB 1425 as printed January 27, 2025.)
JETER
Committee Vote: yeas 10, nays 0.
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HOUSE MOTION
Mr. Speaker: I move that House Bill 1425 be amended to read as
follows:
Page 2, delete line 13.
Page 2, line 14, delete "(d)" and insert "(c)".
Page 2, line 29, delete "knowingly and intentionally".
Page 2, line 29, delete "product" and insert "product.".
Page 2, delete line 30.
Page 2, line 31, delete "as a meat product".
Page 2, between lines 41 and 42, begin a new line blocked left and
insert:
"a misbranded cultivated meat product.".
Page 2, delete line 42.
Page 3, delete lines 4 through 22.
Page 3, line 23, delete "(i)" and insert "(e)".
Page 3, between lines 23 and 24, begin a new line block indented
and insert:
"(1) take any enforcement action authorized under this
chapter for violations of this section; or".
Page 3, delete lines 24 through 25.
Page 3, line 30, delete "(j)" and insert "(f)".
Page 3, line 31, delete "(k)" and insert "(g)".
Page 3, line 35, delete "(l)" and insert "(h)".
Renumber all SECTIONS consecutively.
(Reference is to HB 1425 as printed February 3, 2025.)
BAIRD
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COMMITTEE REPORT
Mr. President: The Senate Committee on Agriculture, to which was
referred House Bill No. 1425, has had the same under consideration
and begs leave to report the same back to the Senate with the
recommendation that said bill DO PASS.
(Reference is to HB 1425 as reprinted February 12, 2025.)
LEISING, Chairperson
Committee Vote: Yeas 8, Nays 1
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SENATE MOTION
Mr. President: I move that Engrossed House Bill 1425 be amended
to read as follows:
Replace the effective date in SECTION 4 with "[EFFECTIVE JULY
1, 2026]".
Page 2, line 20, after "of" insert "IC 15-17-5-6.1 and".
Page 2, line 22, delete "IC 15-17-2-72)," and insert "section 72 of
this chapter),".
Page 2, between lines 24 and 25, begin a new paragraph and insert:
"SECTION 4. IC 15-17-2-103 IS ADDED TO THE INDIANA
CODE AS A NEW SECTION TO READ AS FOLLOWS
[EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2026]: Sec. 103. "Wholesaler", for purposes
of IC 15-17-5-6.5, means any person that sells or distributes meat
products or cultivated meat products to another person for the
purpose of resale.
SECTION 4. IC 15-17-5-6.1 IS ADDED TO THE INDIANA CODE
AS A NEW SECTION TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE JULY
1, 2025]: Sec. 6.1. (a) A person shall not:
(1) sell;
(2) offer for sale; or
(3) manufacture;
a cultivated meat product in Indiana during the period beginning
July 1, 2025, and ending June 30, 2026.
(b) The board may:
(1) take any enforcement action authorized under this chapter
for violations of this section; or
(2) impose a civil penalty of not more than ten thousand
dollars ($10,000) on a person that violates this section.
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Civil penalties collected under this section shall be deposited in the
state general fund.
(c) Each day a violation continues constitutes a separate offense.
(d) After notice and hearing in compliance with IC 4-21.5, the
board may seek a court order to enjoin a person from selling,
offering for sale, or manufacturing cultivated meat products if the
person repeatedly and persistently fails to comply with this section.
(e) This section expires July 1, 2027.
SECTION 5. IC 15-17-5-6.3 IS ADDED TO THE INDIANA CODE
AS A NEW SECTION TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE JULY
1, 2025]: Sec. 6.3. (a) The:
(1) Indiana state department of agriculture;
(2) board; and
(3) Indiana department of health;
shall jointly conduct a study that determines the safety of
cultivated meat products for human consumption.
(b) The:
(1) Indiana state department of agriculture;
(2) board; and
(3) Indiana department of health;
shall issue a report to the legislative council containing the findings
and recommendations from the study under subsection (a),
including any recommended legislation, in an electronic format
under IC 5-14-6 not later than December 1, 2025.
(c) The:
(1) Indiana state department of agriculture;
(2) board; and
(3) Indiana department of health;
may not contract with an entity or organization to conduct the
study described in subsection (a). The costs to conduct the study
described in subsection (a) are payable solely from appropriations
available to each entity listed in subdivisions (1) through (3).
(d) This section expires December 1, 2026.".
Page 3, delete lines 2 through 13.
Page 3, line 14, delete "(h)" and insert "(e)".
Renumber all SECTIONS consecutively.
(Reference is to EHB 1425 as printed March 4, 2025.)
LEISING
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