# Mississippi HB 1153: Meat and cell-cultivated dairy products; revise the MS Dept. of Ag and Commerce's regulatory authority regarding.

Mississippi HB 1153, Meat and cell-cultivated dairy products; revise the MS Dept. of Ag and Commerce's regulatory authority regarding., is a 2026 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Bill Pigott (Republican); status became law, last action 2026-03-23 (Law W/out Governor's Signature); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-27).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MS-HB1153-2026
- As of: 2026-10-27
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Bill: Mississippi HB 1153
- State: Mississippi
- Session: 2026 Regular Session
- Title: Meat and cell-cultivated dairy products; revise the MS Dept. of Ag and Commerce's regulatory authority regarding.
- Status: became law
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2026-01-19
- Last action: 2026-03-23, Law W/out Governor's Signature
- Sponsor: Bill Pigott (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Subjects: Agriculture, Appropriations
- Touches household money: yes
- Roll calls: 3 (271 yes, 6 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 3

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- Mississippi bans cell-cultured dairy: cost, low. Beginning July 1, 2026, no person may manufacture, sell, or offer for sale in Mississippi a cell-cultured dairy product. The ban covers products made from animal cells grown outside a live animal to imitate or replace milk. These products will not be available through in-state sales.
- Food sellers face stronger enforcement: mixed, low. Beginning July 1, 2026, the Mississippi Department of Agriculture and Commerce must inspect relevant food businesses after a credible complaint about meat mislabeling. It must stop sales when it has reasonable cause to suspect a violation and may secure the product. If the product is misbranded, th…
- Stores must identify meat alternatives: mixed, low. Beginning July 1, 2026, products with manufactured protein cannot use a meat name without a clear qualifying term nearby. A trace amount of plant protein alone does not make a product misbranded. Stores must tell customers whether covered products are authentic meat or nonmeat; restaurants must mar…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Bill Pigott (Republican), House

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-03-12 | House | Concurred in Amend From Senate | pass | 113 | 1 | 5 |
| 2026-03-10 | Senate | Passed As Amended | pass | 51 | 0 | 1 |
| 2026-02-04 | House | Passed | pass | 107 | 5 | 6 |

## Actions (16)

- 2026-03-23: Law W/out Governor's Signature (legislature)
- 2026-03-16: Enrolled Bill Signed (Senate)
- 2026-03-16: Enrolled Bill Signed (House)
- 2026-03-12: Concurred in Amend From Senate (House)
- 2026-03-11: Returned For Concurrence (Senate)
- 2026-03-10: Passed As Amended (Senate)
- 2026-03-10: Amended (Senate)
- 2026-03-03: Title Suff Do Pass As Amended (Senate)
- 2026-02-27: DR - TSDPAA: AG To AP (Senate)
- 2026-02-17: Referred To Agriculture;Appropriations (Senate)
- 2026-02-05: Transmitted To Senate (House)
- 2026-02-05: Motion to Reconsider Tabled (House)
- 2026-02-04: Motion to Reconsider Entered (Bell (65th), Pigott, Mangold) (House)
- 2026-02-04: Passed (House)
- 2026-01-28: Title Suff Do Pass (House)
- 2026-01-19: Referred To Agriculture (House)

## Bill text

- Amendment No 2 (Adopted): [HTML](https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/html/sam/HB1153_S_Amend_02.htm), [PDF](https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/pdf/sam/HB1153_S_Amend_02.pdf)
- As Introduced: [HTML](https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/html/HB/1100-1199/HB1153IN.htm), [PDF](https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/pdf/HB/1100-1199/HB1153IN.pdf)
- As Passed: [HTML](https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/html/HB/1100-1199/HB1153PS.htm), [PDF](https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/pdf/HB/1100-1199/HB1153PS.pdf)
- Committee Amendment No 1 (Adopted): [HTML](https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/html/sam/HB1153_S_Cmte_Amend_01.htm), [PDF](https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/pdf/sam/HB1153_S_Cmte_Amend_01.pdf)
- Enrolled: [HTML](https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/html/HB/1100-1199/HB1153SG.htm), [PDF](https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/pdf/HB/1100-1199/HB1153SG.pdf)

## Related bills

- HB 1653: Local Improvements Project Fund and IHL Capital Improvements Fund; revise certain projects funded with monies from. (signed)
- HB 1924: Appropriation; Attorney General. (signed)
- SB 3051: Appropriation; Finance and Administration, Department of. (signed)
- SB 3110: Tax credits; authorize for contributions by certain taxpayers to certain hospitals. (signed)
- SB 2917: Budget; provide for various transfers of funds, and create various special funds. (signed)
- SB 3071: Appropriation; Gulf Coast Restoration Funds to the Mississippi Development Authority. (signed)

## Sources
- [Amendment No 2 (Adopted) (HTML)](https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/html/sam/HB1153_S_Amend_02.htm)
- [Amendment No 2 (Adopted) (PDF)](https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/pdf/sam/HB1153_S_Amend_02.pdf)
- [As Introduced (HTML)](https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/html/HB/1100-1199/HB1153IN.htm)
- [As Introduced (PDF)](https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/pdf/HB/1100-1199/HB1153IN.pdf)
- [As Passed (HTML)](https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/html/HB/1100-1199/HB1153PS.htm)
- [As Passed (PDF)](https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/pdf/HB/1100-1199/HB1153PS.pdf)
- [Committee Amendment No 1 (Adopted) (HTML)](https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/html/sam/HB1153_S_Cmte_Amend_01.htm)
- [Committee Amendment No 1 (Adopted) (PDF)](https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/pdf/sam/HB1153_S_Cmte_Amend_01.pdf)
- [Enrolled (HTML)](https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/html/HB/1100-1199/HB1153SG.htm)
- [Enrolled (PDF)](https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/pdf/HB/1100-1199/HB1153SG.pdf)

## Related
- [HB 1653: Local Improvements Project Fund and IHL Capital Improvements Fund; revise certa…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MS-HB1653-2026)
- [HB 1924: Appropriation; Attorney General.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MS-HB1924-2026)
- [SB 3051: Appropriation; Finance and Administration, Department of.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MS-SB3051-2026)
- [SB 3110: Tax credits; authorize for contributions by certain taxpayers to certain hospit…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MS-SB3110-2026)
- [SB 2917: Budget; provide for various transfers of funds, and create various special fund…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MS-SB2917-2026)
- [SB 3071: Appropriation; Gulf Coast Restoration Funds to the Mississippi Development Auth…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MS-SB3071-2026)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MS-HB1153-2026 (as of 2026-10-27).