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NebraskaLB246109th Legislature 1st and 2nd SessionslegislatureWALLET

Prohibit cultivated-protein food products under the Nebraska Pure Food Act and provide a deceptive trade practice

Sponsored By: Barry DeKay

Signed by Governor

Agriculture Committee

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Bill Overview

Analyzed Economic Effects

2 provisions identified: 1 benefits, 1 costs, 0 mixed.

Businesses cannot sell lab-grown meat

The law defines cultivated-protein foods as products that look like animal meat but come from animal cells grown in a lab. These foods are classified as adulterated. Businesses in Nebraska may not make, import, distribute, promote, display for sale, offer, attempt to sell, or sell them. Retailers, distributors, and marketers must stop these activities in the state.

Easier to sue over adulterated food

When a business breaks the food-adulteration ban, that act also counts as a deceptive trade practice. Violations of the adulteration ban are now listed under Nebraska’s deceptive trade law. Consumers and competitors can sue under that law to stop the conduct and seek relief.

Sponsors & Cosponsors

Sponsor

  • Barry DeKay

    legislature

Cosponsors

There are no cosponsors for this bill.

Roll Call Votes

All Roll Calls

Yes: 239 • No: 65

legislature vote • 4/24/2026

Vote

Yes: 33 • No: 1 • Other: 15

legislature vote • 4/24/2026

Vote

Yes: 39 • No: 0 • Other: 10

legislature vote • 4/24/2026

Vote

Yes: 12 • No: 24 • Other: 13

legislature vote • 5/14/2025

Final Reading

Yes: 38 • No: 11

legislature vote • 4/25/2025

Vote

Yes: 39 • No: 0 • Other: 10

legislature vote • 4/22/2025

Vote

Yes: 12 • No: 24 • Other: 13

legislature vote • 3/31/2025

Vote

Yes: 33 • No: 1 • Other: 15

legislature vote • 3/31/2025

Vote

Yes: 33 • No: 4 • Other: 12

Actions Timeline

  1. Approved by Governor on May 20, 2025

    5/21/2025legislature

  2. Dispensing of reading at large approved

    5/14/2025legislature

  3. Passed on Final Reading 38-11-0

    5/14/2025legislature

  4. President/Speaker signed

    5/14/2025legislature

  5. Presented to Governor on May 14, 2025

    5/14/2025legislature

  6. Placed on Final Reading Second with ST28

    4/30/2025legislature

  7. Enrollment and Review ST28 filed

    4/30/2025legislature

  8. Enrollment and Review ST28 recorded

    4/30/2025legislature

  9. DeKay MO199 prevailed

    4/25/2025legislature

  10. Advanced to Enrollment and Review for Reengrossment

    4/25/2025legislature

  11. DeKay MO199 Pursuant to Rule 6, Section 8(b)(1), recommit to Enrollment and Review to correct an error and for reengrossment filed

    4/24/2025legislature

  12. Placed on Final Reading

    4/23/2025legislature

  13. Conrad AM882 lost

    4/22/2025legislature

  14. Advanced to Enrollment and Review for Engrossment

    4/22/2025legislature

  15. Enrollment and Review ER38 adopted

    4/17/2025legislature

  16. Conrad AM882 pending

    4/17/2025legislature

  17. Placed on Select File with ER38

    4/8/2025legislature

  18. Enrollment and Review ER38 filed

    4/8/2025legislature

  19. Conrad AM882 filed

    4/3/2025legislature

  20. Agriculture AM226 adopted

    3/31/2025legislature

  21. Advanced to Enrollment and Review Initial

    3/31/2025legislature

  22. Placed on General File with AM226

    3/17/2025legislature

  23. Agriculture AM226 filed

    3/17/2025legislature

  24. Agriculture priority bill

    3/14/2025legislature

  25. Notice of hearing for February 18, 2025

    2/3/2025legislature

Bill Text

  • Introduced

    5/21/2025

    PDF

  • Enrolled / Slip Law

    PDF

  • Final / Enacted

    PDF

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