# Nebraska LB246: Prohibit cultivated-protein food products under the Nebraska Pure Food Act and provide a deceptive trade practice Nebraska LB246, Prohibit cultivated-protein food products under the Nebraska Pure Food Act and provide a deceptive trade practice, is a 109th Legislature 1st and 2nd Sessions legislature bill sponsored by Barry DeKay; status signed, last action 2025-05-20 (Approved by Governor on May 20, 2025) (as of 2026-10-19). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NE-LB246-109 - As of: 2026-10-19 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Nebraska LB246 - State: Nebraska - Session: 109th Legislature 1st and 2nd Sessions - Title: Prohibit cultivated-protein food products under the Nebraska Pure Food Act and provide a deceptive trade practice - Status: signed - Chamber: legislature - Introduced: 2025-01-14 - Last action: 2025-05-20, Approved by Governor on May 20, 2025 - Sponsor: Barry DeKay - Cosponsors: 0 - Subjects: Agriculture Committee - Touches household money: no - Roll calls: 8 (239 yes, 65 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 2 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Businesses face extra liability for adulterated food: benefit, low. If a business breaks the adulterated food law while selling food, it also commits a deceptive trade practice. Consumers and the state can use deceptive-trade remedies against those businesses. This strengthens enforcement for food safety in commerce. - Ban on lab-grown meat in Nebraska: mixed, low. The law defines cultivated-protein food as products that look like animal meat but are grown from animal cells. Nebraska treats these foods as adulterated under its food safety law. Businesses cannot manufacture, import, distribute, promote, display, offer, or sell them in the state. Shoppers canno… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Barry DeKay, Senate ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2025-05-14 | legislature | Final Reading | pass | 38 | 11 | | | 2025-04-25 | legislature | Vote | fail | 39 | 0 | 10 | | 2025-04-22 | legislature | Vote | fail | 12 | 24 | 13 | | 2025-03-31 | legislature | Vote | fail | 33 | 1 | 15 | | 2025-03-31 | legislature | Vote | fail | 33 | 4 | 12 | | | legislature | Vote | fail | 12 | 24 | 13 | | | legislature | Vote | fail | 33 | 1 | 15 | | | legislature | Vote | fail | 39 | 0 | 10 | ## Actions (28) - 2025-05-20: Approved by Governor on May 20, 2025 (legislature) - 2025-05-14: Presented to Governor on May 14, 2025 (legislature) - 2025-05-14: President/Speaker signed (legislature) - 2025-05-14: Passed on Final Reading 38-11-0 (legislature) - 2025-05-14: Dispensing of reading at large approved (legislature) - 2025-04-30: Enrollment and Review ST28 recorded (legislature) - 2025-04-30: Enrollment and Review ST28 filed (legislature) - 2025-04-30: Placed on Final Reading Second with ST28 (legislature) - 2025-04-25: Advanced to Enrollment and Review for Reengrossment (legislature) - 2025-04-25: DeKay MO199 prevailed (legislature) - 2025-04-24: DeKay MO199 Pursuant to Rule 6, Section 8(b)(1), recommit to Enrollment and Review to correct an error and for reengrossment filed (legislature) - 2025-04-23: Placed on Final Reading (legislature) - 2025-04-22: Advanced to Enrollment and Review for Engrossment (legislature) - 2025-04-22: Conrad AM882 lost (legislature) - 2025-04-17: Conrad AM882 pending (legislature) - 2025-04-17: Enrollment and Review ER38 adopted (legislature) - 2025-04-08: Enrollment and Review ER38 filed (legislature) - 2025-04-08: Placed on Select File with ER38 (legislature) - 2025-04-03: Conrad AM882 filed (legislature) - 2025-03-31: Advanced to Enrollment and Review Initial (legislature) - 2025-03-31: Agriculture AM226 adopted (legislature) - 2025-03-17: Agriculture AM226 filed (legislature) - 2025-03-17: Placed on General File with AM226 (legislature) - 2025-03-14: Agriculture priority bill (legislature) - 2025-02-03: Notice of hearing for February 18, 2025 (legislature) - 2025-01-16: Referred to Agriculture Committee (legislature) - 2025-01-15: Brandt name added (legislature) - 2025-01-14: Date of introduction (legislature) ## Bill text - Introduced, 2025-01-14: [PDF](https://nebraskalegislature.gov/FloorDocs/109/PDF/Intro/LB246.pdf) - Enrolled / Slip Law: [PDF](https://nebraskalegislature.gov/FloorDocs/109/PDF/Slip/LB246.pdf) - Final / Enacted: [PDF](https://nebraskalegislature.gov/FloorDocs/109/PDF/Final/LB246.pdf) ## Related bills - LB468: Change provisions relating to inheritance taxes, change certain fee and tax provisions, and eliminate a sales tax exemption relating to data centers (failed) - LB13: Require the Department of Health and Human Services to file a state plan amendment relating to child care (failed) - LB677: Change provisions of the Nebraska Medical Cannabis Regulation Act and provide for regulation of medical cannabis (failed) - LB646: Provide an exemption from brand inspections and change fees under the Livestock Brand Act (failed) - LB170: Eliminate the sales tax exemptions for candy and soft drinks (failed) - LB714: Change provisions relating to motor vehicle taxes and fees (failed) ## Sources - [Introduced (PDF)](https://nebraskalegislature.gov/FloorDocs/109/PDF/Intro/LB246.pdf) - [Enrolled / Slip Law (PDF)](https://nebraskalegislature.gov/FloorDocs/109/PDF/Slip/LB246.pdf) - [Final / Enacted (PDF)](https://nebraskalegislature.gov/FloorDocs/109/PDF/Final/LB246.pdf) ## Related - [LB468: Change provisions relating to inheritance taxes, change certain fee and tax pro…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NE-LB468-109) - [LB13: Require the Department of Health and Human Services to file a state plan amendm…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NE-LB13-109) - [LB677: Change provisions of the Nebraska Medical Cannabis Regulation Act and provide f…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NE-LB677-109) - [LB646: Provide an exemption from brand inspections and change fees under the Livestock…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NE-LB646-109) - [LB170: Eliminate the sales tax exemptions for candy and soft drinks](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NE-LB170-109) - [LB714: Change provisions relating to motor vehicle taxes and fees](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NE-LB714-109) - [Nebraska bills](https://policyrisk.com/states/nebraska/bills) - [Nebraska state hub](https://policyrisk.com/states/nebraska) - [All state legislation](https://policyrisk.com/state-bills) Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NE-LB246-109 (as of 2026-10-19).