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Wyoming Senate rejects cultivated-meat prohibition bill after hours of debate
Summary
On Feb. 20, 2025, the Wyoming Senate defeated House Bill 168, a measure that would have banned "cultivated meat," following extended debate about economic impacts, interstate commerce and free-market principles. The final roll call was 12 yeas and 19 nays.
CHEYENNE — The Wyoming Senate on Feb. 20, 2025 rejected House Bill 168, a proposed prohibition on cultivated meat, after an extended floor debate that centered on agriculture, commerce and potential legal challenges. The roll call on third reading was 12 yeas and 19 nays, and the bill failed to receive a majority of the elected senators.
The bill, sponsored in the House by Representative Eklund and presented to the Senate as “House Bill 168, engrossed, cultivated meat prohibition,” would have prohibited the sale or labeling of products described in the bill as cultivated meat. Supporters framed the measure as a statement in defense of Wyoming’s…
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