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Assembly

Record of Committee Proceedings

Committee on Agriculture

Assembly Bill 555

Relating to: labeling a food product as containing lab-grown animal cells, providing an exemption from emergency rule procedures, and providing a penalty.

By Representatives Moses, Sortwell, Armstrong, Behnke, Bodden, Brandtjen, Dittrich, Edming, Goeben, Gundrum, Gustafson, S. Johnson, O'Connor, Ortiz-Velez, Penterman, Rozar, Schmidt, Schutt and Snyder; cosponsored by Senators Quinn, Tomczyk and Spreitzer.

October 26, 2023������� Referred to Committee on Agriculture

January 09, 2024�������� Public Hearing Held

Present:������ (14)����� Representative Tranel; Representatives Oldenburg, Hurd, Kitchens, Moses, Mursau, Novak, Schutt, Schmidt, VanderMeer, Considine, Shankland, Jacobson and C. Anderson.

Absent:������ (0)������� None.

Excused:���� (1)������� Representative Myers.

Appearances For

����� Rep.� Clint� Moses - 29th Assembly Dist

����� Jason Mugnaini - WI Farm Bureau

����� Rep. Shae Sortwell - 2nd Assembly District

����� Chad Zuleger - DBA

Appearances Against

����� Jolene Plautz - Good Food Institute

����� Mike Semmann - WI Grocers Assocation

Appearances for Information Only

����� None.

Registrations For

����� Jake Sailer

����� AB� Winters - WI Dairy Products Assocation.

����� Michelle Kussow - WI Ass. of Meat Processors

����� Jordan Lamb - WI Pork Association

����� Jordan Lamb - WI Cattlemen's Assn.

Registrations Against

����� None.

Registrations for Information Only

����� Susan Quam - WI Restaurant Assn.

April 11, 2024������������ Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1

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Jeff Curry

Committee Clerk