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House Co-Sponsorship Memoranda
House of Representatives
Session of 2023 - 2024
Regular Session
MEMORANDUM
| Posted: | June 4, 2024 04:08 PM |
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| From: | Representative Tina Pickett and Rep. Clint Owlett |
| To: | All House members |
| Subject: | Protecting the farmers that produce the Commonwealth’s meat and poultry |
| As we round the corner into summer, many of us are looking forward to the great American tradition of barbecues and cookouts: getting together with friends and family to enjoy a nice grilled steak, hot dogs, hamburgers, smoked chicken, and other fresh and delicious meats. None of this would be possible without the generations of work our farmers have put into breeding and raising animals to produce the high-quality food we enjoy from the farm to our tables. But what if there was a movement, with billions of dollars behind it, to bring meat from cell cultures in a lab to our tables? This could be a reality if we don’t join states such as Florida and Alabama that have recently passed bans on lab-grown meat and poultry. This legislation would protect our farmers and the work they do that is steeped in tradition and care to provide us with high-quality meat and poultry by banning the manufacturing and sale of lab-grown meat in this Commonwealth. We hope that you will join us in co-sponsoring this legislation to protect our farmers and traditions. |
Introduced as HB2441