Governor Pillen Coming To O'Neill For Signing Of Fake Meat Legislation

FAKE MEAT LEGISLATION - Governor Jim Pillen and Senator Barry DeKay shake hands when the Fake Meat Legislation Bill was signed in May of this year.

LINCOLN, NE – Governor Jim Pillen signed LB246, which bans the production, sale, promotion, and distribution of fake meat in Nebraska. The bill was sponsored on the Governor's behalf by Senator Barry DeKay.

On Thursday, July 17th, at 12:30 p.m., Governor Pillen and Senator Barry DeKay will be on hand for a ceremonial signing of the bill at Shamrock Locker, located at 500 S. 4th St. in O'Neill. Shamrock Locker will be serving a pulled pork meal with two sides for $15 from 11 a.m. until 2 p.m.

"When I stood in front of a group of producers and ag business owners  and announced my intention to sign this legislation, I was met with applause," said Gov. Pillen. "We need to be willing to protect and preserve our state's vital ag industry as well as our consumers. These products are grown from harvested cells in bioreactor machines. The health consequences are unknown, and so are the long-term effects to consumers."   

Putting this ban into law builds on the Governor's effort to protect producers and consumers from the fake meat industry, which was initiated with the issuance of Executive Order 24-09, prohibiting state agencies from purchasing lab-grown meat and requiring state contractors to certify that they will not discriminate against natural-meat producers in favor of laboratory or cultivated-meat producers.

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