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Governor DeSantis Signs SB 1084, Banning Lab-Grown Meat in Florida

May 1, 2024, 11:24 PM

Florida Governor Ron DeSantis has signed SB 1084, a bill that enacts a first-in-the-nation ban on the sale of lab-grown meat, aiming to protect the state's cattle industry against what he describes as an ideological agenda that fingers agriculture as the problem. This legislation, which also includes provisions to preempt local regulation of electric vehicle (EV) charging stations, is part of a broader agricultural bill aimed at protecting the state's traditional farming and cattle industries. The bill was signed during an event in Wauchula with Florida Agriculture Commissioner Wilton Simpson. DeSantis and supporters argue that the ban supports local farmers and ranchers by protecting them from competition with lab-grown meat.