BILL · 2023–24 SESSION

HB 2059: Sale of halal foods

Concerning the sale of halal foods.

Summary

Prohibits a person from selling or offering for sale any food product represented as halal when that person knows that the food product is not halal and the representation is likely to cause the purchaser to believe that it is halal.
Provides that the sale or offer for sale of a food product marked as halal when that person knows the product is not halal constitutes a violation of the Consumer Protection Act.

From the House Bill Report (HB 2059), written by the Legislature's nonpartisan staff. Read the full report ↗

Did not pass Did not pass · passed House, stalled in Senate

AN ACT Relating to the sale of halal food products;

Passed February 7, 2024

Version voted on: HB 2059

97 Yea 0 Nay 0 Absent 1 Excused

Party	Yea	Nay	Absent	Excused
Democrat	58	0	0	0
Republican	39	0	0	1

How each member voted

Mar 7, 2024By resolution, returned to House Rules Committee for third reading.
Feb 9, 2024First reading, referred to Agriculture, Water, Natural Resources & Parks.
Feb 7, 2024Third reading, passed; yeas, 97; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 1.
Feb 7, 2024Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.
Feb 2, 2024Rules Committee relieved of further consideration. Placed on second reading.
Jan 26, 2024Referred to Rules 2 Review.
Jan 24, 2024AGNR - Majority; do pass.
Jan 24, 2024AGNR - Executive action taken by committee.
Jan 8, 2024First reading, referred to Agriculture and Natural Resources.
Dec 29, 2023Prefiled for introduction.

Bill numbers restart every two years, so the same number is a different bill in each session.

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