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Missouri · 2026 Regular Session · Bill

HB 1697: Suspends the fees collected and remitted to the Missouri Beef Industry Council until the United States Congress passes a law mandating country of origin label for beef

In committee Official data

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Enacted

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

HB 1697 is a bill introduced in the Missouri House on December 1, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Suspends the fees collected and remitted to the Missouri Beef Industry Council until the United States Congress passes a law mandating country of origin label for beef. Primary sponsor: Mazzie Christensen (Republican). It lists 3 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (May 15, 2026): Referred: Emerging Issues(H).

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Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 1 · Republican 3

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Mazzie ChristensenPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse2
Lisa DurnellCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse154
Keith ElliottCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse153
Adrian PlankCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse47

“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.

Recent official actions

  1. Referred: Emerging Issues(H)
  2. Read Second Time (H)
  3. Read First Time (H)
  4. Prefiled (H)

Sources

  1. Open States / Plural (data from the official legislature website)
  2. Official legislature source