GMO labeling - USA

Status updates for all legislative actions in the U.S. on both the Federal and State levels.
For more information regarding the food labeling debate, please visit our Labeling page.

 

Federal Legislation

H.R. 1599: Safe and Accurate Food Labeling Act of 2015
Status; link to bill
 Passed by House and Senate, headed to White House to be signed into Law by President Obama (news article dated 7/14/16)

Proposed Amendment of Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946 to federalize labeling of GM foods - 2016
Link to discussion draft
News article dated 2/22/16

H.R. 4432: Safe and Accurate Food Labeling Act of 2014
Status; link to bill
Referred to Committee 4/9/14
News article dated 4/15/14

State Legislation

Click on states below to check on their individual status.

Alaska
2016: HB 258, introduced 1/19/16 (status; link to bill)
2013: HJR 5, labeling salmon as GM. Introduced, passed House (status; link to bill)

Arizona
2015: HB 2462, introduced 3/31/15 (status; link to bill)

California
2014: Senate Bill 1381, "California Right To Know Genetically Engineered Food Act", introduced to Senate 2/21/14.
Passed and re-reffered to Standing Committee on Rules March 27, 2014 | Link to bill (PDF)
Turned down by Senate on May 28 and May 29, wording revised (news article dated 5/29/14)
Proposition 37 failed in November, 2012 election Link to bill | http://www.carighttoknow.org/ | Proposition (PDF).

Colorado
2014: Proposition 105 approved for ballot (news article dated 8/20/14) | Link to proposition text and status. Voted down 11/4/14 (unofficial election results) | News article dated 11/5/14
2013: HB 13-1192, introduced 1/31/13 (status; news article dated 1/8/13).

Connecticut
2013: SB 802 passed on May 21, 2013. HB6527 passed on June 1, 2013.
2012: http://righttoknowct.org/ | Link to HB 5177 | Link to SB 802
Status: HB 5117 no longer containing provisions to label food products containing GMOs.

Florida
2016:  SB 1700, introduced 1/8/16 (status; link to bill)
SB 1708, introduced 1/11/16 (status; link to bill)
HB 1369, introduced 1/11/16 (status; link to bill)
2015: HB 351, introduced 1/19/15 | SB 416, introduced 1/21/15
HB 351 status | SB 416 status
2013: H 1233, introduced 3/1/13. S 1728, introduced 3/2/13.

Hawaii
2013: HB 174, introduced and passed House 3/5/13 (status; link to bill)

Illinois
2013: HB 3085, introduced 2/26/13 (status; link to bill)

Iowa
2011: HF 375, introduced but ended in 2011 (status; link to bill)

Maine
2016: LD 991 to amend GMO labeling law, introduced 3/18/15, to be worked on during this legislative session (status; link to bill)
2013-2014: HP 490, introduced 2/26/13, passed 1/4/14 (status; link to bill)

Maryland
2013: HB 1466, introduced 2/22/13 (status; link to bill)

Massachusetts
2015: H 3242, introduced 1/20/15 (status; link to bill)
2011: H 3276, introduced 1/24/11 (status; link to bill)

Minnesota
2015: SF 335, introduced 1/26/15 (status; link to bill); HF 351, introduced 1/26/15 (status; link to bill)

Missouri
2015: HB 1510, introduced 12/1/15 (status; link to bill)
2014: HB 168, introduced 12/5/14 (status; link to bill)
2013: HB 245, introduced 1/22/13 and withdrawn (status; link to bill)

Nevada
2013: AB 330, introduced 3/18/13 (status; link to bill)

New Hampshire
2016: HB 1674-FN debated (news article dated 1/25/16; link to bill)
2013: HB 660, introduced 1/3/13 (status; link to bill)

New Jersey
2015: SR 133, introduced 6/25/15 (status; link to bill)
2014: A 1359, introduced 1/26/14 (status; link to bill)
2012: A 3192, introduced 7/30/12 (status; link to bill)

New Mexico
2012: SB 18, introduced (status; link to bill). Bill turned down (news article dated 2/1/13).

New York
2013: S 3835, introduced 2/21/13 (status; link to bill). Same as S03835-B), introduced 1/28/13. Referred to the State Assembly Ways and Means Committee on 6/3/14 (link to summary of action). Failed to advance before adjournment (news article dated 6/20/14).

Oregon
2014: Signatures collected for Measure 92 for 2014 ballot (news article dated July 5, 2014)
LInk to text of 2014 Oregon Initiative 44 (PDF) | Initiative Status
Measure 92 voted down 11/4/14 (Election results) | News article dated 11/16/14
2013: Signatures collected for initiative for 2013 election (news article dated 1/10/13), Link to initiative (PDF) |

Pennsylvania
2013: HB 1170, introduced 10/17/13 (status; link to bill)

Rhode Island
2015: HB 5078, introduced 1/15/15 (status; link to bill)

Tennessee
2013: HB 1168 and SB 894, introduced 1/31/13
(HB 1168 status; link to bill) (SB 894 status; link to bill).

Vermont
2014: H112 signed into law by Governor Peter Shumlin on 5/8/14 (news article dated 5/8/14)
Attorney General Asks Federal Court To Dismiss Lawsuit Against Vermont’s Law On Labeling Genetically Engineered Food (news article dated 8/8/14). http://www.vpirg.org/gmo | PDF of H 112

Virginia
2012: SB 606, introduced 1/19/12 (status; link to bill)

Washington
2012: Initiative 522, introduced 1/19/12 (status; link to initiative)
Signatures collected for Initiative I-522 for 2013 election (news article dated 1/4/13). Washington State Legislature adjourned on 4/28/13 without modifying the petition submitted the legislature. Will appear on the November ballot (news article dated 4/29/13)
Election on November 5, 2013, initiative defeated, 54.8% opposed to labeling and 45.2% in favor of it (news article dated 11/6/13). http://www.labelitwa.org/


Status updates courtesy of http://openstates.org.
Updated 3/2/16.