SB 5799 — Concerning the sale of halal foods.

What this bill does

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.

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Floor votes

• House — 3rd Reading & Final Passage · February 29, 2024
  96 yea · 0 nay · 2 not voting
• Senate — 3rd Reading & Final Passage · February 9, 2024
  48 yea · 0 nay · 1 not voting

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