Did not become law. It stopped in the House of Representatives's Agriculture, Land Use, Natural Resources, and Water Committee on June 27, 2025. The 2025 session has ended.
2025 Regular Session
House Bill 2557
Prohibits a person from raising octopus for the purpose of human consumption or participating in the sale or offer for sale of octopus that was raised for human consumption.
What it does
The synopsis the Legislative Assembly published with the bill.
Digest: The Act makes it illegal to raise octopus as food for humans or take part in the sale of octopus that was raised as food for humans. (Flesch Readability Score: 69.7). Prohibits a person from raising octopus for the purpose of human consumption or participating in the sale or offer for sale of octopus that was raised for human consumption.
Sponsors
Who carried the bill in each chamber, and who signed on. Each name leads to the member's page.
In the House of Representatives
Sponsor
Chief co-sponsor
4 co-sponsors
Its course
January 13 to June 27, 2025, on one scale. In the top row each mark is a day something happened; taller marks are busier days.
Each committee stop sits inside its chamber.
Every action4 actions on 4 days
In the House of RepresentativesJan 13 to Jun 27 · stopped165 days
Waiting for a committeeJan 13 to Jan 174 days
Agriculture, Land Use, Natural Resources, and WaterJan 17 to Jun 27 · stopped161 days
Text
Each version as the Legislative Assembly printed it.
l9n doesn't hold this bill's text yet.
What happened
In l9n's words, one line for each step. Every action as the Legislative Assembly published it is below.
In the House of Representatives Jan 13 – Jun 27
- Jan 13Introduced
- Jan 17Sent to Agriculture, Land Use, Natural Resources, and Water
- Feb 3Heard in Agriculture, Land Use, Natural Resources, and Water
- Jun 27Died when the session ended
All 4 actions, as published
- Jan 13First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk.House of Representatives
- Jan 17Referred to Agriculture, Land Use, Natural Resources, and Water.House of Representatives
- Feb 3Public Hearing held.House of Representatives
- Jun 27In committee upon adjournment.House of Representatives