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PA HB1793
PA HB1793In domestic animals, further providing for definitions and for use of biologicals, antibiotics, genetic material, chemicals, diagnostic agents and other substances.
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Introduced
08/10/2025
08/10/2025
In Committee
08/10/2025
08/10/2025
Crossed Over
Passed
Dead
Introduced Session
2025-2026 Regular Session
Bill Summary
Amending Title 3 (Agriculture) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in domestic animals, further providing for definitions and for use of biologicals, antibiotics, genetic material, chemicals, diagnostic agents and other substances.
AI Summary
This bill amends Pennsylvania's agricultural law to add a definition for "mRNA vaccine" and prohibit its use in domestic animals. Specifically, the bill defines an mRNA vaccine as a vaccine that includes a substance that stimulates antibody production and provides disease immunity by introducing messenger ribonucleic acid (mRNA) corresponding to a viral protein. The bill makes it unlawful to administer, treat, or inject a domestic animal with an mRNA vaccine, in addition to other existing restrictions imposed by the state department of agriculture. The new regulations would take effect 60 days after the bill's passage. This proposed legislation appears to be aimed at restricting the use of mRNA vaccine technology in veterinary medicine, potentially in response to concerns raised during the COVID-19 pandemic about mRNA vaccine development and deployment.
Committee Categories
Business and Industry
Sponsors (3)
Last Action
Referred to Consumer Protection, Technology & Utilities (on 08/10/2025)
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