Tuesday, on the first day of the 2015 legislative session, an Indiana state senator introduced legislation that would require the labeling of foods containing genetically modified organisms.

Senator Dennis Kruse, R-Auburn, introduced a bill that would require all food "entirely or partially produced with genetic engineering" to be labeled as such, effective July 2016.

To date, Vermont, Connecticut and Maine have passed legislation requiring foods containing GMOs to be labeled, but the laws in both Connecticut and Maine require "triggers" for their rules to go into effect.

Kruse recognizes his bill faces an uphill battle. The Indiana Farm Bureau supports genetic engineering for foods and big businesses are not going to like the bill.

Kruse argues that people should know what they are eating so they can make informed choices.

Some bills Kruse has introduced (unsuccessfully) in the past include mandatory recitation of the Lord's Prayer and the instruction of creationism in schools.

Read More:

• GMOs in your food? Indiana lawmaker pushes for labeling (Indy Star)
• Senate Bill No. 60