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| Bill | Caption | Action |
|---|---|---|
| HB 75 | Relating to the exemption from vehicle registration for certain farm vehicles owned by a farmers' cooperative society or marketing association. | Filed |
| HB 85 | Relating to a sales and use tax exemption for telecommunications services used for the navigation of certain farm and ranch machinery and equipment. | Filed |
| HB 132 | Relating to prohibiting local governments from interfering with a person's right to engage in the production of agriculture. | Filed |
| HB 133 | Relating to the repeal of the additional ad valorem taxes imposed as a result of certain changes in the use of open-space land appraised as agricultural land. | Filed |
| HB 262 | Relating to liability of an owner, lessee, or occupant of land that allows land to be used as a community garden. | Filed |
| HB 269 | Relating to the establishment of a community development grocery store and healthy corner store revolving loan fund program. | Filed |
| HB 275 | Relating to the exemption from ad valorem taxation of farm products. | Filed |
| HB 276 | Relating to the eligibility of land owned by certain members of the armed services of the United States for appraisal for ad valorem tax purposes as qualified open-space land. | Filed |
| HB 376 | Relating to the additional tax imposed on land appraised for ad valorem tax purposes as open-space land if a change in use of the land occurs. | Filed |
| HB 493 | Relating to prohibiting the purchase of energy drinks under the supplemental nutrition assistance program. | Filed |
| HB 550 | Relating to the provision of health and human services in this state, including the powers and duties of the Health and Human Services Commission and other state agencies, and the licensing of certain health professionals; clarifying certain statutory provisions; authorizing the imposition of fees. | Filed |
| HB 557 | Relating to the growth or cultivation of industrial hemp for certain research purposes. | Filed |
| HB 570 | Relating to the eligibility of certain persons for the supplemental nutrition assistance program. | Filed |
| HB 591 | Relating to the eligibility of land owned by certain members of the armed services of the United States for appraisal for ad valorem tax purposes as qualified open-space land. | Filed |
| HB 620 | Relating to electronic benefits transfer cards used for recipients of benefits under certain assistance programs. | Filed |
| HB 636 | Relating to the fines for the operation of overweight vehicles transporting agricultural products. | Filed |
| HB 747 | Relating to electronic benefits transfer cards used for recipients of benefits under certain assistance programs. | Filed |
| HB 798 | Relating to a task force to study methods to prevent the theft of desert plants. | Filed |
| HB 809 | Relating to the composition of and qualifications for appointment to the Texas Animal Health Commission. | Filed |
| HB 840 | Relating to the eligibility of certain persons for the supplemental nutrition assistance program. | Filed |
| HB 893 | Relating to granting certain local governments general zoning authority around certain military facilities; providing a penalty. | Filed |
| HB 979 | Relating to a grant program to reduce wait times for agricultural inspections of vehicles at ports of entry along the Texas-Mexico border. | Filed |
| HB 991 | Relating to the display of notice of federal and state tax rates for motor fuel sold at retail. | Filed |
| HB 1050 | Relating to liability of food donors. | Filed |
| HB 1189 | Relating to the management of commercial oyster boats in this state; amending a provision subject to a criminal penalty. | Filed |
| HB 1197 | Relating to allowing certain extracurricular activities required by public school classes for agriculture, food, and natural resources. | Filed |
| HB 1202 | Relating to the creation of the community nutrition program policy advisory council. | Filed |
| HB 1203 | Relating to limited liability for an agritourism entity involved in an agritourism activity. | Filed |
| HB 1258 | Relating to the eligibility for supplemental nutrition assistance benefits for certain persons who owe delinquent child support. | Filed |
| HB 1259 | Relating to the work requirements of the supplemental nutrition assistance program. | Filed |
| HB 1267 | Relating to the eligibility of certain persons for the supplemental nutrition assistance program. | Filed |
| HB 1270 | Relating to the authority of the Department of Agriculture to employ and commission peace officers as investigators. | Filed |
| HB 1296 | Relating to the appointment of certain representatives to certain regional water planning groups. | Filed |
| HB 1305 | Relating to a program to provide a free or reduced-price breakfast to eligible students attending a public school and the method of determining the number of educationally disadvantaged students. | Filed |
| HB 1322 | Relating to industrial hemp; requiring an occupational license; authorizing fees. | Filed |
| HB 1464 | Relating to the procedure for determining that certain land is no longer eligible for appraisal for ad valorem tax purposes as agricultural or open-space land. | Filed |
| HB 1485 | Relating to the establishment of a grocery access investment fund program. | Filed |
| HB 1513 | Relating to the minimum size of a tract of land used to raise or keep bees in order for the tract to be eligible for appraisal for ad valorem tax purposes as qualified open-space land. | Filed |
| HB 1565 | Relating to the appraisal for ad valorem tax purposes of qualified timber land. | Filed |
| HB 1616 | Relating to the establishment of a pilot program for the purchase of produce at farmers markets under certain nutritional assistance programs. | Filed |
| HB 1696 | Relating to the sale or delivery of motor fuel. | Filed |
| HB 1776 | Relating to the abolishment of the interagency task force on electronic benefits transfers. | Filed |
| HB 1816 | Relating to the training requirements for renewal of a private pesticide applicator license. | Filed |
| HB 1846 | Relating to public comments on federal grants and contracts related to the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act. | Filed |
| HB 1848 | Relating to the perfection and priority of an agricultural lien on an agricultural crop. | Filed |
| HB 1858 | Relating to cardiopulmonary resuscitation certification requirements for certain food service workers. | Filed |
| HB 1900 | Relating to the eligibility of land for appraisal for ad valorem tax purposes as qualified open-space land. | Filed |
| HB 1925 | Relating to the transfer of the Texas Farm and Ranch Lands Conservation Program to the Parks and Wildlife Department. | Filed |
| HB 1934 | Relating to the Beef Promotion and Research Council of Texas. | Filed |
| HB 1973 | Relating to electronic benefits transfer cards used for recipients of benefits under certain assistance programs. | Filed |
| HB 2011 | Relating to food service requirements applicable to brewpubs under the Alcoholic Beverage Code. | Filed |
| HB 2087 | Relating to the development of healthy nutrition and physical activity guidelines for licensed child-care providers, public school teachers, and public school administrators. | Filed |
| HB 2119 | Relating to charitable organizations, including charitable organizations that may conduct prescribed burning. | Filed |
| HB 2120 | Relating to changing the name of the Department of Agriculture. | Filed |
| HB 2155 | Relating to the abolition of the equine incentive program. | Filed |
| HB 2202 | Relating to requirements for certain farm vehicles when operating on a highway. | Filed |
| HB 2306 | Relating to the additional tax imposed on land appraised for ad valorem tax purposes as qualified open-space land if a change in use of the land occurs. | Filed |
| HB 2311 | Relating to the failure to handle certain animals in accordance with rules of the Texas Animal Health Commission; amending provisions subject to a criminal penalty. | Filed |
| HB 2334 | Relating to the deposit of certain fees and penalties from programs administered by the Department of Agriculture. | Filed |
| HB 2350 | Relating to the amount that may be used to guarantee loans under the Texas Agricultural Finance Authority's agricultural loan guarantee program. | Filed |
| HB 2430 | Relating to food and beverage consumption in certain public swimming pools. | Filed |
| HB 2460 | Relating to allowing certain counties to regulate the land application of certain sewage sludge. | Filed |
| HB 2495 | Relating to citrus pest and disease management; amending provisions subject to a criminal penalty. | Filed |
| HB 2504 | Relating to the operation and functions of the Texas Grain Producer Indemnity Board. | Filed |
| HB 2527 | Relating to the application of the sales and use tax to the lease or rental to a caterer of certain tangible personal property. | Filed |
| HB 2548 | Relating to the disposal of pesticides. | Filed |
| HB 2582 | Relating to the transfer of certain powers and duties related to endangered species from the comptroller to the commissioner of agriculture. | Filed |
| HB 2600 | Relating to the regulation of food production and sales operations by a home food processor; requiring an occupational permit; authorizing a fee and an administrative penalty. | Filed |
| HB 2639 | Relating to allowable food purchases under the supplemental nutrition assistance program. | Filed |
| HB 2666 | Relating to the exclusion of certain resources in determining eligibility for the supplemental nutrition assistance program. | Filed |
| HB 2667 | Relating to the abolishment of certain programs administered by the Texas Economic Development Bank. | Filed |
| HB 2673 | Relating to the eligibility of certain persons for the supplemental nutrition assistance program. | Filed |
| HB 2704 | Relating to the sale, use, or possession of an incorrect weighing or measuring device; creating a criminal offense. | Filed |
| HB 2718 | Relating to a program to allow faith- and community-based organizations to offer supplemental assistance to certain recipients of public assistance. | Filed |
| HB 2824 | Relating to food and beverages available from a vending machine located on property owned or leased by the state. | Filed |
| HB 2831 | Relating to disclosure of calorie content and nutrition information by certain food establishments; providing an administrative penalty. | Filed |
| HB 2844 | Relating to the application of the sales and use tax to the lease or rental to a full service event business of certain tangible personal property. | Filed |
| HB 2972 | Relating to notice concerning the availability to persons who transport agricultural products of an overweight vehicle permit. | Filed |
| HB 3142 | Relating to Department of Agriculture fiscal matters; making appropriations. | Filed |
| HB 3279 | Relating to the authority and duties of the office of inspector general of the Health and Human Services Commission. | Filed |
| HB 3290 | Relating to creating a farm to school community connections pilot program. | Filed |
| HB 3335 | Relating to the regulation of oyster resources. | Filed |
| HB 3350 | Relating to an exemption from length limitations for certain vehicles or combinations of vehicles used to transport harvest machines. | Filed |
| HB 3410 | Relating to the authority of the Health and Human Services Commission to employ peace officers. | Filed |
| HB 3463 | Relating to a photo identification requirement to use certain state benefits. | Filed |
| HB 3484 | Relating to the application of sales and use taxes to certain food items. | Filed |
| HB 3499 | Relating to the labeling of genetically modified food; authorizing a civil penalty. | Filed |
| HB 3562 | Relating to the adoption of a policy allowing a grace period after the exhaustion of the balance of a meal card or account used by students to purchase meals in public schools. | Filed |
| HB 3592 | Relating to exempting certain licensees and permittees from the food service requirements of a food and beverage certificate issued under the Alcoholic Beverage Code. | Filed |
| HB 3706 | Relating to requiring certain food service establishments that prepare peanut products to post warning signs. | Filed |
| HB 3738 | Relating to the requirement that a person or laboratory that performs an official equine infectious anemia test be approved by the Texas Animal Health Commission. | Filed |
| HB 3764 | Relating to exemptions from certain regulation for small honey production operations. | Filed |
| HB 3837 | Relating to the licensing and regulation of certain rainwater harvesting; providing administrative penalties; authorizing fees; requiring an occupational license. | Filed |
| HB 3882 | Relating to savings of costs or reduction of state liability in the operation of various state programs. | Filed |
| HB 3894 | Relating to an award program to recognize school nutrition program excellence. | Filed |
| HB 3944 | Relating to judicial review of final orders arising out of nutritional programs administrated by the Texas Department of Agriculture. | Filed |
| HB 3983 | Relating to the Global Agricultural Innovation Institute program administered by the Department of Agriculture. | Filed |
| HCR 131 | Urging the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department to extend and expand its certificate of location program for oyster harvesting. | Filed |
| HCR 133 | Requesting that the lieutenant governor and the speaker of the house of representatives create a joint interim committee to study oyster resource management in Texas waterways. | Filed |
| HR 1508 | Expressing support for the use of sound science to study and regulate modern agricultural technologies and opposition to legislative or regulatory action that may result in unnecessary restrictions on the technologies. | Filed |
| SB 39 | Relating to the preference given by state and local governmental entities, including public institutions of higher education, to agricultural products produced or grown in this state. | Received by the Secretary of the Senate |
| SB 77 | Relating to the development of a climate adaptation plan by certain entities. | Received by the Secretary of the Senate |
| SB 140 | Relating to a sales and use tax exemption for telecommunications services used for the navigation of certain farm and ranch machinery and equipment. | Received by the Secretary of the Senate |
| SB 207 | Relating to the authority and duties of the office of inspector general of the Health and Human Services Commission. | Received by the Secretary of the Senate |
| SB 219 | Relating to the provision of health and human services in this state, including the powers and duties of the Health and Human Services Commission and other state agencies, and the licensing of certain health professionals; clarifying certain statutory provisions; authorizing the imposition of fees. | Received by the Secretary of the Senate |
| SB 362 | Relating to the repeal of the additional ad valorem taxes imposed as a result of certain changes in the use of open-space land appraised as agricultural land. | Received by the Secretary of the Senate |
| SB 413 | Relating to the qualifications for membership on the Texas Water Development Board. | Received by the Secretary of the Senate |
| SB 470 | Relating to the eligibility of certain persons for the supplemental nutrition assistance program. | Received by the Secretary of the Senate |
| SB 582 | Relating to training courses for certain food handlers. | Received by the Secretary of the Senate |
| SB 606 | Relating to the eligibility of certain persons for the supplemental nutrition assistance program. | Received by the Secretary of the Senate |
| SB 610 | Relating to limited liability for an agritourism entity involved in an agritourism activity. | Received by the Secretary of the Senate |
| SB 658 | Relating to the exemption from vehicle registration for certain farm vehicles owned by a farmers' cooperative society or marketing association. | Received by the Secretary of the Senate |
| SB 723 | Relating to mandatory participation in certain TANF employment and other programs by certain persons. | Received by the Secretary of the Senate |
| SB 732 | Relating to the exemption from ad valorem taxation of farm products. | Received by the Secretary of the Senate |
| SB 786 | Relating to establishing an agriculture ombudsman office in the Department of Agriculture. | Received by the Secretary of the Senate |
| SB 797 | Relating to a grant program to reduce wait times for agricultural inspections of vehicles at ports of entry along the Texas-Mexico border. | Received by the Secretary of the Senate |
| SB 874 | Relating to a photo identification requirement to use certain state benefits. | Received by the Secretary of the Senate |
| SB 880 | Relating to certain committees and programs to develop the wine industry in this state through the Department of Agriculture. | Received by the Secretary of the Senate |
| SB 881 | Relating to the dedication of certain wine-related revenue. | Received by the Secretary of the Senate |
| SB 928 | Relating to the abolition of the equine incentive program. | Received by the Secretary of the Senate |
| SB 936 | Relating to the eligibility for supplemental nutrition assistance benefits for certain persons who owe delinquent child support. | Received by the Secretary of the Senate |
| SB 954 | Relating to the establishment of school district policies regarding the marketing and commercial advertising of food products on school property. | Received by the Secretary of the Senate |
| SB 970 | Relating to the failure to handle certain animals in accordance with rules of the Texas Animal Health Commission; amending provisions subject to a criminal penalty. | Received by the Secretary of the Senate |
| SB 971 | Relating to requirements for certain farm vehicles when operating on a highway. | Received by the Secretary of the Senate |
| SB 981 | Relating to a program to provide a free or reduced-price breakfast to eligible students attending a public school and the method of determining the number of educationally disadvantaged students. | Received by the Secretary of the Senate |
| SB 1099 | Relating to the operation and functions of the Texas Grain Producer Indemnity Board. | Received by the Secretary of the Senate |
| SB 1204 | Relating to a waiver of fees by the Department of Agriculture and the Parks and Wildlife Department for certain educational programs involving aquaculture and hydroponics. | Received by the Secretary of the Senate |
| SB 1311 | Relating to the office of water and the water advisory committee in the Department of Agriculture. | Received by the Secretary of the Senate |
| SB 1324 | Relating to food and beverage consumption in certain public swimming pools. | Received by the Secretary of the Senate |
| SB 1332 | Relating to a program to allow faith- and community-based organizations to offer supplemental assistance to certain recipients of public assistance. | Received by the Secretary of the Senate |
| SB 1338 | Relating to an exemption from length limitations for certain vehicles or combinations of vehicles used to transport harvest machines. | Received by the Secretary of the Senate |
| SB 1339 | Relating to the perfection and priority of an agricultural lien on an agricultural crop. | Received by the Secretary of the Senate |
| SB 1374 | Relating to requiring that certain strategic plans of certain state agencies include the goals of reducing the incidence of food insecurity, poor nutrition, and diet-related disease in this state. | Received by the Secretary of the Senate |
| SB 1379 | Relating to an exemption from ad valorem taxation of structures used primarily to store implements of husbandry. | Received by the Secretary of the Senate |
| SB 1408 | Relating to the establishment of a matching grant program for community development in certain municipalities and counties. | Received by the Secretary of the Senate |
| SB 1476 | Relating to strategic plan goals to address hunger, food, nutrition, physical activity, and obesity in this state. | Received by the Secretary of the Senate |
| SB 1581 | Relating to the eligibility of land for appraisal for ad valorem tax purposes as qualified open-space land. | Received by the Secretary of the Senate |
| SB 1590 | Relating to the establishment of a Texas grocery access investment fund program. | Received by the Secretary of the Senate |
| SB 1597 | Relating to the transfer of the Texas Farm and Ranch Lands Conservation Program to the Parks and Wildlife Department. | Received by the Secretary of the Senate |
| SB 1616 | Relating to the composition of the Texas Water Development Board. | Received by the Secretary of the Senate |
| SB 1669 | Relating to the designation of an office in the Department of Agriculture to focus on matters relating to colonias. | Received by the Secretary of the Senate |
| SB 1670 | Relating to the provision of affordable housing in colonias, rural communities, and small municipalities. | Received by the Secretary of the Senate |
| SB 1734 | Relating to the eradication of Carrizo cane along the Rio Grande River. | Received by the Secretary of the Senate |
| SB 1749 | Relating to citrus pest and disease management. | Received by the Secretary of the Senate |
| SB 1766 | Relating to exemptions from certain regulation for small honey production operations. | Received by the Secretary of the Senate |
| SB 1866 | Relating to an award program to recognize school nutrition program excellence. | Received by the Secretary of the Senate |
| SB 1909 | Relating to the sale or use of an incorrect weighing or measuring device; amending provisions subject to a criminal penalty. | Received by the Secretary of the Senate |
| SB 2058 | Relating to food allergen awareness in food service establishments; authorizing a fee; requiring a food allergen awareness certification for certain food service employees. | Received by the Secretary of the Senate |
| SJR 50 | Proposing a constitutional amendment authorizing the legislature to exempt from ad valorem taxation structures used to store certain implements of husbandry. | Received by the Secretary of the Senate |
| SR 642 | Expressing support for the study and regulation of modern agricultural technologies. | Received by the Secretary of the Senate |
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