TO REQUIRE SURVEYORS TO TAKE CERTAIN ACTIONS BEFORE ENTERING ONTO A COMMERCIAL POULTRY FARM.
HB 1278 requires surveyors to notify the owner and follow all visitor protocols - including biosecurity measures - before entering a commercial poultry farm for surveying purposes. It specifically applies to farms with poultry houses exceeding 5,000 square feet, directly affecting surveyors working near such facilities and poultry farm owners. The bill mandates these steps to protect farm biosecurity without creating new protocols, only requiring surveyors to comply with existing farm rules. This law, now Act 99, aims to prevent potential contamination risks during survey activities.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2025
Committee Review
Feb 2025
House Passage
Feb 2025
Senate Passage
Feb 2025
Signed into Law
Feb 2025
Introduced Jan 28, 2025
Signed Feb 18, 2025
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MINOR
The document shows primarily formatting and layout changes between Act 99 and HB 1278, with no substantive policy modifications. The bill's core provisions, scope, and requirements appear unchanged.
TECHNICAL
Header formatting changed from 'Act 99 of the Regular Session' to standard bill format with House Bill 1278 designation
Date and time stamp formatting adjusted from centered to left-aligned layout
Approval date line (2/18/25) removed from the document header
Floor votes
How they voted
This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
13
Key actions
7
Committee
2
Feb 18, 2025
Signed into law
Notification that HB1278 is now Act 99
lower
Feb 12, 2025
Lower · Passed
Returned from the Senate as passed.
lower
Feb 12, 2025
Upper · Passed
Returned to the House as passed.
upper
Feb 12, 2025
Upper · Passed
Read the third time and passed.
upper
Feb 11, 2025
Upper · Passed
Returned by the Committee, with the recommendation that it Do Pass
upper
Feb 6, 2025
Lower · Passed
Read the third time and passed and ordered transmitted to the Senate.
lower
Feb 5, 2025
Lower · Passed
Returned by the Committee Do Pass
lower
Jan 28, 2025
Introduced
Filed
lower
2 primary · 20 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Steve Crowell
RRepublican
P
Trey Steimel
RRepublican
Co
Bart Schulz
RRepublican
Co
Brad Hall
RRepublican
Co
Cameron Cooper
RRepublican
Co
Chad Puryear
RRepublican
Co
DeAnn Vaught
RRepublican
Co
Denise Garner
DDemocratic
Co
Jeremiah Moore
RRepublican
Co
Jeremy Wooldridge
RRepublican
Co
Jim Wooten
RRepublican
Co
Jon Eubanks
RRepublican
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