Proposing a constitutional amendment protecting the right to engage in farming, ranching, timber production, horticulture, and wildlife management.
Bill status
passed both
4 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2023
Committee Review
May 2023
House Passage
May 2023
Senate Passage
May 2023
Governor
Introduced Mar 13, 2023
Last action May 8, 2023
Floor votes · House Apr 10, 2023
How they voted
This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
46
Key actions
15
Committee
12
Amendments
2
May 8, 2023
Introduced
Filed with the Secretary of State
executive
May 8, 2023
Upper · Passed
Signed in the Senate
upper
May 5, 2023
Lower · Passed
Signed in the House
lower
May 4, 2023
Lower · Passed
Senate passage reported
lower
May 4, 2023
Upper · Passed
Passed
upper
May 4, 2023
Introduced
Amendment(s) offered
upper
May 2, 2023
Upper · Passed
Committee report printed and distributed
upper
May 2, 2023
Upper · Passed
Reported favorably w/o amendments
upper
May 1, 2023
Upper · Passed
Vote taken in committee
upper
May 1, 2023
Upper · Passed
Left pending in committee
upper
May 1, 2023
Upper · Passed
Testimony taken in committee
upper
Apr 20, 2023
Committee
Referred to Water, Agriculture, & Rural Affairs
upper
Apr 20, 2023
Introduced
Read first time
upper
Apr 11, 2023
Introduced
Received from the House
upper
Apr 10, 2023
Lower · Passed
Adopted
lower
Apr 10, 2023
Introduced
Placed on Constitutional Amendments Calendar
lower
Apr 4, 2023
Lower · Passed
Committee report sent to Calendars
lower
Apr 4, 2023
Lower · Passed
Committee report distributed
lower
Mar 27, 2023
Lower · Passed
Reported favorably as substituted
lower
Mar 22, 2023
Lower · Passed
Left pending in committee
lower
Mar 22, 2023
Lower · Passed
Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee
lower
Mar 13, 2023
Committee
Referred to Agriculture & Livestock
lower
Mar 13, 2023
Introduced
Read first time
lower
6 primary · 17 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Charles Perry
RRepublican
P
DB
DeWayne Burns
RRepublican
P
Diego Bernal
DDemocratic
P
Dustin Burrows
RRepublican
P
MG
Mary González
DDemocratic
P
Trent Ashby
RRepublican
Co
Bryan Hughes
RRepublican
Co
BS
Bryan Slaton
RRepublican
Co
Candy Noble
RRepublican
Co
CB
César Blanco
DDemocratic
Co
David Spiller
RRepublican
Co
Drew Darby
RRepublican
Co
GR
Glenn Rogers
RRepublican
Co
James Frank
RRepublican
Co
Jared Patterson
RRepublican
Co
KK
Kyle Kacal
RRepublican
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