HB 1276 Texas House · 89th Legislature (2025)

Relating to a study of this state's response to plant disease or pest outbreaks.

HB 1276 requires the Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service to study how Texas identifies, reports, and responds to plant disease or pest outbreaks. The study will examine current systems for detecting outbreaks and containing them, including how the state is notified. By December 1, 2026, the service must submit a report with recommendations to improve these systems to the governor, legislature, and agriculture commissioner. The bill expires September 1, 2027.

Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Mar 2025

Committee Review

Apr 2025

House Passage

Apr 2025

Senate Passage

Governor

Introduced Mar 10, 2025 Last action Apr 29, 2025

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Introduced → Engrossed · 3 edits · Apr 29, 2025

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Floor votes · House Apr 29, 2025

How they voted

97–47

Passed · 2 other

Total votes 146

Apr 29, 2025

D Democratic60

56 Yea 3 Nay 1

93% Yea

R Republican86

41 Yea 44 Nay 1

51% Nay

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

Full legislative history

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Key actions

Committee

Apr 29, 2025

Introduced

Received from the House

upper

Apr 29, 2025

Lower · Passed

Passed

lower

Apr 28, 2025

Lower · Passed

Passed to engrossment

lower

Apr 15, 2025

Lower · Passed

Committee report sent to Calendars

lower

Apr 14, 2025

Lower · Passed

Committee report distributed

lower

Apr 9, 2025

Lower · Passed

Reported favorably w/o amendment(s)

lower

Mar 18, 2025

Lower · Passed

Left pending in committee

lower

Mar 18, 2025

Lower · Passed

Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee

lower

Mar 10, 2025

Committee

Referred to Agriculture & Livestock

lower

Mar 10, 2025

Introduced

Read first time

lower

2 primary · 2 co-sponsors