HB 1449 Texas House · 89th Legislature (2025)

Relating to permits for mobile food service establishments operating in certain counties.

HB 1449 standardizes permits for mobile food vendors (like food trucks) in Texas counties with over 1 million residents that contain specific airport features. It prohibits cities within those counties from requiring extra permits beyond the state’s standard permit, sets county fees equal to the state’s biennial fee for similar permits, and allows counties to collaborate with cities on inspections. The law affects mobile food businesses operating in qualifying counties and local governments managing permits. It takes effect September 1, 2025.

Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Mar 2025

Committee Review

May 2025

House Passage

May 2025

Senate Passage

Governor

Introduced Mar 11, 2025 Last action May 28, 2025

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Introduced → Engrossed · 5 edits · May 16, 2025

MODERATE

This bill amends the Texas Health and Safety Code to regulate mobile food service establishments in certain counties. The changes clarify applicability criteria, add inspection delegation authority to counties, prohibit municipalities from requiring additional permits, and establish fee calculation standards for permits.

Scope change

The bill maintains the existing scope of applying to counties with populations over one million, but clarifies the applicability criteria and adds specific provisions for inspection delegation and fee calculations.

REQUIREMENT

Added authority for counties to delegate inspection responsibilities to municipalities through written agreements

Added prohibition on municipalities requiring permits beyond the state permit for mobile food service establishments

FISCAL

Added fee calculation standards limiting permit fees to amounts necessary to recover annual administrative and inspection expenditures

DEFINITION

Modified applicability criteria to clarify county population thresholds and location requirements

ENFORCEMENT

Added provisions for repealing conflicting sections and clarifying when changes apply to existing ordinances

Floor votes · House May 15, 2025

How they voted

126–0

Passed · 17 other

Total votes 143

May 15, 2025

D Democratic59

51 Yea 8

86% Yea

R Republican84

75 Yea 9

89% Yea

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

Full legislative history

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Total actions

Key actions

Committee

Amendments

May 25, 2025

Upper · Passed

Committee report printed and distributed

upper

May 25, 2025

Upper · Passed

Reported favorably as substituted

upper

May 23, 2025

Upper · Passed

Vote taken in committee

upper

May 22, 2025

Upper · Passed

Left pending in committee

upper

May 22, 2025

Upper · Passed

Testimony taken in committee

upper

May 19, 2025

Committee

Referred to Local Government

upper

May 19, 2025

Introduced

Read first time

upper

May 19, 2025

Introduced

Received from the House

upper

May 16, 2025

Lower · Passed

Passed

lower

May 15, 2025

Lower · Passed

Passed to engrossment as amended

lower

May 15, 2025

Lower · Passed

Amended

lower

May 15, 2025

House · Passed

House Vote: pass (126-0-17)

house

May 6, 2025

Lower · Passed

Committee report sent to Calendars

lower

May 6, 2025

Lower · Passed

Committee report distributed

lower

Apr 28, 2025

Lower · Passed

Reported favorably w/o amendment(s)

lower

Apr 15, 2025

Lower · Passed

Left pending in committee

lower

Apr 15, 2025

Lower · Passed

Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee

lower

Mar 11, 2025

Committee

Referred to Intergovernmental Affairs

lower

Mar 11, 2025

Introduced

Read first time

lower

2 primary · 0 co-sponsors