HB 2669 Texas House · 89th Legislature (2025)

Relating to the establishment of a reporting and education program for the dangers of balloons to livestock.

HB 2669 requires Texas A&M AgriLife Extension to establish a system for ranchers to report balloons on their property and livestock deaths caused by balloon ingestion. It mandates an education program for ranchers about this reporting system and for the public about balloon dangers to wildlife. The program will produce annual reports to the legislature by January 1, 2026, containing data and potential solutions. This law directly affects ranchers and aims to reduce balloon-related livestock harm through reporting and awareness.
Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2025
Committee Review
Apr 2025
House Passage
Apr 2025
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Mar 18, 2025 Last action Apr 24, 2025
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What changed between versions

Introduced Engrossed · 3 edits · Apr 24, 2025
MINOR
The bill text was reformatted and cleaned up during its legislative journey from introduction to engrossed version. The substantive policy content regarding balloon safety reporting for livestock remains unchanged. The changes are primarily formatting adjustments rather than policy modifications.
Scope change
No substantive change to the bill's scope or applicability
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Formatting and layout adjustments to the bill text structure

Removal of internal markup annotations and line number indicators

Addition of bill metadata including bill number and sponsor information

Floor votes · House Apr 24, 2025

How they voted

9350
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 144
Apr 24, 2025
D Democratic59
58 Yea 1
98% Yea
R Republican85
35 Yea 50 Nay
58% Nay
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
24
Key actions
7
Committee
6
Apr 24, 2025
Introduced
Received from the House
upper
Apr 24, 2025
Lower · Passed
Passed
lower
Apr 23, 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 25, 2025
Lower · Passed
Left pending in committee
lower
Mar 25, 2025
Lower · Passed
Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee
lower
Mar 18, 2025
Committee
Referred to Agriculture & Livestock
lower
Mar 18, 2025
Introduced
Read first time
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Photo of Bobby Guerra
Bobby Guerra
DDemocratic
TX
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