SB 1035 Texas Senate · 89th Legislature (2025)

Relating to equitable relief from the enforcement of certain governmental requirements that affect agricultural operations.

SB 1035 allows agricultural operations (like farms and ranches) to sue local governments if those governments enforce rules that violate Texas agriculture laws. It creates a new legal right for affected businesses to seek court orders blocking enforcement of such rules and to recover legal fees if they win their case. The bill applies only to disputes arising after its effective date (September 1, 2025, unless passed with a two-thirds vote). This changes the process for resolving conflicts between local regulations and state agricultural law, giving farmers a direct legal remedy.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2025
Committee Review
Apr 2025
Senate Passage
May 2025
House Passage
May 2025
Signed into Law
May 2025
Introduced Jan 31, 2025 Signed May 19, 2025
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What changed between versions

Engrossed Enrolled · 3 edits · May 19, 2025
MINOR
The bill text was transitioned from an Engrossed version to an Enrolled version, which is the final form ready for the Governor's signature. The substantive policy content of the bill remains unchanged, though the text was reformatted to include certification signatures and official voting records from both legislative chambers.
TECHNICAL

The bill header was updated to reflect the Enrolled version with official bill number formatting (89(R) SB 1035) and removed draft annotations.

Official certification signatures and voting records from the Senate and House were added at the end, confirming passage and concurrence of amendments.

Line numbers and internal markup annotations were removed, converting the text to a clean, final legislative format.

Floor votes · Senate Apr 7, 2025 · House Apr 29, 2025

How they voted

271
Passed · 2 other
Total votes 30
Apr 7, 2025
D Democratic10
8 Yea 1 Nay 1
80% Yea
R Republican20
19 Yea 1
95% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
53
Key actions
16
Committee
9
Amendments
6
May 19, 2025
Signed into law
Signed by the Governor
executive
May 7, 2025
Lower · Passed
Signed in the House
lower
May 7, 2025
Upper · Passed
Signed in the Senate
upper
May 5, 2025
Introduced
Senate concurs in House amendment(s)-reported
lower
May 5, 2025
Introduced
Senate concurs in House amendment(s)
upper
May 5, 2025
Introduced
House amendment(s) laid before the Senate
upper
Apr 30, 2025
Upper · Passed
House passage as amended reported
upper
Apr 30, 2025
Lower · Passed
Passed
lower
Apr 29, 2025
Lower · Passed
Passed to 3rd reading as amended
lower
Apr 29, 2025
Lower · Passed
Amended
lower
Apr 29, 2025
Lower · Passed
Committee report sent to Calendars
lower
Apr 29, 2025
House · Passed
House Vote: pass (143-2)
house
Apr 28, 2025
Lower · Passed
Committee report distributed
lower
Apr 22, 2025
Lower · Passed
Reported favorably as substituted
lower
Apr 17, 2025
Committee
Referred to Agriculture & Livestock
lower
Apr 17, 2025
Introduced
Read first time
lower
Apr 8, 2025
Introduced
Received from the Senate
lower
Apr 7, 2025
Upper · Passed
Passed
upper
Mar 31, 2025
Upper · Passed
Committee report printed and distributed
upper
Mar 31, 2025
Upper · Passed
Reported favorably w/o amendments
upper
Mar 31, 2025
Upper · Passed
Vote taken in committee
upper
Mar 31, 2025
Upper · Passed
Testimony taken in committee
upper
Feb 24, 2025
Committee
Referred to Water, Agriculture, & Rural Affairs
upper
Feb 24, 2025
Introduced
Read first time
upper
6 primary · 10 co-sponsors

Sponsors