Given to Other Chamber Authored by Jessica Gonzalez (D) View at Source
Caption: Relating to the establishment of the office of food system security and resiliency in the Department of Agriculture and the management of the Texas food system security and resiliency planning council. Initially Referred to House Agriculture & Livestock Committee, chaired by a Republican This bill would cost taxpayers $1,321,109.00 over five years, according to the Legislative Budget Bureau.
HB 1203 establishes an Office of Food System Security and Resiliency within the Texas Department of Agriculture. This office will coordinate efforts to ensure food security, promote local food production and distribution, and support regional planning. It will also manage the Texas Food System Security and Resiliency Planning Council.
Joint authors: Guerra (D); Lopez, J. (R); Morales, C. (D); Rose (D) Co-authors: Collier (D); Davis, A. (D); Jones, V. (D); Manuel (D); Morales Shaw (D); Plesa (D); Rosenthal (D); Turner (D)
Nov 12, 2024
(H) Gonzalez, J. signed onto the bill as Author (H) Filed
Mar 10, 2025
(H) Read first time (H) Referred to the House Agriculture & Livestock, chaired by a Republican
Mar 18, 2025
(H) Scheduled for public hearing on . . . (H) Considered in public hearing (H) Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee (H) Left pending in committee
Mar 27, 2025
(H) House Agriculture & Livestock met. (H) Considered in formal meeting (H) Reported favorably w/o amendment(s)
Mar 31, 2025
(H) Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator (H) Committee report distributed
Apr 1, 2025
(H) Guerra signed onto the bill as Joint Author (H) Rose signed onto the bill as Joint Author (H) Lopez, J. signed onto the bill as Joint Author (H) Committee report sent to Calendars
Apr 17, 2025
(H) Considered in Calendars
Apr 24, 2025
(H) Considered in Calendars
Apr 28, 2025
(H) Jones, V. signed onto the bill as Coauthor (H) Manuel signed onto the bill as Coauthor (H) Plesa signed onto the bill as Coauthor (H) Rosenthal signed onto the bill as Coauthor (H) Collier signed onto the bill as Coauthor (H) Placed on General State Calendar (H) Read 2nd time (H) Passed to engrossment (H) Record vote
RV#697: Yea 79 (R 20, D 59) - Nay 66 (R 66, D 0) View Source
Cassandra Garcia Hernandez: "When Record No. 774 was taken, I was in the house but away from my desk. I would have voted yes." (view other statements of vote for this Rep)
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(H) Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal (H) Reported engrossed (S) Received from the House
Apr 30, 2025
(H) Davis, A. signed onto the bill as Coauthor (H) Morales, C. signed onto the bill as Joint Author
May 14, 2025
(H) Morales Shaw signed onto the bill as Coauthor
Lobbying Against/For/On This Bill
Against
(Tue 3/18/2025) Registering before H Agriculture & Livestock as Cindi Castilla for self (with Texas Eagle Forum) (Tue 3/18/2025) Registering before H Agriculture & Livestock as Cindi Castilla for self (with Texas Eagle Forum)
For
(Tue 3/18/2025) Registering before H Agriculture & Livestock as Ashley Harris for United Way (Tue 3/18/2025) Registering before H Agriculture & Livestock as Ashley Harris for United Way (Tue 3/18/2025) Registering before H Agriculture & Livestock as Beaman Floyd for Texas Impact (Tue 3/18/2025) Registering before H Agriculture & Livestock as Beaman Floyd for Texas Impact (Tue 3/18/2025) Registering before H Agriculture & Livestock as Joshua Houston for Caritas of Austin (Tue 3/18/2025) Registering before H Agriculture & Livestock as Joshua Houston for Caritas of Austin (Tue 3/18/2025) Registering before H Agriculture & Livestock as Josie Castro Garcia for Dallas County (Tue 3/18/2025) Registering before H Agriculture & Livestock as Josie Castro Garcia for Dallas County (Tue 3/18/2025) Registering before H Agriculture & Livestock as Julie Wheeler for Travis County Commissioners Court (Tue 3/18/2025) Registering before H Agriculture & Livestock as Julie Wheeler for Travis County Commissioners Court (Tue 3/18/2025) Registering before H Agriculture & Livestock as Larry Gonzales for Feeding Texas (Tue 3/18/2025) Registering before H Agriculture & Livestock as Larry Gonzales for Feeding Texas (Tue 3/18/2025) Registering before H Agriculture & Livestock as Sarah Berel-Harrop for self (Tue 3/18/2025) Registering before H Agriculture & Livestock as Sarah Berel-Harrop for self (Tue 3/18/2025) Registering before H Agriculture & Livestock as Vanessa Fuentes for City of Austin (Tue 3/18/2025) Registering before H Agriculture & Livestock as Vanessa Fuentes for City of Austin (Tue 3/18/2025) Registering before H Agriculture & Livestock as Zanir Ali for self (Tue 3/18/2025) Registering before H Agriculture & Livestock as Zanir Ali for self