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HB609

Signed by Governor
Authored by Cody Vasut (R)
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Caption: Relating to the cleaning of a structure used to grow oysters for cultivated oyster mariculture.
Initially Referred to House Culture, Recreation & Tourism Committee, chaired by a Republican
Last Referred to Senate Water, Agriculture and Rural Affairs Committee, chaired by a Republican
Joint authors: Leo Wilson (R)
Co-authors: Cain (R); Shofner (R); Swanson (R)
Sponsors: Creighton (R)
Co-sponsors: A. Hinojosa (R)


(H) A. Hinojosa signed onto the bill as
(H) Creighton signed onto the bill as
 

Nov 12, 2024


(H) Vasut signed onto the bill as Author
(H) Filed
 

Mar 4, 2025


(H) Read first time
(H) Referred to the House Culture, Recreation & Tourism, chaired by a Republican
 

Mar 20, 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 26, 2025


(H) Shofner signed onto the bill as Coauthor
(H) Swanson signed onto the bill as Coauthor
 

Mar 27, 2025


(H) House Culture, Recreation & Tourism met.
(H) Considered in public hearing
(H) Recommended to be sent to Local & Consent
(H) Reported favorably w/o amendment(s)
 

Mar 28, 2025


(H) Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator
(H) Committee report distributed
 

Apr 2, 2025


(H) Comm. report sent to Local & Consent Calendar
 

Apr 7, 2025


(H) Cain signed onto the bill as Coauthor
 

Apr 10, 2025


(H) Leo Wilson signed onto the bill as Joint Author
 

Apr 23, 2025


(H) Considered in Local & Consent Calendars
 

Apr 25, 2025


(H) Placed on Local, Consent, and Res. Calendar
(H) Read 2nd time
(H) Passed to engrossment
(H) Read 3rd time
(H) Passed
(H) Record vote
(H) Reported engrossed
 

Apr 28, 2025


(S) Received from the House
 

Apr 29, 2025


(S) Read first time
(S) Referred to the Senate Water, Agriculture and Rural Affairs, chaired by a Republican
 

May 19, 2025


(S) Co-sponsor authorized
(S) Scheduled for public hearing on . . .
(S) Considered in public hearing
(S) Testimony taken in committee
(S) Vote taken in committee
(S) Reported favorably w/o amendments
(S) Recommended for local & uncontested calendar
(S) Committee report printed and distributed
 

May 25, 2025


(S) Placed on local & uncontested calendar
(S) Laid before the Senate
(S) Read 2nd time & passed to 3rd reading
(S) Vote recorded in Journal
(S) Three day rule suspended
(S) Record vote
(S) Read 3rd time
(S) Passed
(S) Record vote
(H) Senate passage reported
 

May 26, 2025


(H) Reported enrolled
 

May 27, 2025


(H) Signed in the House
(S) Signed in the Senate
 

May 28, 2025


(E) Sent to the Governor

Lobbying Against/For/On This Bill

For

(Thu 3/20/2025) Testifying before H Culture, Recreation & Tourism as Bradley Lomax for self
(Thu 3/20/2025) Testifying before H Culture, Recreation & Tourism as Fred Shannon for self (with Copano Oyster Company)
(Mon 5/19/2025) Testifying before S Water, Agriculture and Rural Affairs as Justin Woody for self
(Mon 5/19/2025) Registering before S Water, Agriculture and Rural Affairs as Cyrus Reed for Sierra Club
(Mon 5/19/2025) Registering before S Water, Agriculture and Rural Affairs as Fred Shannon for self (with Copano Oyster Company)
(Thu 3/20/2025) Registering before H Culture, Recreation & Tourism as J. McCartt for self
(Mon 5/19/2025) Registering before S Water, Agriculture and Rural Affairs as J. McCartt for self
(Thu 3/20/2025) Registering before H Culture, Recreation & Tourism as Jeff Miller for Gulf Trust
(Thu 3/20/2025) Registering before H Culture, Recreation & Tourism as Joel Romo for Nueces County
(Mon 5/19/2025) Registering before S Water, Agriculture and Rural Affairs as Joey Park for Coastal Conservation Association
(Thu 3/20/2025) Registering before H Culture, Recreation & Tourism as Joey Park for Texas Oyster Mariculture Association
(Mon 5/19/2025) Registering before S Water, Agriculture and Rural Affairs as Joey Park for Texas Oyster Mariculture Association
(Thu 3/20/2025) Registering before H Culture, Recreation & Tourism as John Shepperd for self (with Texas Foundation for Conservation)
(Mon 5/19/2025) Registering before S Water, Agriculture and Rural Affairs as Matt Wagner Ph D for self (with Texas Chapter of The Wildlife Society)
(Thu 3/20/2025) Registering before H Culture, Recreation & Tourism as Tammy Baker for self
 

On

(Thu 3/20/2025) Testifying before H Culture, Recreation & Tourism as Robert Sadlier for TCEQ
(Thu 3/20/2025) Registering before H Culture, Recreation & Tourism as Grace Millsap for self
(Mon 5/19/2025) Registering before S Water, Agriculture and Rural Affairs as Robert Sadlier for Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ)



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