Filed without the Governor's Signature Authored by Mihaela Plesa (D) View at Source
Caption: Relating to an alert system for dangerous plant and wildlife pests and diseases administered by the Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service. Initially Referred to House Agriculture & Livestock Committee, chaired by a Republican Last Referred to Senate Water, Agriculture and Rural Affairs Committee, chaired by a Republican
HB 1592 proposes the establishment of a statewide Internet-based alert system for dangerous plant and wildlife pests and diseases, administered by the Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service in cooperation with other state agencies. This system will issue notifications for confirmed cases, quarantine orders, and related compliance agreements, with alerts to be disseminated via email within a specified timeframe.
Joint authors: Ashby (R); Gonzalez, M. (D) Co-authors: Bhojani (D); Flores (D); Garcia, J. (D); Morales, E. (D); Morales Shaw (D); Spiller (R) Sponsors: Kolkhorst (R)
Dec 12, 2024
(H) Plesa signed onto the bill as Author (H) Filed
Mar 12, 2025
(H) Read first time (H) Referred to the House Agriculture & Livestock, chaired by a Republican
Mar 18, 2025
(H) Ashby signed onto the bill as Joint Author
Mar 25, 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) Failed to receive affirmative vote in comm.
Apr 9, 2025
(H) House Agriculture & Livestock met. (H) Considered in formal meeting (H) Vote reconsidered in committee (H) Reported favorably w/o amendment(s)
Apr 21, 2025
(H) Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator (H) Committee report distributed
Apr 22, 2025
(H) Committee report sent to Calendars
Apr 24, 2025
(H) Considered in Calendars
Apr 28, 2025
(H) Gonzalez, M. signed onto the bill as Joint Author
Apr 29, 2025
(H) Spiller signed onto the bill as Coauthor (H) Bhojani signed onto the bill as Coauthor (H) Morales, E. signed onto the bill as Coauthor (H) Placed on General State Calendar (H) Read 2nd time (H) Passed to engrossment (H) Record vote
RV#843: Yea 108 (R 50, D 58) - Nay 33 (R 32, D 1) View Source
Please note: the following statements by legislators do not affect the vote count that was recorded.
Cassandra Garcia Hernandez: "When Record No. 843 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) Reported engrossed (S) Received from the House
May 7, 2025
(S) Read first time (S) Referred to the Senate Water, Agriculture and Rural Affairs, chaired by a Republican
May 13, 2025
(H) Garcia, J. signed onto the bill as Coauthor
May 19, 2025
(S) Scheduled for public hearing on . . . (S) Considered in public hearing (S) Vote taken in committee (S) Reported favorably w/o amendments (S) Recommended for local & uncontested calendar (S) Committee report printed and distributed
May 21, 2025
(H) Morales Shaw signed onto the bill as Coauthor
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
(H) Kolkhorst signed onto the bill as Sponsor
Lobbying Against/For/On This Bill
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(Tue 3/25/2025) Testifying before H Agriculture & Livestock as Bill Carson for Native Texas Nursery (Tue 3/25/2025) Testifying before H Agriculture & Livestock as Bill Carson for Native Texas Nursery (Tue 3/25/2025) Registering before H Agriculture & Livestock as Curtis Smith for Texas Nursery and Landscape Association (Tue 3/25/2025) Registering before H Agriculture & Livestock as Curtis Smith for Texas Nursery and Landscape Association (Mon 5/19/2025) Registering before S Water, Agriculture and Rural Affairs as Curtis Smith for Texas Nursery and Landscape Association (Tue 3/25/2025) Registering before H Agriculture & Livestock as Drew Fuller for Texas Farm Bureau (Tue 3/25/2025) Registering before H Agriculture & Livestock as Drew Fuller for Texas Farm Bureau (Mon 5/19/2025) Registering before S Water, Agriculture and Rural Affairs as Drew Fuller for Texas Farm Bureau (Tue 3/25/2025) Registering before H Agriculture & Livestock as Joe Morris for Texas Forestry Association (Tue 3/25/2025) Registering before H Agriculture & Livestock as Joe Morris for Texas Forestry Association (Tue 3/25/2025) Registering before H Agriculture & Livestock as John Shepperd for self (with Texas Foundation for Conservation) (Tue 3/25/2025) Registering before H Agriculture & Livestock as John Shepperd for self (with Texas Foundation for Conservation) (Tue 3/25/2025) Registering before H Agriculture & Livestock as Josie Castro Garcia for Dallas County (Tue 3/25/2025) Registering before H Agriculture & Livestock as Josie Castro Garcia for Dallas County (Tue 3/25/2025) Registering before H Agriculture & Livestock as Justin Dreibelbis for self (with Texas Wildlife Association) (Tue 3/25/2025) Registering before H Agriculture & Livestock as Justin Dreibelbis for self (with Texas Wildlife Association) (Mon 5/19/2025) Registering before S Water, Agriculture and Rural Affairs as Justin Dreibelbis for self (with Texas Wildlife Association) (Tue 3/25/2025) Registering before H Agriculture & Livestock as Kenneth Hodges for Texas Corn Producers (Tue 3/25/2025) Registering before H Agriculture & Livestock as Kenneth Hodges for Texas Corn Producers Association (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) (Tue 3/25/2025) Registering before H Agriculture & Livestock as Melissa Hamilton for Texas and Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association (Tue 3/25/2025) Registering before H Agriculture & Livestock as Melissa Hamilton for Texas & Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association (Mon 5/19/2025) Registering before S Water, Agriculture and Rural Affairs as Peyton Schumann for Texas and Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association (Tue 3/25/2025) Registering before H Agriculture & Livestock as Rob Hughes for Texas Forestry Association (Tue 3/25/2025) Registering before H Agriculture & Livestock as Rob Hughes for Texas Forestry Association (Tue 3/25/2025) Registering before H Agriculture & Livestock as Sarah Berel-Harrop for self (Tue 3/25/2025) Registering before H Agriculture & Livestock as Sarah Berel-Harrop for self (Tue 3/25/2025) Registering before H Agriculture & Livestock as Thomas Parkinson for self (Tue 3/25/2025) Registering before H Agriculture & Livestock as Thomas Parkinson for self (Mon 5/19/2025) Registering before S Water, Agriculture and Rural Affairs as Thomas Parkinson for self