Committee Hearing Scheduled in Other Chamber Authored by Terry Wilson (R) View at Source
Caption: Relating to the advancing research for agricultural sustainability and pesticide harm reduction in institutions of higher education. Initially Referred to House Higher Education Committee, chaired by a Republican Last Referred to Senate Education K-16 Committee, chaired by a Republican
HB 5339 creates the Higher Education Regenerative Agriculture Grant Program, aimed at funding agricultural research in Texas universities focused on pesticide harm reduction and sustainable farming practices. The program will prioritize institutions with partnerships in regenerative agriculture and limit grants to schools receiving less than 25% of their agricultural funding from pesticide-related companies.
Sponsors: Zaffirini (D)
Mar 14, 2025
(H) Wilson signed onto the bill as Author (H) Filed
Apr 7, 2025
(H) Read first time (H) Referred to the House Higher Education, chaired by a Republican
Apr 22, 2025
(H) Scheduled for public hearing on . . . (H) Considered in public hearing (H) Committee substitute considered in committee (H) Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee (H) Left pending in committee
Apr 24, 2025
(H) Considered in formal meeting (H) Committee substitute considered in committee (H) Reported favorably as substituted
Apr 28, 2025
(H) Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator (H) Committee report distributed
Apr 29, 2025
(H) Committee report sent to Calendars
May 5, 2025
(H) Considered in Calendars
May 7, 2025
(H) Placed on General State Calendar (H) Read 2nd time (H) A Republican amendment (No. 1) from Wilson amended the bill. (H) Passed to engrossment as amended (H) Record vote
RV#1705: Yea 129 (R 68, D 61) - Nay 12 (R 12, D 0) View Source
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May 8, 2025
(H) Read 3rd time (H) Postponed (H) Laid out as postponed business (H) A Republican amendment (No. 1) from Wilson amended the bill. (H) Passed as amended (H) Record vote
RV#1873: Yea 113 (R 59, D 54) - Nay 25 (R 24, D 1) View Source
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(H) Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
May 9, 2025
(H) Reported engrossed (S) Received from the House
May 13, 2025
(S) Read first time (S) Referred to the Senate Education K-16, chaired by a Republican
May 19, 2025
(S) Rereferred to committee (S) Referred to the Senate Water, Agriculture and Rural Affairs, chaired by a Republican
May 22, 2025
(S) Posting rule suspended
May 23, 2025
(S) Scheduled for public hearing on . . . (S) Considered in public hearing (S) Testimony taken in committee (S) Left pending in committee
(H) Zaffirini signed onto the bill as Sponsor
Lobbying Against/For/On This Bill
For
(Tue 4/22/2025) Testifying before H Higher Education as Devyn Shiplett for self (Tue 4/22/2025) Testifying before H Higher Education as Douglas Havemann for self (Fri 5/23/2025) Testifying before S Water, Agriculture and Rural Affairs as Jonathan Cobb for self (Tue 4/22/2025) Testifying before H Higher Education as Judith McGeary for self (with Farm and Ranch Freedom Alliance) (Tue 4/22/2025) Testifying before H Higher Education as Liz Haney for self (with Soil Regen) (Tue 4/22/2025) Testifying before H Higher Education as Travis McCormick for Make Texans Healthy Again (Tue 4/22/2025) Testifying before H Higher Education as Troy Swift for self (with Swift River Pecans Llc) (Fri 5/23/2025) Registering before S Water, Agriculture and Rural Affairs as Judith McGeary for self (with Farm and Ranch Freedom Alliance) (Tue 4/22/2025) Registering before H Higher Education as Katrina Miller for Farm And City (Tue 4/22/2025) Registering before H Higher Education as Sebastien Aguilar for self (Tue 4/22/2025) Registering before H Higher Education as Steven Deline for self
