Bill Text: TX HB1276 | 2025-2026 | 89th Legislature | Introduced
Bill Title: Relating to a study of this state's response to plant disease or pest outbreaks.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Introduced) 2024-11-13 - Filed [HB1276 Detail]
Download: Texas-2025-HB1276-Introduced.html
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| By: González of El Paso | H.B. No. 1276 | |
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| relating to a study of this state's response to plant disease or | ||
| pest outbreaks. | ||
| BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: | ||
| SECTION 1. STUDY. The Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service | ||
| shall conduct a study to evaluate this state's response to plant | ||
| disease or pest outbreaks, including how this state identifies or | ||
| is notified of an outbreak and this state's capabilities for | ||
| handling and containing an outbreak. | ||
| SECTION 2. REPORT. Not later than December 1, 2026, the | ||
| Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service shall submit a report on the | ||
| results of the study required to be conducted under this Act to the | ||
| governor, the lieutenant governor, the speaker of the house of | ||
| representatives, each member of the legislature, and the | ||
| commissioner of agriculture. The report must include | ||
| recommendations for improving this state's current system of | ||
| identifying and reporting plant disease or pest outbreaks and this | ||
| state's response to plant disease or pest outbreaks. | ||
| SECTION 3. EXPIRATION. This Act expires September 1, 2027. | ||
| SECTION 4. EFFECTIVE DATE. This Act takes effect | ||
| immediately if it receives a vote of two-thirds of all the members | ||
| elected to each house, as provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas | ||
| Constitution. If this Act does not receive the vote necessary for | ||
| immediate effect, this Act takes effect September 1, 2025. | ||
