TX HB 609

• AQUACULTURE (S8821)
• ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY, TEXAS COMMISSION ON (V0334)
• Environment--Water (I0320)
• MARICULTURE (S0223)
• OYSTERS (S0292)
• Parks & Wildlife--General (I0585)
• PERMITS (S0011)

• Leo Wilsonprimary
• Creightonprimary
• Vasutprimary
• Hinojosa, Adamcosponsor
• Shofnercosponsor
• Caincosponsor
• Swansoncosponsor

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1. 2024-11-12

   Filed

   filing

2. 2025-03-04

   Read first time

   introduction,reading-1

3. 2025-03-04

   Referred to Culture, Recreation & Tourism

   referral-committee

4. 2025-03-20

   Considered in public hearing

5. 2025-03-20

   Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee

6. 2025-03-20

   Left pending in committee

7. 2025-03-27

   Considered in public hearing

8. 2025-03-27

   Recommended to be sent to Local & Consent

   referral-committee

9. 2025-03-27

   Reported favorably w/o amendment(s)

   committee-passage,committee-passage-favorable

10. 2025-03-28

    Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator

    filing

11. 2025-03-28

    Committee report distributed

12. 2025-04-02

    Comm. report sent to Local & Consent Calendar

13. 2025-04-23

    Considered in Local & Consent Calendars

14. 2025-04-25

    Placed on Local, Consent, and Res. Calendar

15. 2025-04-25

    Read 2nd time

    reading-2

16. 2025-04-25

    Passed to engrossment

17. 2025-04-25

    Nonrecord vote recorded in Journal

18. 2025-04-25

    Read 3rd time

    reading-3

19. 2025-04-25

    Passed

    passage

20. 2025-04-25

    Record vote

21. 2025-04-25

    Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal

22. 2025-04-25

    Nonrecord vote recorded in Journal

23. 2025-04-25

    Reported engrossed

24. 2025-04-28

    Received from the House

    introduction

25. 2025-04-29

    Read first time

    introduction,reading-1

26. 2025-04-29

    Referred to Water, Agriculture, & Rural Affairs

    referral-committee

27. 2025-05-19

    Co-sponsor authorized

28. 2025-05-19

    Scheduled for public hearing on . . .

29. 2025-05-19

    Considered in public hearing

30. 2025-05-19

    Testimony taken in committee

31. 2025-05-19

    Vote taken in committee

32. 2025-05-19

    Reported favorably w/o amendments

    committee-passage-favorable

33. 2025-05-19

    Recommended for local & uncontested calendar

34. 2025-05-19

    Committee report printed and distributed

35. 2025-05-25

    Placed on local & uncontested calendar

36. 2025-05-25

    Laid before the Senate

    receipt

37. 2025-05-25

    Read 2nd time & passed to 3rd reading

    reading-2

38. 2025-05-25

    Vote recorded in Journal

39. 2025-05-25

    Three day rule suspended

40. 2025-05-25

    Record vote

41. 2025-05-25

    Read 3rd time

    reading-3

42. 2025-05-25

    Passed

    passage

43. 2025-05-25

    Record vote

44. 2025-05-25

    Senate passage reported

    passage

45. 2025-05-26

    Reported enrolled

    enrolled

46. 2025-05-27

    Signed in the House

    passage

47. 2025-05-27

    Signed in the Senate

    passage

48. 2025-05-28

    Sent to the Governor

    executive-receipt

49. 2025-06-20

    Signed by the Governor

    executive-signature

50. 2025-06-20

    Effective on 9/1/25

    became-law

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  2025-04-25 · pass · 126-5

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