Bill Commons

TX SB 503

enacted

Relating to the establishment of an electronic registry of livestock marks and brands.

Texas · 89th Legislature (2025 Regular Session) · upper

Quick answers

Did TX SB 503 pass?

Yes. TX SB 503 has been enacted into law as of 2025-05-03. Latest recorded action (2025-05-03): Effective on 9/1/25

What is TX SB 503 about?

TX SB 503 is a bill in the 89th Legislature (2025 Regular Session) titled “Relating to the establishment of an electronic registry of livestock marks and brands.”.

Who sponsors TX SB 503?

Perry, Guillen, Fairly and 3 others are the primary sponsors of TX SB 503, joined by 9 cosponsors.

Introduced
2024-11-25
Latest action
2025-05-03 — Effective on 9/1/25
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • Perryprimary
  • Guillenprimary
  • Fairlyprimary
  • Morales, Eddieprimary
  • Buckleyprimary
  • Ashbyprimary
  • Morgancosponsor
  • Plesacosponsor
  • Bumgarnercosponsor
  • Florescosponsor
  • Kolkhorstcosponsor
  • Sparkscosponsor
  • LaHoodcosponsor
  • Lambertcosponsor
  • Lopez, Janiecosponsor

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2024-11-25

    Received by the Secretary of the Senate

    filing,introduction

  2. 2024-11-25

    Filed

    filing

  3. 2025-02-03

    Read first time

    introduction,reading-1

  4. 2025-02-03

    Referred to Water, Agriculture, & Rural Affairs

    referral-committee

  5. 2025-02-24

    Scheduled for public hearing on . . .

  6. 2025-02-24

    Considered in public hearing

  7. 2025-02-24

    Testimony taken in committee

  8. 2025-02-24

    Left pending in committee

  9. 2025-03-24

    Considered in public hearing

  10. 2025-03-24

    Vote taken in committee

  11. 2025-03-25

    Reported favorably w/o amendments

    committee-passage-favorable

  12. 2025-03-25

    Committee report printed and distributed

  13. 2025-03-26

    Co-author authorized

  14. 2025-03-27

    Placed on intent calendar

  15. 2025-04-01

    Co-author authorized

  16. 2025-04-01

    Rules suspended-Regular order of business

  17. 2025-04-01

    Read 2nd time & passed to engrossment

    reading-2

  18. 2025-04-01

    Vote recorded in Journal

  19. 2025-04-01

    Three day rule suspended

  20. 2025-04-01

    Record vote

  21. 2025-04-01

    Read 3rd time

    reading-3

  22. 2025-04-01

    Passed

    passage

  23. 2025-04-01

    Record vote

  24. 2025-04-01

    Reported engrossed

  25. 2025-04-02

    Received from the Senate

    introduction

  26. 2025-04-09

    Read first time

    introduction,reading-1

  27. 2025-04-09

    Referred to Agriculture & Livestock

    referral-committee

  28. 2025-04-14

    Considered in formal meeting

  29. 2025-04-14

    Reported favorably w/o amendment(s)

    committee-passage,committee-passage-favorable

  30. 2025-04-14

    Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator

    filing

  31. 2025-04-14

    Committee report distributed

  32. 2025-04-15

    Committee report sent to Calendars

  33. 2025-04-15

    Laid out in lieu of companion

  34. 2025-04-15

    Read 2nd time

    reading-2

  35. 2025-04-15

    Passed to 3rd reading

  36. 2025-04-15

    Record vote

  37. 2025-04-15

    Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal

  38. 2025-04-16

    Rules suspended

  39. 2025-04-16

    Additional sponsor(s) authorized

  40. 2025-04-16

    Read 3rd time

    reading-3

  41. 2025-04-16

    Passed

    passage

  42. 2025-04-16

    Record vote

  43. 2025-04-16

    Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal

  44. 2025-04-16

    House passage reported

    passage

  45. 2025-04-16

    Reported enrolled

    enrolled

  46. 2025-04-22

    Signed in the Senate

    passage

  47. 2025-04-23

    Signed in the House

    passage

  48. 2025-04-23

    Sent to the Governor

    executive-receipt

  49. 2025-05-03

    Signed by the Governor

    executive-signature

  50. 2025-05-03

    Effective on 9/1/25

    became-law

Versions

Documents

Votes

  • Senate Rule 7.18 and the Constitutional Rule requiring bills to be read on three several days be suspended and that SB 503 be placed on its third reading and final passage.

    2025-04-01 · pass · 31-0

  • passage

    2025-04-15 · pass · 132-13

    Member-level votes (152)
    • Alders: yes
    • Allen: yes
    • Anchía: yes
    • Ashby: yes
    • Barry: yes
    • Bell, C.: yes
    • Bell, K.: yes
    • Bernal: yes
    • Bhojani: yes
    • Bonnen: yes
    • Bowers: yes
    • Bryant: yes
    • Buckley: yes
    • Bucy: yes
    • Bumgarner: yes
    • Button: yes
    • Campos: yes
    • Canales: yes
    • Capriglione: yes
    • Cole: yes
    • Collier: yes
    • Cook: yes
    • Cortez: yes
    • Craddick: yes
    • Cunningham: yes
    • Curry: yes
    • Darby: yes
    • Davis, A.: yes
    • Davis, Y.: yes
    • Dean: yes
    • DeAyala: yes
    • Dorazio: yes
    • Dutton: yes
    • Dyson: yes
    • Fairly: yes
    • Flores: yes
    • Frank: yes
    • Gámez: yes
    • Garcia, J.: yes
    • Garcia, L.: yes
    • Garcia Hernandez: yes
    • Gates: yes
    • Gerdes: yes
    • Geren: yes
    • González, J.: yes
    • González, M.: yes
    • Goodwin: yes
    • Guerra: yes
    • Guillen: yes
    • Harless: yes
    • Harris: yes
    • Harris Davila: yes
    • Hayes: yes
    • Hefner: yes
    • Hernandez: yes
    • Hickland: yes
    • Holt: yes
    • Hopper: yes
    • Howard: yes
    • Hull: yes
    • Hunter: yes
    • Isaac: yes
    • Johnson: yes
    • Jones, J.: yes
    • Jones, V.: yes
    • Kerwin: yes
    • King: yes
    • Kitzman: yes
    • LaHood: yes
    • Lalani: yes
    • Lambert: yes
    • Leach: yes
    • Leo Wilson: yes
    • Longoria: yes
    • Lopez, J.: yes
    • Lopez, R.: yes
    • Louderback: yes
    • Lowe: yes
    • Lozano: yes
    • Lujan: yes
    • Manuel: yes
    • Martinez: yes
    • Fischer: yes
    • McLaughlin: yes
    • McQueeney: yes
    • Metcalf: yes
    • Meyer: yes
    • Meza: yes
    • Money: yes
    • Moody: yes
    • Morales, C.: yes
    • Morales, E.: yes
    • Morales Shaw: yes
    • Morgan: yes
    • Muñoz: yes
    • Noble: yes
    • Oliverson: yes
    • Ordaz: yes
    • Orr: yes
    • Paul: yes
    • Perez, M.: yes
    • Perez, V.: yes
    • Phelan: yes
    • Raymond: yes
    • Reynolds: yes
    • Richardson: yes
    • Rodríguez Ramos: yes
    • Romero: yes
    • Rose: yes
    • Rosenthal: yes
    • Schoolcraft: yes
    • Shaheen: yes
    • Shofner: yes
    • Simmons: yes
    • Smithee: yes
    • Spiller: yes
    • Swanson: yes
    • Talarico: yes
    • Tepper: yes
    • Thompson: yes
    • Troxclair: yes
    • Turner: yes
    • VanDeaver: yes
    • Vasut: yes
    • Villalobos: yes
    • Vo: yes
    • Walle: yes
    • Ward Johnson: yes
    • Wharton: yes
    • Wilson: yes
    • Wu: yes
    • Zwiener: yes
    • Cain: no
    • Harrison: no
    • Hinojosa: no
    • Little: no
    • Luther: no
    • Olcott: no
    • Patterson: no
    • Pierson: no
    • Schatzline: no
    • Schofield: no
    • Tinderholt: no
    • Toth: no
    • Virdell: no
    • Present: not voting
    • Speaker: not voting
    • Landgraf(C: not voting
    • Absent: absent
    • Gervin-Hawkins: absent
    • Ples: absent
    • Slawson: absent

  • passage

    2025-04-16 · pass · 117-13

    Member-level votes (151)
    • Alders: yes
    • Allen: yes
    • Ashby: yes
    • Barry: yes
    • Bell, C.: yes
    • Bell, K.: yes
    • Bernal: yes
    • Bhojani: yes
    • Bonnen: yes
    • Bowers: yes
    • Bryant: yes
    • Buckley: yes
    • Bucy: yes
    • Bumgarner: yes
    • Button: yes
    • Canales: yes
    • Capriglione: yes
    • Cook: yes
    • Cortez: yes
    • Craddick: yes
    • Curry: yes
    • Darby: yes
    • Davis, A.: yes
    • Davis, Y.: yes
    • Dean: yes
    • DeAyala: yes
    • Dorazio: yes
    • Dutton: yes
    • Dyson: yes
    • Fairly: yes
    • Flores: yes
    • Frank: yes
    • Gámez: yes
    • Garcia, J.: yes
    • Garcia, L.: yes
    • Garcia Hernandez: yes
    • Gates: yes
    • Gerdes: yes
    • Geren: yes
    • Gervin-Hawkins: yes
    • González, M.: yes
    • Goodwin: yes
    • Guerra: yes
    • Guillen: yes
    • Harless: yes
    • Harris: yes
    • Harris Davila: yes
    • Hefner: yes
    • Hickland: yes
    • Hinojosa: yes
    • Hopper: yes
    • Howard: yes
    • Hull: yes
    • Hunter: yes
    • Isaac: yes
    • Johnson: yes
    • Jones, J.: yes
    • Jones, V.: yes
    • Kerwin: yes
    • Kitzman: yes
    • Lalani: yes
    • Lambert: yes
    • Landgraf: yes
    • Leach: yes
    • Leo Wilson: yes
    • Lopez, J.: yes
    • Lopez, R.: yes
    • Louderback: yes
    • Lozano: yes
    • Lujan: yes
    • Manuel: yes
    • Martinez: yes
    • Fischer: yes
    • McLaughlin: yes
    • McQueeney: yes
    • Metcalf: yes
    • Meyer: yes
    • Meza: yes
    • Moody: yes
    • Morales, C.: yes
    • Morales, E.: yes
    • Morales Shaw: yes
    • Morgan: yes
    • Muñoz: yes
    • Noble: yes
    • Ordaz: yes
    • Orr: yes
    • Patterson: yes
    • Paul: yes
    • Perez, M.: yes
    • Perez, V.: yes
    • Phelan: yes
    • Raymond: yes
    • Richardson: yes
    • Rodríguez Ramos: yes
    • Romero: yes
    • Rose: yes
    • Schoolcraft: yes
    • Shaheen: yes
    • Simmons: yes
    • Slawson: yes
    • Smithee: yes
    • Spiller: yes
    • Talarico: yes
    • Tepper: yes
    • Thompson: yes
    • Troxclair: yes
    • Turner: yes
    • VanDeaver: yes
    • Villalobos: yes
    • Virdell: yes
    • Walle: yes
    • Ward Johnson: yes
    • Wharton: yes
    • Wilson: yes
    • Wu: yes
    • Zwiener: yes
    • Cain: no
    • Harrison: no
    • Hayes: no
    • Lowe: no
    • Olcott: no
    • Oliverson: no
    • Pierson: no
    • Schatzline: no
    • Schofield: no
    • Swanson: no
    • Tinderholt: no
    • Toth: no
    • Vasut: no
    • Present: not voting
    • Mr. Speaker(C): not voting
    • Anchía: absent
    • Campos: absent
    • Cole: absent
    • Collier: absent
    • Cunningham: absent
    • González, J.: absent
    • Hernandez: absent
    • Holt: absent
    • King: absent
    • LaHood: absent
    • Little: absent
    • Longoria: absent
    • Luther: absent
    • Money: absent
    • Plesa: absent
    • Reynolds: absent
    • Rosenthal: absent
    • Shofner: absent
    • Vo: absent

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Official source

ftp://ftp.legis.state.tx.us/bills/89R/billhistory/senate_bills/SB00500_SB00599/SB 503.xml

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