Bill Commons

TX SB 541

enacted

Relating to cottage food production operations.

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

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Quick answers

Did TX SB 541 pass?

Yes. TX SB 541 has been enacted into law. Latest recorded action (2025-05-30): Effective on 9/1/25

What is TX SB 541 about?

TX SB 541 is a bill in the 89th Legislature (2025 Regular Session) titled “Relating to cottage food production operations.”.

Who sponsors TX SB 541?

Kolkhorst, Hull are the primary sponsors of TX SB 541, joined by 2 cosponsors.

Introduced
2024-12-06
Latest action
2025-05-30 — Effective on 9/1/25
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • Kolkhorstprimary
  • Hullprimary
  • Sparkscosponsor
  • Westcosponsor

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

Newest first

  1. 2025-05-30

    Effective on 9/1/25

    became-law

  2. 2025-05-30

    Signed by the Governor

    executive-signature

  3. 2025-05-21

    Sent to the Governor

    executive-receipt

  4. 2025-05-21

    Signed in the House

    passage

  5. 2025-05-21

    Signed in the Senate

    passage

  6. 2025-05-21

    Senate concurs in House amendment(s)-reported

  7. 2025-05-20

    Reported enrolled

    enrolled

  8. 2025-05-20

    Record vote

  9. 2025-05-20

    Senate concurs in House amendment(s)

  10. 2025-05-20

    Read

  11. 2025-05-20

    House amendment(s) laid before the Senate

  12. 2025-05-14

    House passage as amended reported

    amendment-passage

  13. 2025-05-13

    Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal

  14. 2025-05-13

    Record vote

  15. 2025-05-13

    Passed

    passage

  16. 2025-05-13

    Read 3rd time

    reading-3

  17. 2025-05-12

    Passed to 3rd reading as amended

    amendment-passage

  18. 2025-05-12

    Amended

    amendment-passage

  19. 2025-05-12

    Amended

    amendment-passage

  20. 2025-05-12

    Read 2nd time

    reading-2

  21. 2025-05-12

    Laid out in lieu of companion

  22. 2025-05-10

    Committee report sent to Calendars

  23. 2025-05-10

    Committee report distributed

  24. 2025-05-10

    Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator

    filing

  25. 2025-05-08

    Reported favorably as substituted

    committee-passage-favorable

  26. 2025-05-08

    Committee substitute considered in committee

    substitution

  27. 2025-05-08

    Considered in formal meeting

  28. 2025-04-17

    Referred to Public Health

    referral-committee

  29. 2025-04-17

    Read first time

    introduction,reading-1

  30. 2025-04-14

    Received from the Senate

    introduction

  31. 2025-04-10

    Reported engrossed

  32. 2025-04-10

    Record vote

  33. 2025-04-10

    Passed

    passage

  34. 2025-04-10

    Read 3rd time

    reading-3

  35. 2025-04-10

    Record vote

  36. 2025-04-10

    Three day rule suspended

  37. 2025-04-10

    Vote recorded in Journal

  38. 2025-04-10

    Read 2nd time & passed to engrossment

    reading-2

  39. 2025-04-10

    Laid before the Senate

    receipt

  40. 2025-04-10

    Placed on local & uncontested calendar

  41. 2025-04-10

    Co-author authorized

  42. 2025-03-24

    Co-author authorized

  43. 2025-03-19

    Committee report printed and distributed

  44. 2025-03-19

    Recommended for local & uncontested calendar

  45. 2025-03-19

    Reported favorably w/o amendments

    committee-passage-favorable

  46. 2025-03-18

    Vote taken in committee

  47. 2025-03-18

    Considered in public hearing

  48. 2025-03-11

    Left pending in committee

  49. 2025-03-11

    Testimony taken in committee

  50. 2025-03-11

    Considered in public hearing

  51. 2025-03-11

    Scheduled for public hearing on . . .

  52. 2025-02-03

    Referred to Health & Human Services

    referral-committee

  53. 2025-02-03

    Read first time

    introduction,reading-1

  54. 2024-12-06

    Filed

    filing

  55. 2024-12-06

    Received by the Secretary of the Senate

    filing,introduction

Versions

Documents

Votes

  • passage

    2025-05-13 · pass · 135-5

    Member-level votes (153)
    • 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
    • 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
    • González, J.: yes
    • González, M.: yes
    • Goodwin: yes
    • Guerra: yes
    • Guillen: yes
    • Harless: yes
    • Harris Davila: yes
    • Harrison: yes
    • Hayes: yes
    • Hefner: yes
    • Hernandez: yes
    • Hickland: yes
    • Hinojosa: 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
    • Landgraf: yes
    • Leo Wilson: yes
    • Little: yes
    • Longoria: yes
    • Lopez, J.: yes
    • Lopez, R.: yes
    • Louderback: yes
    • Lozano: yes
    • Lujan: yes
    • Luther: 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
    • Olcott: yes
    • Oliverson: yes
    • Ordaz: yes
    • Orr: yes
    • Patterson: yes
    • Paul: yes
    • Perez, M.: yes
    • Perez, V.: yes
    • Phelan: yes
    • Pierson: yes
    • Plesa: yes
    • Raymond: yes
    • Reynolds: yes
    • Richardson: yes
    • Rodríguez Ramos: yes
    • Romero: yes
    • Rose: yes
    • Rosenthal: yes
    • Schoolcraft: yes
    • Shaheen: yes
    • Shofner: yes
    • Slawson: yes
    • Smithee: yes
    • Spiller: yes
    • Swanson: yes
    • Talarico: yes
    • Tepper: yes
    • Thompson: yes
    • Troxclair: yes
    • VanDeaver: yes
    • Vasut: yes
    • Villalobos: yes
    • Virdell: yes
    • Vo: yes
    • Ward Johnson: yes
    • Wharton: yes
    • Wilson: yes
    • Wu: yes
    • Zwiener: yes
    • Cain: no
    • Lowe: no
    • Schatzline: no
    • Tinderholt: no
    • Tot: no
    • Present: not voting
    • Speaker: not voting
    • Harris(C): not voting
    • Turne: not voting
    • Absent: absent
    • Gervin-Hawkins: absent
    • Schofield: absent
    • Simmon: absent
    • Excused: absent
    • Leach: absent
    • Dean: absent
    • Geren: absent
    • Wall: absent
  • passage

    2025-05-20 · pass · 31-0

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