Relating to an alert system for dangerous plant and wildlife pests and diseases administered by the Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service, the official text

H.B. No. 1592

AN ACT

relating to an alert system for dangerous plant and wildlife pests

and diseases administered by the Texas A&M AgriLife Extension

Service.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:

SECTION 1. Subchapter K, Chapter 88, Education Code, is

amended by adding Section 88.823 to read as follows:

Sec. 88.823. PEST, DISEASE, AND QUARANTINE ALERT SYSTEM.

(a) With the cooperation of the Department of Agriculture, the

Texas Animal Health Commission, and the Parks and Wildlife

Department, the extension service shall develop and implement a

statewide Internet-based alert system for notifications related to

wildlife and plant pests, diseases, and quarantines. The alert

system must issue notifications for:

(1) a confirmed case of a dangerous plant or wildlife

pest or disease;

(2) the establishment, modification, or removal of a

pest or disease quarantine order; and

(3) any compliance agreements entered into with the

Department of Agriculture related to a pest or disease quarantine.

(b) The alert system established under this section must:

(1) issue notifications through e-mail; and

(2) provide for enrollment in the alert system for

delivery of a system notification.

(c) The extension service shall enter into a memorandum of

understanding with the Department of Agriculture, the Texas Animal

Health Commission, and the Parks and Wildlife Department to ensure

the extension service is able to issue a required notification

under Subsection (a) within 72 hours of an applicable action by

those agencies.

SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.

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President of the Senate
Speaker of the House

I certify that H.B. No. 1592 was passed by the House on April

30, 2025, by the following vote: Yeas 110, Nays 27, 1 present, not

voting.

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Chief Clerk of the House

I certify that H.B. No. 1592 was passed by the Senate on May

25, 2025, by the following vote: Yeas 31, Nays 0.

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Secretary of the Senate

APPROVED: _____________________

Date

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Governor