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Texas Legislature · SB 379 · Effective on 9/1/25

Relating to prohibiting the purchase of sweetened drinks and candy under the supplemental nutrition assistance program

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Reached a final decision
Became law
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Officially: “Relating to prohibiting the purchase of sweetened drinks and candy under the supplemental nutrition assistance program. Read the full text

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89th Legislature (2025)

Where it is

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Received by the Secretary of the Senate · Nov 15, 2024
Filed · Nov 15, 2024
Co-author authorized · Jan 28, 2025
Read first time · Feb 3, 2025
Referred to Health & Human Services · Feb 3, 2025
Co-author authorized · Feb 4, 2025
Scheduled for public hearing on . . . · Mar 11, 2025
Considered in public hearing · Mar 11, 2025
Testimony taken in committee · Mar 11, 2025
Left pending in committee · Mar 11, 2025
Considered in public hearing · Mar 18, 2025
Vote taken in committee · Mar 18, 2025
Reported favorably w/o amendments · Mar 19, 2025
Committee report printed and distributed · Mar 19, 2025
Co-author authorized · Mar 20, 2025
Placed on intent calendar · Mar 20, 2025
Co-author authorized · Mar 31, 2025
Rules suspended-Regular order of business · Mar 31, 2025
Record vote · Mar 31, 2025
Read 2nd time · Mar 31, 2025
Amendment(s) offered · Mar 31, 2025
Amendment fails of adoption · Mar 31, 2025
Record vote · Mar 31, 2025
Amendment(s) offered · Mar 31, 2025
Amendment fails of adoption · Mar 31, 2025
Record vote · Mar 31, 2025
Passed to engrossment · Mar 31, 2025
Record vote · Mar 31, 2025
Three day rule suspended · Mar 31, 2025
Record vote · Mar 31, 2025
Read 3rd time · Mar 31, 2025
Passed · Mar 31, 2025
Record vote · Mar 31, 2025
Reported engrossed · Mar 31, 2025
Received from the Senate · Apr 1, 2025
Read first time · Apr 9, 2025
Referred to Human Services · Apr 9, 2025
Considered in formal meeting · May 1, 2025
Committee substitute considered in committee · May 1, 2025
Reported favorably as substituted · May 1, 2025
Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator · May 5, 2025
Committee report distributed · May 5, 2025
Committee report sent to Calendars · May 5, 2025
Considered in Calendars · May 19, 2025
Placed on General State Calendar · May 21, 2025
Rules suspended · May 22, 2025
Additional sponsor(s) authorized · May 22, 2025
Read 2nd time · May 22, 2025
Amended · May 22, 2025
Passed to 3rd reading as amended · May 22, 2025
Record vote · May 22, 2025
Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal · May 22, 2025
Read 3rd time · May 23, 2025
Passed · May 23, 2025
Record vote · May 23, 2025
Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal · May 23, 2025
House passage as amended reported · May 23, 2025
House amendment(s) laid before the Senate · May 25, 2025
Read · May 25, 2025
Senate refuses to concur · May 25, 2025
Senate requests conference committee · May 25, 2025
Senate appoints conferees · May 25, 2025
Senate refuses to concur-reported · May 25, 2025
Senate requests conference committee-reported · May 25, 2025
Senate appoints conferees-reported · May 25, 2025
House grants request for conference committee · May 29, 2025
House appoints conferees · May 29, 2025
House grants request for conf comm-reported · May 29, 2025
House appoints conferees-reported · May 29, 2025
Conference committee report filed · May 30, 2025
Conf. Comm. Report distributed · May 30, 2025
Co-author authorized · May 31, 2025
House adopts conference committee report · May 31, 2025
Record vote · May 31, 2025
Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal · May 31, 2025
Senate adopts conference committee report · May 31, 2025
Record vote · May 31, 2025
Senate adopts conf. comm. report-reported · May 31, 2025
House adopts conf. comm. report-reported · May 31, 2025
Reported enrolled · Jun 1, 2025
Signed in the Senate · Jun 2, 2025
Signed in the House · Jun 2, 2025
Sent to the Governor · Jun 3, 2025
Signed by the Governor · Jun 20, 2025
Effective on 9/1/25 · Jun 20, 2025

The numbers

8
sponsors on the bill

Sponsors

MiddletonHallHughesKolkhorstPaxtonSchwertnerSparksGerdes

Recorded votes

The Conference Committee Report was filed with the Senate on Friday, May 30, 2025. 3704 89th Legislature — Regular Session 48th Day (Cont.) On motion of Senator Middleton, the Conference Committee Report was adoptedSenate · 2025-05-31 · Yeas 22, Nays 9
The motion to adopt the conference committee report on SBi379 prevailed byHouse · 2025-05-31 · Yeas 84, Nays 45, Present, not voting 2
SBi379 was passed byHouse · 2025-05-23 · Yeas 90, Nays 37, Present, not voting 2
CSSB 379, as amended, was passed to third reading byHouse · 2025-05-22 · Yeas 88, Nays 47, Present, not voting 2
The motion prevailedSenate · 2025-03-31 · Yeas 22, Nays 8
Roll-call results shown verbatim from the Texas legislature’s records. A result reflects that roll call’s own motion, not the bill’s overall outcome.
Every fact on this page links to its source, starting with the official bill record. Last action: Effective on 9/1/25 (Jun 20, 2025).