Relating to the establishment of an electronic registry of livestock marks and brands
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Became law
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89th Legislature (2025)
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Received by the Secretary of the Senate · Nov 25, 2024
Filed · Nov 25, 2024
Read first time · Feb 3, 2025
Referred to Water, Agriculture, & Rural Affairs · Feb 3, 2025
Scheduled for public hearing on . . . · Feb 24, 2025
Considered in public hearing · Feb 24, 2025
Testimony taken in committee · Feb 24, 2025
Left pending in committee · Feb 24, 2025
Considered in public hearing · Mar 24, 2025
Vote taken in committee · Mar 24, 2025
Reported favorably w/o amendments · Mar 25, 2025
Committee report printed and distributed · Mar 25, 2025
Co-author authorized · Mar 26, 2025
Placed on intent calendar · Mar 27, 2025
Co-author authorized · Apr 1, 2025
Rules suspended-Regular order of business · Apr 1, 2025
Read 2nd time & passed to engrossment · Apr 1, 2025
Vote recorded in Journal · Apr 1, 2025
Three day rule suspended · Apr 1, 2025
Record vote · Apr 1, 2025
Read 3rd time · Apr 1, 2025
Passed · Apr 1, 2025
Record vote · Apr 1, 2025
Reported engrossed · Apr 1, 2025
Received from the Senate · Apr 2, 2025
Read first time · Apr 9, 2025
Referred to Agriculture & Livestock · Apr 9, 2025
Considered in formal meeting · Apr 14, 2025
Reported favorably w/o amendment(s) · Apr 14, 2025
Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator · Apr 14, 2025
Committee report distributed · Apr 14, 2025
Committee report sent to Calendars · Apr 15, 2025
Laid out in lieu of companion · Apr 15, 2025
Read 2nd time · Apr 15, 2025
Passed to 3rd reading · Apr 15, 2025
Record vote · Apr 15, 2025
Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal · Apr 15, 2025
Rules suspended · Apr 16, 2025
Additional sponsor(s) authorized · Apr 16, 2025
Read 3rd time · Apr 16, 2025
Passed · Apr 16, 2025
Record vote · Apr 16, 2025
Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal · Apr 16, 2025
House passage reported · Apr 16, 2025
Reported enrolled · Apr 16, 2025
Signed in the Senate · Apr 22, 2025
Signed in the House · Apr 23, 2025
Sent to the Governor · Apr 23, 2025
Signed by the Governor · May 3, 2025
Effective on 9/1/25 · May 3, 2025
The numbers
8
sponsors on the bill
Sponsors
Recorded votes
SBi503 was passed byHouse · 2025-04-16 · Yeas 117, Nays 13, Present, not voting 1
SBi503 was read second time and was passed to third reading byHouse · 2025-04-15 · Yeas 132, Nays 13, Present, not voting 2
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.
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