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2025-2026 89th Legislature

SB261

Relating to a prohibition on the offering for sale and the sale of cell-cultured protein for human consumption; providing civil and criminal penalties.

Current disposition
Signed by Governor
Last status date
June 20, 2025
Last status update
Signed by the Governor
Author
Charles Perry
Co-sponsors
Kelly HancockLois KolkhorstMayes MiddletonKevin SparksStan GerdesStan KitzmanGary VandeaverKeith BellJay DeanTrent AshbyBrad BuckleyBen BumgarnerCody HarrisHillary HicklandLacey HullStan LambertTerri Leo-WilsonJohn McQueeneyAngelia OrrKatrina PiersonJoanne ShofnerShelby SlawsonCarl TepperEllen Troxclair

Legislative progress

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House committee substitute May 19, 2025 Enrolled May 28, 2025 Governor approved June 20, 2025
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Recorded floor votes

4 roll calls are available for this bill. This record includes procedural and intermediate action as well as substantive final votes.

May 12, 2025 · Senate

Rules suspended-Regular order of business

Passed

26 yea–4 nay · 1 absent

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May 12, 2025 · Senate

Vote recorded in Journal

Passed

26 yea–4 nay · 1 absent

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May 12, 2025 · Senate

Three day rule suspended

Passed

26 yea–4 nay · 1 absent

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May 25, 2025 · House

Read 3rd time RV#3505

Passed ⭐ Substantive final action

99 yea–36 nay · 3 not voting · 12 absent

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Committee referrals

Instrument history

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This is the complete recorded action history in the current source package. Highlighted entries are marked as significant by the source. A roll-call link appears only when a vote-like action has one unambiguous same-day chamber vote.

  1. State Effective on 9/1/25
  2. State Signed by the Governor
  3. State Sent to the Governor
  4. House Signed in the House
  5. Senate Signed in the Senate
  6. House Senate concurs in House amendment(s)-reported
  7. Senate Reported enrolled
  8. Senate Record vote
  9. Senate Senate concurs in House amendment(s)
  10. Senate Read
  11. Senate House amendment(s) laid before the Senate
  12. Senate House passage as amended reported
  13. House Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal View roll call
  14. House Record vote RV#3505 View roll call
  15. House Passed View roll call
  16. House Read 3rd time
  17. House Passed to 3rd reading
  18. House Point of order overruled Rule 4, Section 32(c)(1)
  19. House Read 2nd time
  20. House Placed on General State Calendar
  21. House Considered in Calendars
  22. House Committee report sent to Calendars
  23. House Committee report distributed
  24. House Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator
  25. House Reported favorably as substituted
  26. House Committee substitute considered in committee
  27. House Considered in public hearing
  28. House Referred to Public Health
  29. House Read first time
  30. House Received from the Senate
  31. Senate Reported engrossed
  32. Senate Record vote
  33. Senate Passed
  34. Senate Read 3rd time
  35. Senate Record vote
  36. Senate Three day rule suspended
  37. Senate Record vote
  38. Senate Passed to engrossment as amended
  39. Senate Vote recorded in Journal
  40. Senate Amended
  41. Senate Amendment(s) offered FA1 Perry
  42. Senate Read 2nd time
  43. Senate Record vote
  44. Senate Rules suspended-Regular order of business
  45. Senate Placed on intent calendar
  46. Senate Co-author authorized
  47. Senate Committee report printed and distributed
  48. Senate Recommended for local & uncontested calendar
  49. Senate Reported favorably as substituted
  50. Senate Vote taken in committee
  51. Senate Testimony taken in committee
  52. Senate Considered in public hearing
  53. Senate Scheduled for public hearing on . . .
  54. Senate Co-author authorized
  55. Senate Co-author authorized
  56. Senate Co-author authorized
  57. Senate Referred to Water, Agriculture, & Rural Affairs
  58. Senate Read first time
  59. Senate Filed
  60. Senate Received by the Secretary of the Senate
Source provenance
LegiScan bill ID
1891358
LegiScan session ID
2160
Source file
var/states/texas/source/legiscan/2160-8caaa099665d/bill/SB261.json
Package observed
2026-07-17T02:14:58+00:00