The House Committee on Agriculture & Livestock

89th Legislature

April 22, 2025

2:00 p.m. or upon final adjourn./recess or bill referral if permission granted

E1.010

Pursuant to a notice posted on April 17, 2025, and permission granted on April 22, 2025, to meet while the House was in session, the House Committee on Agriculture & Livestock met in a public hearing and was called to order by the chair, Representative Guillen, at 3:04 p.m.

The initial quorum call was answered as follows: Representatives Guillen; Guerra; Cain; Hopper; Kitzman; Lopez, Janie; McLaughlin; Money; and Muñoz.

A quorum was present.

HB 5085

The chair laid out HB 5085.

The chair recognized Representative Gervin-Hawkins to explain HB 5085.

Testimony taken/registration recorded.  (See attached witness list.)

The chair recognized Representative Gervin-Hawkins to close on HB 5085.

Representative Lopez, Janie moved that HB 5085, without amendments, be reported favorably to the full house with the recommendation that it do pass and be printed.  The motion prevailed by the following record vote:

Ayes:                           Representatives Guillen; Guerra; Kitzman; Lopez, Janie; McLaughlin; Muñoz (6).

Nays:                           Representatives Cain; Hopper; Money (3).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        None (0).

SB 1035

The chair laid out SB 1035.

Representative Cain offered a complete committee substitute.

The committee substitute was adopted without objection.

Representative Hopper moved that SB 1035, as substituted, be reported favorably to the full house with the recommendation that it do pass and be printed.  The motion prevailed by the following record vote:

Ayes:                           Representatives Guillen; Guerra; Cain; Hopper; Kitzman; Lopez, Janie; McLaughlin; Money; Muñoz (9).

Nays:                           None (0).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        None (0).

SB 2155

The chair laid out SB 2155.

Representative Lopez, Janie moved that SB 2155, without amendments, be reported favorably to the full house with the recommendation that it do pass and be printed.  The motion prevailed by the following record vote:

Ayes:                           Representatives Guillen; Guerra; Cain; Hopper; Kitzman; Lopez, Janie; McLaughlin; Money; Muñoz (9).

Nays:                           None (0).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        None (0).

At 3:11 p.m., on the motion of the chair and without objection, the meeting was adjourned subject to the call of the chair.

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Rep. Guillen, Chair

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Jonathan Wilson, Clerk