HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING

COMMITTEE:    Agriculture & Livestock 

TIME & DATE:  8:00 AM, Wednesday, April 5, 2023 

PLACE:        E1.026 
CHAIR:        Rep. Briscoe Cain 

HB 276         Cortez
Relating to the regulation by a municipality or property owners' association of food production on single-family residential lots.

HB 2509        Bernal                                    
Relating to the establishment of a grocery access investment fund program.

HB 2692        Campos                                    
Relating to the exemption of certain activities from regulation as a structural pest control service.

HB 2769        Meza | et al.                             
Relating to the repeal of the permit requirement for the intrastate shipment of bees.

HB 3419        Cain                                      
Relating to the transportation of horse meat.

HB 4069        Meyer                                     
Relating to the required disclosure of prices by a veterinarian before providing emergency treatment to an ill or injured animal.

HB 4413        Guillen                                   
Relating to the establishment of a task force to make recommendations for updating the livestock brand registration process.

HB 4538        Kacal                                     
Relating to the regulation of beekeeping; imposing fees and authorizing other fees; expanding the applicability of an occupational permit.

HB 4616        Vasut                                     
Relating to notifications by the Texas Department of Agriculture concerning a stop-sale order, seizure, or destruction of certain plant or animal products.

HB 4644        Thimesch                                  
Relating to an alert system for dangerous plant and animal pests and diseases administered by the Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service.

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