Texas legislation · 89th Legislature Regular Session
Texas HB43: Relating to the Texas Agricultural Finance Authority and certain programs administered by the authority.
Status: Signed into law, June 20, 2025
What the bill says
An act relating to the Texas Agricultural Finance Authority and certain programs administered by the authority.
From the enrolled text, May 29, 2025:
AN ACT relating to the Texas Agricultural Finance Authority and certain programs administered by the authority. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. Section 58.002(1), Agriculture Code, is amended to read as follows: (1) "Agricultural business" means: (A) a business that is or proposes to be engaged in producing, processing, marketing, or exporting an agricultural product; (B) an eligible applicant as defined in Subchapter E; (C) the entity designated to carry out boll weevil eradication in accordance with Section 74.1011; (D) any agriculture-related business in rural areas of Texas [[DELETED: including a business that provides recreational ] [DELETED: activities, including hiking, fishing, hunting, or any other ] [DELETED: activity associated with the enjoyment of nature or the outdoors on ] [ (E) a state agency or an institution of higher education that is engaged in producing an agricultural product;[ADDED: or] (F)[ADDED: a nonprofit organization whose primary ] [ADDED: purpose is to maintain the agricultural use of land][[DELETED: a business that ] [DELETED: holds a permit under Subchapter L, Chapter 43, Parks and Wildlife ] [ or] [[DELETED: (G)][DELETED: ][DELETED: ][DELETED: any other business in a rural area of this ] [DELETED: state]]. SECTION 2. Sections 58.012(a), (b), (c), and (g), Agriculture Code, are amended to read as follows: (a) The authority is governed by …
Sponsors
- Stan Kitzman (R, HD-085) · primary sponsor
- Ryan Guillen (R, HD-031)
- Janie Lopez (R, HD-037)
- Greg Bonnen (R, HD-024)
- Mary Gonzalez (D, HD-075)
- Trent Ashby (R, HD-057)
- Jeff Barry (R, HD-029)
- Cecil Bell (R, HD-003)
- Keith Bell (R, HD-004)
- Brad Buckley (R, HD-054)
- Ben Bumgarner (R, HD-063)
- Briscoe Cain (R, HD-128)
Latest actions
- : Effective immediately
- : Signed by the Governor
- : Sent to the Governor
- : Signed in the Senate
- : Signed in the House
- : Reported enrolled
- : House concurs in Senate amendment(s)-reported
- : Text of Senate Amendment(s)
- : Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
- : Record vote (RV#4004)
Votes
- Water, Agriculture and Rural Affairs Committee Vote (Out of committee): 8 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Agriculture & Livestock Committee Vote (Out of committee): 7 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Record vote RV#4004 RV#4004 (May 28, 2025): 102 yea, 35 nay, passed
- Record vote RV#4004 (May 28, 2025): 102 yea, 35 nay, passed
- Rules suspended-Three day rule (May 25, 2025): 30 yea, 1 nay, passed
- Read 3rd time (May 25, 2025): 30 yea, 1 nay, passed
Subjects: State Finances--Management & Control, AGRICULTURE, COMMISSIONER OF, TEXAS AGRICULTURAL FINANCE AUTHORITY (VS3O5), TEXAS A&M AGRILIFE EXTENSION SERVICE, AGRICULTURE, DEPARTMENT OF, ANIMAL HEALTH COMMISSION, TEXAS, Agriculture
Common questions
- What is HB43?
- HB43 is a bill in the Texas Legislature (89th Legislature Regular Session): Relating to the Texas Agricultural Finance Authority and certain programs administered by the authority.
- What does HB43 do?
- In its own words: An act relating to the Texas Agricultural Finance Authority and certain programs administered by the authority.
- What is the status of HB43?
- Signed into law as of June 20, 2025. Latest action: Effective immediately (June 20, 2025).
- Who sponsored HB43?
- Stan Kitzman (R, HD-085), with 11 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for HB43?
- On the Texas Legislature website: https://capitol.texas.gov/BillLookup/History.aspx?LegSess=89R&Bill=HB00043
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