Enrolled Bill Summary

House Bill 581 amends provisions of the Texas Racing Act relating to selection of a laboratory to conduct medication and drug testing performed on a race animal. The bill requires that the testing be conducted by the Texas Veterinary Medical Diagnostic Laboratory at Texas A&M University or by a laboratory selected by the Texas Racing Commission after consultation with the Texas Veterinary Medical Diagnostic Laboratory. It further requires the Texas Racing Commission to ensure that drug testing charges are reasonable in relation to industry standards by periodically surveying the charges of other laboratories.