Bill:  SB 379 
Legislative Session: 89(R) Council Document: 89R 4916 AND-D
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Last Action:06/20/2025 E Effective on 9/1/25
Caption Version:Enrolled
Caption Text:Relating to prohibiting the purchase of sweetened drinks and candy under the supplemental nutrition assistance program.
Author:Middleton
Coauthor:Hall | Hughes | Kolkhorst | Paxton | Schwertner | Sparks
Sponsor:Gerdes
Cosponsor:Barry | Bell, Cecil | Bell, Keith | Bumgarner | Cain | Cook | Curry | Dean | Dorazio | Dyson | Fairly | Frank | Gates | Guillen | Harless | Hayes | Hefner | Hickland | Holt | Hopper | Kerwin | Kitzman | Lambert | Leach | Little | Lowe | Luther | McLaughlin | McQueeney | Metcalf | Money | Morales, Eddie | Olcott | Orr | Paul | Richardson | Schatzline | Schoolcraft | Shofner | Slawson | Spiller | Tepper | Toth | Troxclair | Vasut | Villalobos | Virdell | Wharton
Subjects:Human Services--Food Programs (I0910)
FOOD (S0761)
Companion:HB 3188 by Raymond, Similar
HB 4970 by Cain, Very Similar
HB 5243 by Gerdes, Identical
Senate Committee:Health & Human Services
Status:Out of committee
Vote:Ayes=5   Nays=2   Present Not Voting=0   Absent=2
House Committee:Human Services
Status:Out of committee
Vote:Ayes=9   Nays=2   Present Not Voting=0   Absent=0
Senate Conferees:Appointed (05/25/2025) Middleton (Chair) | Hall | Kolkhorst | Schwertner | Sparks
House Conferees:Appointed (05/29/2025) Gerdes (Chair) | Fairly | Hull | Manuel | Morales, Eddie
Actions: (ascending date order)
Viewing Votes: Most Recent House Vote | Most Recent Senate Vote
Description Comment Date       Time       Journal Page
S   Received by the Secretary of the Senate      11/15/2024    
S   Filed      11/15/2024    
S   Co-author authorized      01/28/2025     65
S   Read first time      02/03/2025     108
S   Referred to Health & Human Services      02/03/2025     108
S   Co-author authorized      02/04/2025     157
S   Scheduled for public hearing on . . .      03/11/2025    
S   Considered in public hearing      03/11/2025    
S   Testimony taken in committee      03/11/2025    
S   Left pending in committee      03/11/2025    
S   Considered in public hearing      03/18/2025    
S   Vote taken in committee      03/18/2025    
S   Reported favorably w/o amendments      03/19/2025     640
S   Committee report printed and distributed      03/19/2025   05:27 PM 
S   Co-author authorized      03/20/2025     649
S   Placed on intent calendar      03/20/2025    
S   Co-author authorized      03/31/2025     806
S   Rules suspended-Regular order of business      03/31/2025     802
S   Record vote      03/31/2025     802
S   Read 2nd time      03/31/2025     802
S   Amendment(s) offered   FA1 Alvarado   03/31/2025     802
S   Amendment fails of adoption      03/31/2025     803
S   Record vote      03/31/2025     803
S   Amendment(s) offered   FA2 Gutierrez   03/31/2025     803
S   Amendment fails of adoption      03/31/2025     803
S   Record vote      03/31/2025     803
S   Passed to engrossment      03/31/2025     804
S   Record vote      03/31/2025     804
S   Three day rule suspended      03/31/2025     804
S   Record vote      03/31/2025     804
S   Read 3rd time      03/31/2025     804
S   Passed      03/31/2025     804
S   Record vote      03/31/2025     804
S   Reported engrossed      03/31/2025     809
H   Received from the Senate      04/01/2025     880
H   Read first time      04/09/2025     1088
H   Referred to Human Services      04/09/2025   11:27 AM  1088
H   Considered in formal meeting      05/01/2025    
H   Committee substitute considered in committee      05/01/2025    
H   Reported favorably as substituted      05/01/2025    
H   Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator      05/05/2025     3254
H   Committee report distributed      05/05/2025   03:11 PM 
H   Committee report sent to Calendars      05/05/2025    
H   Considered in Calendars      05/19/2025    
H   Placed on General State Calendar      05/21/2025    
H   Rules suspended      05/22/2025     5361
H   Additional sponsor(s) authorized      05/22/2025     5361
H   Read 2nd time      05/22/2025     5361
H   Amended   1-Gerdes   05/22/2025     5361
H   Passed to 3rd reading as amended      05/22/2025     5361
H   Record vote   RV#3211   05/22/2025     5361
H   Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal      05/22/2025     5362
H   Read 3rd time      05/23/2025     5507
H   Passed      05/23/2025     5507
H   Record vote   RV#3308   05/23/2025     5507
H   Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal      05/23/2025     5508
S   House passage as amended reported      05/23/2025     2456
S   House amendment(s) laid before the Senate      05/25/2025     2526
S   Read      05/25/2025     2527
S   Senate refuses to concur      05/25/2025     2527
S   Senate requests conference committee      05/25/2025     2527
S   Senate appoints conferees      05/25/2025     2527
H   Senate refuses to concur-reported      05/25/2025     5923
H   Senate requests conference committee-reported      05/25/2025     5923
H   Senate appoints conferees-reported      05/25/2025     5923
H   House grants request for conference committee      05/29/2025     6813
H   House appoints conferees      05/29/2025     6813
S   House grants request for conf comm-reported      05/29/2025     3225
S   House appoints conferees-reported      05/29/2025     3225
S   Conference committee report filed      05/30/2025     3628
H   Conf. Comm. Report distributed      05/30/2025   06:04 PM 
S   Co-author authorized      05/31/2025     3801
H   House adopts conference committee report      05/31/2025     7391
H   Record vote   RV#4118   05/31/2025     7391
H   Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal      05/31/2025     7392
S   Senate adopts conference committee report      05/31/2025     3688
S   Record vote      05/31/2025     3688
H   Senate adopts conf. comm. report-reported      05/31/2025     7412
S   House adopts conf. comm. report-reported      05/31/2025     3707
S   Reported enrolled      06/01/2025     3828
S   Signed in the Senate      06/02/2025     3858
H   Signed in the House      06/02/2025     7607
E   Sent to the Governor      06/03/2025     3861
E   Signed by the Governor      06/20/2025     3862
E   Effective on 9/1/25      06/20/2025