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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to a study of this state's response to plant disease or |
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pest outbreaks. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. STUDY. The Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service |
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shall conduct a study to evaluate this state's response to plant |
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disease or pest outbreaks, including how this state identifies or |
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is notified of an outbreak and this state's capabilities for |
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handling and containing an outbreak. |
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SECTION 2. REPORT. Not later than December 1, 2026, the |
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Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service shall submit a report on the |
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results of the study required to be conducted under this Act to the |
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governor, the lieutenant governor, the speaker of the house of |
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representatives, each member of the legislature, and the |
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commissioner of agriculture. The report must include |
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recommendations for improving this state's current system of |
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identifying and reporting plant disease or pest outbreaks and this |
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state's response to plant disease or pest outbreaks. |
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SECTION 3. EXPIRATION. This Act expires September 1, 2027. |
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SECTION 4. EFFECTIVE DATE. This Act takes effect |
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immediately if it receives a vote of two-thirds of all the members |
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elected to each house, as provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas |
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Constitution. If this Act does not receive the vote necessary for |
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immediate effect, this Act takes effect September 1, 2025. |