The House Committee on Agriculture & Livestock

89th Legislature

March 27, 2025

upon final adjourn./recess or bill referral if permission granted

Agricultural Museum, 1W.14

Pursuant to a notice posted on March 27, 2025, and permission granted on March 27, 2025, to meet while the House was in session, the House Committee on Agriculture & Livestock met in a formal meeting and was called to order by the chair, Representative Guillen, at 11:25 a.m.

The initial quorum call was answered as follows: Representatives Guillen; Cain; Hopper; Kitzman; and McLaughlin.

A quorum was present.

HB 294

The chair laid out HB 294 as pending business.

Representative Kitzman offered a complete committee substitute.

The committee substitute was adopted without objection.

Representative McLaughlin moved that HB 294, as substituted, be reported favorably to the full house with the recommendation that it do pass and be printed.  The motion prevailed by the following record vote:

Ayes:                           Representatives Guillen; Cain; Hopper; Kitzman; McLaughlin (5).

Nays:                           None (0).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        Representatives Guerra; Lopez, Janie; Money; Muñoz (4).

(Representative Money now present.)

HB 1203

The chair laid out HB 1203 as pending business.

Representative Cain moved that HB 1203, without amendments, be reported favorably to the full house with the recommendation that it do pass and be printed.  The motion prevailed by the following record vote:

Ayes:                           Representatives Guillen; Cain; Hopper; Kitzman; McLaughlin; Money (6).

Nays:                           None (0).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        Representatives Guerra; Lopez, Janie; Muñoz (3).

HB 1592

The chair laid out HB 1592 as pending business.

Representative McLaughlin moved that HB 1592, without amendments, be reported favorably to the full house with the recommendation that it do pass and be printed.  The motion failed by the following record vote:

Ayes:                           Representatives Guillen; Kitzman (2).

Nays:                           Representatives Cain; Hopper; McLaughlin; Money (4).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        Representatives Guerra; Lopez, Janie; Muñoz (3).

(Representative Lopez, Janie now present.)

HB 1964

The chair laid out HB 1964 as pending business.

Representative Cain moved that HB 1964, without amendments, be reported favorably to the full house with the recommendation that it do pass and be printed.  The motion prevailed by the following record vote:

Ayes:                           Representatives Guillen; Cain; Hopper; Kitzman; Lopez, Janie; McLaughlin; Money (7).

Nays:                           None (0).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        Representatives Guerra; Muñoz (2).

HB 2002

The chair laid out HB 2002 as pending business.

Representative Lopez, Janie moved that HB 2002, without amendments, be reported favorably to the full house with the recommendation that it do pass and be printed.  The motion prevailed by the following record vote:

Ayes:                           Representatives Guillen; Cain; Hopper; Kitzman; Lopez, Janie; McLaughlin; Money (7).

Nays:                           None (0).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        Representatives Guerra; Muñoz (2).

HB 2063

The chair laid out HB 2063 as pending business.

Representative Money offered a complete committee substitute.

The committee substitute was adopted without objection.

Representative McLaughlin moved that HB 2063, without amendments, be reported favorably to the full house with the recommendation that it do pass and be printed and be sent to the Committee on Local and Consent Calendars.  The motion prevailed by the following record vote:

Ayes:                           Representatives Guillen; Cain; Hopper; Kitzman; Lopez, Janie; McLaughlin; Money (7).

Nays:                           None (0).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        Representatives Guerra; Muñoz (2).

HB 2118

The chair laid out HB 2118 as pending business.

Representative Hopper moved that HB 2118, without amendments, be reported favorably to the full house with the recommendation that it do pass and be printed.  The motion prevailed by the following record vote:

Ayes:                           Representatives Guillen; Cain; Hopper; Kitzman; Lopez, Janie; McLaughlin; Money (7).

Nays:                           None (0).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        Representatives Guerra; Muñoz (2).

HB 2128

The chair laid out HB 2128 as pending business.

Representative Kitzman moved that HB 2128, without amendments, be reported favorably to the full house with the recommendation that it do pass and be printed.  The motion prevailed by the following record vote:

Ayes:                           Representatives Guillen; Cain; Hopper; Kitzman; Lopez, Janie; McLaughlin; Money (7).

Nays:                           None (0).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        Representatives Guerra; Muñoz (2).

HB 2765

The chair laid out HB 2765 as pending business.

Representative McLaughlin offered a complete committee substitute.

The committee substitute was adopted without objection.

Representative Lopez, Janie moved that HB 2765, as substituted, be reported favorably to the full house with the recommendation that it do pass and be printed and be sent to the Committee on Local and Consent Calendars.  The motion prevailed by the following record vote:

Ayes:                           Representatives Guillen; Cain; Hopper; Kitzman; Lopez, Janie; McLaughlin; Money (7).

Nays:                           None (0).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        Representatives Guerra; Muñoz (2).

At 11:34 a.m., on the motion of the chair and without objection, the meeting was adjourned subject to the call of the chair.

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Rep. Guillen, Chair

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Jonathan Wilson, Clerk