HB2002 • 2025

Relating to the eligibility of an organization to receive surplus agricultural products under certain grants awarded by the Department of Agriculture.

Agriculture

Passed Legislature

This bill passed both chambers and reached final enrollment, even if later executive action is not shown here.

Sponsor: Darby
Last action: 2025-04-29
Official status: 04/29/2025 S Referred to Economic Development
Effective date: Not listed

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Relating to the eligibility of an organization to receive surplus agricultural products under certain grants awarded by the Department of Agriculture.

What This Bill Does

Relating to the eligibility of an organization to receive surplus agricultural products under certain grants awarded by the Department of Agriculture.

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Bill History

2025-04-29 Texas Legislature Online
Read first time
2025-04-29 Texas Legislature Online
Referred to Economic Development
2025-04-28 Texas Legislature Online
Received from the House
2025-04-25 Texas Legislature Online
Read 3rd time
2025-04-25 Texas Legislature Online
Passed
2025-04-25 Texas Legislature Online
Record vote. RV#566
2025-04-25 Texas Legislature Online
Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
2025-04-25 Texas Legislature Online
Reported engrossed
2025-04-24 Texas Legislature Online
Placed on General State Calendar
2025-04-24 Texas Legislature Online
Read 2nd time
2025-04-24 Texas Legislature Online
Amended. 1-Darby
2025-04-24 Texas Legislature Online
Record vote. RV#515
2025-04-24 Texas Legislature Online
Passed to engrossment as amended
2025-04-24 Texas Legislature Online
Record vote. RV#516
2025-04-24 Texas Legislature Online
Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
2025-04-22 Texas Legislature Online
Considered in Calendars
2025-04-03 Texas Legislature Online
Committee report sent to Calendars
2025-04-02 Texas Legislature Online
Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator
2025-04-02 Texas Legislature Online
Committee report distributed
2025-03-27 Texas Legislature Online
Considered in formal meeting
2025-03-27 Texas Legislature Online
Reported favorably w/o amendment(s)
2025-03-25 Texas Legislature Online
Scheduled for public hearing on . . .
2025-03-25 Texas Legislature Online
Considered in public hearing
2025-03-25 Texas Legislature Online
Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee
2025-03-25 Texas Legislature Online
Left pending in committee
2025-03-14 Texas Legislature Online
Read first time
2025-03-14 Texas Legislature Online
Referred to Agriculture & Livestock
2025-01-22 Texas Legislature Online
Filed

Official Summary Text

Relating to the eligibility of an organization to receive surplus agricultural products under certain grants awarded by the Department of Agriculture.

Current Bill Text

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89(R) HB 2002 - Engrossed version - Bill Text

By: Darby

H.B. No. 2002

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED

AN ACT

relating to the eligibility of an organization to receive surplus

agricultural products under certain grants awarded by the

Department of Agriculture.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:

SECTION 1. Section 21.002, Agriculture Code, is amended to

read as follows:

Sec. 21.002. ELIGIBILITY. Subject to available funds, a

nonprofit organization is eligible to receive a grant under this

chapter if the organization:

(1) has at least five years of experience coordinating

a statewide network of food banks and charitable organizations that

serve each county of this state;

(2) operates a program that coordinates the collection

and transportation of surplus agricultural products to [
a statewide

network of
] food banks
in this state
that provide food to needy or

low-income individuals; and

(3) submits to the department, in the manner and time

prescribed by the department, a proposal for the collection and

distribution to food banks or other charitable organizations for

use in providing food to needy or low-income individuals of surplus

agricultural products, including:

(A) a description of the proposal;

(B) a schedule of projected costs for the

proposal;

(C) measurable goals for the proposal; and

(D) a plan for evaluating the success of the

proposal.

SECTION 2. Chapter 21, Agriculture Code, is amended by

adding Section 21.004 to read as follows:

Sec.

21.004.

DISTRIBUTION OF RESOURCES TO FOOD BANKS. A

nonprofit organization that receives a grant under this chapter

must make surplus agricultural products and other grant resources

available to any food bank headquartered in this state that:

(1)

has the capacity to receive and store truckload

quantities of perishable agricultural products; and

(2)

distributes the agricultural products free of

charge to local food programs.

SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.