HB2669 • 2025

Relating to the establishment of a reporting and education program for the dangers of balloons to livestock.

Agriculture Education

Passed Legislature

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

Sponsor: Guerra
Last action: 2025-04-24
Official status: 04/24/2025 S Received from the House
Effective date: Not listed

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Relating to the establishment of a reporting and education program for the dangers of balloons to livestock.

What This Bill Does

Relating to the establishment of a reporting and education program for the dangers of balloons to livestock.

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Bill History

2025-04-24 Texas Legislature Online
Read 3rd time
2025-04-24 Texas Legislature Online
Passed
2025-04-24 Texas Legislature Online
Record vote. RV#480
2025-04-24 Texas Legislature Online
Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
2025-04-24 Texas Legislature Online
Reported engrossed
2025-04-24 Texas Legislature Online
Received from the House
2025-04-23 Texas Legislature Online
Placed on General State Calendar
2025-04-23 Texas Legislature Online
Read 2nd time
2025-04-23 Texas Legislature Online
Point of order withdrawn. Rule 8, Section 1(a)(1)
2025-04-23 Texas Legislature Online
Passed to engrossment
2025-04-23 Texas Legislature Online
Record vote. RV#436
2025-04-23 Texas Legislature Online
Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
2025-04-17 Texas Legislature Online
Considered in Calendars
2025-04-15 Texas Legislature Online
Committee report sent to Calendars
2025-04-14 Texas Legislature Online
Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator
2025-04-14 Texas Legislature Online
Committee report distributed
2025-04-09 Texas Legislature Online
Considered in formal meeting
2025-04-09 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
2025-03-18 Texas Legislature Online
Read first time
2025-03-18 Texas Legislature Online
Referred to Agriculture & Livestock
2025-02-11 Texas Legislature Online
Filed

Official Summary Text

Relating to the establishment of a reporting and education program for the dangers of balloons to livestock.

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89(R) HB 2669 - Engrossed version - Bill Text

89R10956 MP-D

By: Guerra, et al.

H.B. No. 2669

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED

AN ACT

relating to the establishment of a reporting and education program

for the dangers of balloons to livestock.

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

SECTION 1. Subchapter K, Chapter 88, Education Code, is

amended by adding Section 88.823 to read as follows:

Sec.

88.823.

THREAT OF BALLOONS TO LIVESTOCK. (a)

The

extension service shall establish a system for ranchers to report

instances of:

(1) balloons on the ranchers' property; and

(2) livestock that have died from eating a balloon.

(b)

The extension service shall develop and implement an

outreach program to inform:

(1)

ranchers of the reporting system established under

Subsection (a); and

(2)

people about the dangers of releasing balloons to

the environment.

(c)

The extension service shall prepare an annual report

based on the results of the reports made under Subsection (a) and

submit the report to the legislature not later than January 1.

The

report may contain recommendations for actions for deterring the

release of balloons.

SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.