HB3724 • 2025

Relating to the placement of a cultivated oyster in a natural oyster bed, a private oyster bed, or coastal waters.

Passed Legislature

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

Sponsor: Villalobos
Last action: 2025-04-29
Official status: 04/29/2025 H Laid on the table subject to call
Effective date: Not listed

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Relating to the placement of a cultivated oyster in a natural oyster bed, a private oyster bed, or coastal waters.

What This Bill Does

Relating to the placement of a cultivated oyster in a natural oyster bed, a private oyster bed, or coastal waters.

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Bill History

2025-04-29 Texas Legislature Online
Placed on General State Calendar
2025-04-29 Texas Legislature Online
Companion considered in lieu of. SB 1215
2025-04-29 Texas Legislature Online
Laid on the table subject to call
2025-04-25 Texas Legislature Online
Placed on Local, Consent, and Res. Calendar
2025-04-25 Texas Legislature Online
Withdrawn from calendar (contested)
2025-04-25 Texas Legislature Online
Returned to Local & Consent Calendars Comm.
2025-04-25 Texas Legislature Online
Considered in Local & Consent Calendars
2025-04-25 Texas Legislature Online
Transferred to Calendars Committee
2025-04-25 Texas Legislature Online
Committee report sent to Calendars
2025-04-25 Texas Legislature Online
Considered in Calendars
2025-04-23 Texas Legislature Online
Considered in Local & Consent Calendars
2025-04-15 Texas Legislature Online
Comm. report sent to Local & Consent Calendar
2025-04-14 Texas Legislature Online
Committee report distributed
2025-04-11 Texas Legislature Online
Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator
2025-04-08 Texas Legislature Online
Considered in public hearing
2025-04-08 Texas Legislature Online
Recommended to be sent to Local & Consent
2025-04-08 Texas Legislature Online
Reported favorably w/o amendment(s)
2025-04-03 Texas Legislature Online
Scheduled for public hearing on . . .
2025-04-03 Texas Legislature Online
Considered in public hearing
2025-04-03 Texas Legislature Online
Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee
2025-04-03 Texas Legislature Online
Left pending in committee
2025-03-26 Texas Legislature Online
Read first time
2025-03-26 Texas Legislature Online
Referred to Culture, Recreation & Tourism
2025-03-04 Texas Legislature Online
Filed

Official Summary Text

Relating to the placement of a cultivated oyster in a natural oyster bed, a private oyster bed, or coastal waters.

Current Bill Text

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89(R) HB 3724 - House Committee Report version - Bill Text

89R8022 BEE-D

By: Villalobos

H.B. No. 3724

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED

AN ACT

relating to the placement of a cultivated oyster in a natural oyster

bed, a private oyster bed, or coastal waters.

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

SECTION 1. Chapter 75, Parks and Wildlife Code, is amended

by adding Section 75.01045 to read as follows:

Sec.

75.01045.

PLACEMENT OF CULTIVATED OYSTERS IN CERTAIN

LOCATIONS WITH DEPARTMENT APPROVAL. (a)

A person may place a

cultivated oyster in a natural oyster bed, a private oyster bed, or

coastal waters if the department authorizes the placement in

writing.

(b)

The department shall adopt best management practices

for authorizing the placement of cultivated oysters under this

section.

SECTION 2. Section 75.0106(b), Parks and Wildlife Code, is

amended to read as follows:

(b) No person may place a cultivated oyster in a natural

oyster bed
, a
[
or
] private oyster bed
, or coastal waters, except as

authorized by Section 75.01045
.

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