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SB1245 • 2025

Relating to the taking of aoudad sheep by using a helicopter.

Relating to the taking of aoudad sheep by using a helicopter.

Enacted

This bill passed the Legislature and reached final enactment based on the latest official action.

Sponsor
Blanco
Last action
2025-05-27
Official status
05/27/2025 E Effective on 9/1/25
Effective date
2025-05-27

Plain English Breakdown

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Relating to the taking of aoudad sheep by using a helicopter.

Relating to the taking of aoudad sheep by using a helicopter.

What This Bill Does

  • Relating to the taking of aoudad sheep by using a helicopter.

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Bill History

  1. 2025-05-27 Texas Legislature Online

    Signed by the Governor

  2. 2025-05-27 Texas Legislature Online

    Effective on 9/1/25

  3. 2025-05-15 Texas Legislature Online

    Signed in the House

  4. 2025-05-15 Texas Legislature Online

    Sent to the Governor

  5. 2025-05-14 Texas Legislature Online

    Signed in the Senate

  6. 2025-05-12 Texas Legislature Online

    House amendment(s) laid before the Senate

  7. 2025-05-12 Texas Legislature Online

    Read

  8. 2025-05-12 Texas Legislature Online

    Senate concurs in House amendment(s)

  9. 2025-05-12 Texas Legislature Online

    Record vote

  10. 2025-05-12 Texas Legislature Online

    Senate concurs in House amendment(s)-reported

  11. 2025-05-12 Texas Legislature Online

    Reported enrolled

  12. 2025-05-08 Texas Legislature Online

    House passage as amended reported

  13. 2025-05-07 Texas Legislature Online

    Read 3rd time

  14. 2025-05-07 Texas Legislature Online

    Postponed

  15. 2025-05-07 Texas Legislature Online

    Laid out as postponed business

  16. 2025-05-07 Texas Legislature Online

    Passed

  17. 2025-05-07 Texas Legislature Online

    Record vote. RV#1640

  18. 2025-05-07 Texas Legislature Online

    Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal

  19. 2025-05-06 Texas Legislature Online

    Committee report sent to Calendars

  20. 2025-05-06 Texas Legislature Online

    Laid out in lieu of companion. HB 5398

  21. 2025-05-06 Texas Legislature Online

    Read 2nd time

  22. 2025-05-06 Texas Legislature Online

    Amended. 1-E. Morales

  23. 2025-05-06 Texas Legislature Online

    Passed to 3rd reading as amended

  24. 2025-05-06 Texas Legislature Online

    Record vote. RV#1501

  25. 2025-05-05 Texas Legislature Online

    Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator

  26. 2025-05-05 Texas Legislature Online

    Committee report distributed

  27. 2025-05-01 Texas Legislature Online

    Considered in public hearing

  28. 2025-05-01 Texas Legislature Online

    Reported favorably w/o amendment(s)

  29. 2025-04-17 Texas Legislature Online

    Read first time

  30. 2025-04-17 Texas Legislature Online

    Referred to Culture, Recreation & Tourism

  31. 2025-04-14 Texas Legislature Online

    Received from the Senate

  32. 2025-04-10 Texas Legislature Online

    Co-author authorized

  33. 2025-04-10 Texas Legislature Online

    Placed on local & uncontested calendar

  34. 2025-04-10 Texas Legislature Online

    Laid before the Senate

  35. 2025-04-10 Texas Legislature Online

    Read 2nd time & passed to engrossment

  36. 2025-04-10 Texas Legislature Online

    Vote recorded in Journal

  37. 2025-04-10 Texas Legislature Online

    Three day rule suspended

  38. 2025-04-10 Texas Legislature Online

    Record vote

  39. 2025-04-10 Texas Legislature Online

    Read 3rd time

  40. 2025-04-10 Texas Legislature Online

    Passed

  41. 2025-04-10 Texas Legislature Online

    Record vote

  42. 2025-04-10 Texas Legislature Online

    Reported engrossed

  43. 2025-04-09 Texas Legislature Online

    Not again placed on intent calendar

  44. 2025-04-03 Texas Legislature Online

    Placed on intent calendar

  45. 2025-04-01 Texas Legislature Online

    Reported favorably as substituted

  46. 2025-04-01 Texas Legislature Online

    Recommended for local & uncontested calendar

  47. 2025-04-01 Texas Legislature Online

    Committee report printed and distributed

  48. 2025-03-31 Texas Legislature Online

    Scheduled for public hearing on . . .

  49. 2025-03-31 Texas Legislature Online

    Considered in public hearing

  50. 2025-03-31 Texas Legislature Online

    Testimony taken in committee

  51. 2025-03-31 Texas Legislature Online

    Vote taken in committee

  52. 2025-02-28 Texas Legislature Online

    Read first time

  53. 2025-02-28 Texas Legislature Online

    Referred to Water, Agriculture, & Rural Affairs

  54. 2025-02-12 Texas Legislature Online

    Received by the Secretary of the Senate

  55. 2025-02-12 Texas Legislature Online

    Filed

Official Summary Text

Relating to the taking of aoudad sheep by using a helicopter.

Current Bill Text

Read the full stored bill text 
89(R) SB 1245 - Enrolled version - Bill Text

S.B. No. 1245

AN ACT

relating to the taking of aoudad sheep by using a helicopter.

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

SECTION 1. Section 43.1075, Parks and Wildlife Code, is

amended to read as follows:

Sec. 43.1075. USING HELICOPTERS TO TAKE CERTAIN ANIMALS.

Under the authority of a permit issued under this subchapter, a
[
A
]

qualified landowner or landowner's agent, as determined by

commission rule, may contract to participate as a hunter or

observer in using a helicopter to take depredating
:

(1)
feral hogs
;

(2)
[
or
] coyotes
; or

(3) aoudad sheep
[
under the authority of a permit

issued under this subchapter
].

SECTION 2. As soon as practicable after the effective date

of this Act, the Parks and Wildlife Commission shall adopt or amend

rules as necessary to implement the change in law made by this Act.

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

______________________________

______________________________

President of the Senate

Speaker of the House

I hereby certify that S.B. No. 1245 passed the Senate on

April 10, 2025, by the following vote: Yeas 30, Nays 0; and that

the Senate concurred in House amendment on May 12, 2025, by the

following vote: Yeas 30, Nays 0.

______________________________

Secretary of the Senate

I hereby certify that S.B. No. 1245 passed the House, with

amendment, on May 7, 2025, by the following vote: Yeas 140,

Nays 1, four present not voting.

______________________________

Chief Clerk of the House

Approved:

______________________________

Date

______________________________

Governor