Bill Tracker
| Bill | Author | Status | Priority Area | Caption |
| HB 1139 | Rodriguez (D-Austin) | Stalled | Sustainability | Relating to the regulation of cottage food products and cottage food production operations. |
| HB 1151 | Raymond (D-Laredo) | Stalled | SNAP | Relating to prohibiting the purchase of certain food items under the supplemental nutritional assistance program. |
| HB 127 | Alvarado (D-Houston) | Stalled | Obesity | Relating to the types of beverages that may be sold to students on public school campuses |
| HB 1783 | Farias (D-San Antonio) | Stalled | Obesity | Relating to creating a portal on the comptroller's Internet website related to obesity and wellness. |
| HB 2212 | Farias (D-San Antonio) | Stalled | Obesity | Relating to nutrition and physical activity policies, standards, and requirements for child-care facilities and programs for children under the age of six. |
| HB 2414 | Miles (D-Houston) | Stalled | Obesity | Relating to the continuation of the Healthy Food Advisory Committee. |
| HB 2994 | Miles (D-Houston) | Passed into statute | Sustainability | Relating to the creation, operation, and funding of the urban farm microenterprise support program. |
| HB 2995 | Miles (D-Houston) | Stalled | Sustainability | Relating to an exemption for urban farms from payment for wastewater service. |
| HB 2996 | Miles (D-Houston) | Vetoed by Governor | Sustainability | relating to the creation of the Texas Urban Agricultural Innovation Authority. |
| HB 2997 | Miles (D-Houston) | Vetoed by Governor | Sustainability | Relating to the creation and funding of the urban farming pilot program and the creation of the Select Committee on Urban Farming. |
| HB 3397 | Allen (D-Houston) | Stalled | SNAP | Relating to the eligibility of and requirements applicable to certain persons for supplemental nutrition assistance. |
| HB 710 | Walle (D-Walle) | Passed into statute | SNAP | Relating to verification of identity of applicants for benefits under and prevention of duplicate participation in the financial assistance and supplemental nutrition assistance programs. |
| SB 1549 | Rodriguez (D-El Paso) | Stalled | SNAP | Relating to the eligibility of and requirements applicable to certain persons for supplemental nutrition assistance. |
| SB 89 | Lucio (D-Brownsville) | Passed into statute | Summer Food Programs | Relating to summer nutrition programs provided for by school districts. |
| HB 75 | Flynn | Stalled | Sustainability | Relating to the regulation of raw milk and raw milk products. |
| HB 1139 | Rodriguez (D-Austin) | Stalled Added on SB 81) | Sustainability | Relating to the regulation of cottage food products and cottage food production operations. |
| SB 81 | Nelson (R-Flower Mound) | Passed into statute | Sustainability | Relating to food manufacturers, food wholesalers, and warehouse operators required to hold a license. |
| SB 199 | West (D-Dallas) | Passed into statute | Sustainability | Relating to the eligibility of nonprofit organizations that partner with certain schools to receive grants for agricultural projects. |
| SB 226 | Nelson (R-Flower Mound) | Passed into statute | Obesity | Relating to reporting individual student performance on a physical fitness assessment instrument to the Texas Education Agency. |
Food Policy Affects all of Texas
In the most recent publication of the Texas Food Policy Roundtable, learn about the nutritional state of Texas, the costs of food security, and policy recommendations to the 82nd Texas Legislature.
Get Your Toolkit!
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Summer Food Service Program provides funding for local organizations to offer nutritious meals and healthy activity for children during the summer months.
The new toolkit "Feeding Texas Kids with the Summer Food Service Program" gives you step-by-step information on the many different ways you can get involved with SFSP.