Texas bills · 89th Legislature (2025)
Texas SB 261
Relating to a prohibition on the offering for sale and the sale of cell-cultured protein for human consumption; providing civil and criminal penalties.
- Introduced
- In committee
- Passed Senate
- Passed House
- To Governor
- Became law
Sponsors
- Perry (Republican)
- Gerdes (Republican)
- Kitzman (Republican)
- VanDeaver
- Bell, Keith (Republican)
- Dean (Republican)
Cosponsors (19)
- Hancock
- Kolkhorst (Republican)
- Middleton (Republican)
- Sparks (Republican)
- Ashby (Republican)
- Buckley (Republican)
- Bumgarner (Republican)
- Harris (Republican)
- Hickland (Republican)
- Hull (Republican)
- Lambert (Republican)
- Leo Wilson (Republican)
- McQueeney (Republican)
- Orr (Republican)
- Pierson (Republican)
- Shofner (Republican)
- Slawson (Republican)
- Tepper (Republican)
- Troxclair (Republican)
Summary
No official summary is available for this bill.
Latest action(Jun 20, 2025): Effective on 9/1/25
Text versions
Roll-call votes
State vote data last updated Oct 15, 2026, 4:19 PM.
| Date | Vote | Result | Your legislators |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 28, 2025 Senate | passage | pass | Set your home in Texas to see |
| May 25, 2025 House | passage | pass | Set your home in Texas to see |
| May 12, 2025 Senate | Senate Rule 7.18 and the Constitutional Rule requiring bills to be read on three several days be suspended and that CSSB 261 be placed on its third reading and final passage. | pass | Set your home in Texas to see |
| May 12, 2025 Senate | passage | pass | Set your home in Texas to see |
| May 12, 2025 Senate | passage | pass | Set your home in Texas to see |
Actions
- Jun 20, 2025
Effective on 9/1/25 - Jun 20, 2025
Signed by the Governor - Jun 1, 2025
Sent to the Governor - Jun 1, 2025 · House
Signed in the House - May 30, 2025 · Senate
Signed in the Senate - May 29, 2025 · House
Senate concurs in House amendment(s)-reported - May 28, 2025 · Senate
Reported enrolled - May 28, 2025 · Senate
Record vote - May 28, 2025 · Senate
Senate concurs in House amendment(s) - May 28, 2025 · Senate
Read - May 28, 2025 · Senate
House amendment(s) laid before the Senate - May 26, 2025 · Senate
House passage as amended reported - May 25, 2025 · House
Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal - May 25, 2025 · House
Record vote - May 25, 2025 · House
Passed - May 25, 2025 · House
Read 3rd time - May 24, 2025 · House
Passed to 3rd reading - May 24, 2025 · House
Point of order overruled - May 24, 2025 · House
Read 2nd time - May 24, 2025 · House
Placed on General State Calendar - May 22, 2025 · House
Considered in Calendars - May 22, 2025 · House
Committee report sent to Calendars - May 22, 2025 · House
Committee report distributed - May 21, 2025 · House
Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator - May 19, 2025 · House
Reported favorably as substituted - May 19, 2025 · House
Committee substitute considered in committee - May 19, 2025 · House
Considered in public hearing - May 14, 2025 · House
Referred to Public Health - May 14, 2025 · House
Read first time - May 12, 2025 · House
Received from the Senate - May 12, 2025 · Senate
Reported engrossed - May 12, 2025 · Senate
Record vote - May 12, 2025 · Senate
Passed - May 12, 2025 · Senate
Read 3rd time - May 12, 2025 · Senate
Record vote - May 12, 2025 · Senate
Three day rule suspended - May 12, 2025 · Senate
Record vote - May 12, 2025 · Senate
Passed to engrossment as amended - May 12, 2025 · Senate
Vote recorded in Journal - May 12, 2025 · Senate
Amended - May 12, 2025 · Senate
Amendment(s) offered - May 12, 2025 · Senate
Read 2nd time - May 12, 2025 · Senate
Record vote - May 12, 2025 · Senate
Rules suspended-Regular order of business - May 8, 2025 · Senate
Placed on intent calendar - Apr 2, 2025 · Senate
Co-author authorized - Apr 1, 2025 · Senate
Committee report printed and distributed - Apr 1, 2025 · Senate
Recommended for local & uncontested calendar - Apr 1, 2025 · Senate
Reported favorably as substituted - Mar 31, 2025 · Senate
Vote taken in committee - Mar 31, 2025 · Senate
Testimony taken in committee - Mar 31, 2025 · Senate
Considered in public hearing - Mar 31, 2025 · Senate
Scheduled for public hearing on . . . - Mar 4, 2025 · Senate
Co-author authorized - Feb 27, 2025 · Senate
Co-author authorized - Feb 5, 2025 · Senate
Co-author authorized - Feb 3, 2025 · Senate
Referred to Water, Agriculture, & Rural Affairs - Feb 3, 2025 · Senate
Read first time - Nov 12, 2024 · Senate
Filed - Nov 12, 2024 · Senate
Received by the Secretary of the Senate