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2025 · Regular session · House bill
HB1275
HB1275 limits a particular dairy-permit prohibition to bovine producer dairy farms—farms producing milk from cattle.
Official caption: Relating to the issuance of permits for bovine producer dairy farms in certain areas of this state.
Official report lists House author(s): González, Mary. This does not identify sponsors or amendment drafters.
Bill explanation published · Version and amendment review scope is stated below · Individual amendment records may not be separately annotated.
Bill highlights
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- HB1275 limits a particular dairy-permit prohibition to bovine producer dairy farms—farms producing milk from cattle.
- The change removes this particular location-based prohibition for non-bovine dairies, such as goat dairies; it does not give them an automatic permit or exempt them from other milk-safety requirements.
- The bill became law without the governor's signature and took effect June 20, 2025.
What does it do?
HB1275 limits a particular dairy-permit prohibition to bovine producer dairy farms—farms producing milk from cattle. The Department of State Health Services still may not issue that farm permit in an area infected with, or at high risk for, bovine tuberculosis, as determined epidemiologically and defined by Texas Animal Health Commission rule. The former wording applied to a “producer dairy” without the bovine limitation. Final law
The change removes this particular location-based prohibition for non-bovine dairies, such as goat dairies; it does not give them an automatic permit or exempt them from other milk-safety requirements. The general requirement to obtain a state permit before offering milk or milk products for sale remains. The act does not itself identify particular counties or certify that an area is disease-free. Health and Safety Code 435.006
The bill became law without the governor’s signature and took effect June 20, 2025. Both chambers supplied the votes needed for immediate effect: House 109–25, with three present but not voting, and Senate 27–4. Official history
What changed along the way?
The introduced bill proposed repealing the entire subsection containing the prohibition. The House committee substitute instead retained the restriction for bovine dairy farms and clarified the permit terminology. The engrossed, Senate committee and enrolled texts retain that substitute’s operative language. Thus the final law is a narrowing, not a complete repeal. Introduced · House substitute · Engrossed · Senate committee · All versions
The official amendment index expressly reports no amendments. The significant change above came through a committee substitute, not an indexed floor amendment. Amendment index
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Who could benefit—and who could bear the costs?
Non-bovine dairy operators in covered areas may pursue permits without this specific statutory barrier. Bovine dairy operators remain subject to it. Regulators and consumers continue to rely on other applicable milk-safety and animal-health controls; the bill does not establish that non-bovine animals cannot carry disease or quantify changes in public-health risk.
All three Legislative Budget Board notes anticipate no significant state or local-government fiscal impact, assuming costs can be absorbed with existing resources. They give no quantified two-year/five-year cost, private business saving or forecast of new permits. Introduced note · House-substitute note · Engrossed note
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