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+---
+type: "Bill"
+title: "Relating to the protection of animal and crop facilities; creating a criminal offense."
+description: "Relating to the protection of animal and crop facilities; creating a criminal offense."
+jurisdiction: "us/states/tx"
+legislature: "Texas Legislature"
+session: "87"
+identifier: "HB 1480"
+citation: "Texas HB 1480 (87)"
+classification: ["bill"]
+subjects: ["Agriculture (I0020)", "Animals (I0035)", "Civil Remedies & Liabilities (I0065)", "Crimes--Against Property (I0175)", "Science & Technology (I0751)"]
+status: "enacted"
+primary_sponsors: ["Cyrier", "Kolkhorst"]
+version_count: 5
+action_count: 52
+vote_count: 3
+first_action: "2021-01-29"
+last_action: "2021-06-18"
+source: "openstates"
+source_identifier: "ocd-bill/acb17bb6-9bc0-4bdb-9d0b-90505c8d8060"
+source_url: "ftp://ftp.legis.state.tx.us/bills/87R/billhistory/house_bills/HB01400_HB01499/HB 1480.xml"
+source_hash: "ed7d4e5924d9ab903963456c81227281456f960de976e455c3a4cc2287b8bcdb"
+vintage: "2026-07-01"
+source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
+retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
+confidence: "reported"
+tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-tx"]
+---
+
+# Texas HB 1480 (87) — Relating to the protection of animal and crop facilities; creating a criminal offense.
+
+## Version chain
+
+The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
+
+1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/87R/billtext/html/HB01480I.HTM)
+2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/87R/billtext/html/HB01480E.HTM)
+3. **House Committee Report** (committee substitute) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/87R/billtext/html/HB01480H.HTM)
+4. **Senate Committee Report** (committee substitute) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/87R/billtext/html/HB01480S.HTM)
+5. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/87R/billtext/html/HB01480F.HTM)
+
+## Votes
+
+- passage — **136–9** (pass) · lower
+- other — **136–9** (fail) · upper
+- passage — **136–8** (pass) · lower
+
+## Sponsors
+
+- Cyrier — primary (person)
+- Kolkhorst — primary (person)
+
+## Timeline
+
+The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
+
+- **2021-01-29** Filed `filing`
+- **2021-03-05** Read first time `introduction, reading-1`
+- **2021-03-05** Referred to Agriculture & Livestock `referral-committee`
+- **2021-03-18** Considered in public hearing
+- **2021-03-18** Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee
+- **2021-03-18** Left pending in committee
+- **2021-03-25** Considered in public hearing
+- **2021-03-25** Reported favorably w/o amendment(s) `committee-passage`
+- **2021-03-29** Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator
+- **2021-03-29** Committee report distributed
+- **2021-03-30** Committee report sent to Calendars
+- **2021-04-23** Considered in Calendars
+- **2021-05-08** Considered in Calendars
+- **2021-05-11** Placed on General State Calendar
+- **2021-05-13** Read 2nd time `reading-2`
+- **2021-05-13** Amended `amendment-passage`
+- **2021-05-13** Amended `amendment-passage`
+- **2021-05-13** Passed to engrossment as amended
+- **2021-05-14** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
+- **2021-05-14** Passed `passage`
+- **2021-05-14** Record vote
+- **2021-05-14** Reported engrossed
+- **2021-05-17** Received from the House `introduction`
+- **2021-05-17** Read first time `introduction, reading-1`
+- **2021-05-17** Referred to Water, Agriculture, & Rural Affairs `referral-committee`
+- **2021-05-18** Considered in public hearing
+- **2021-05-20** Reported favorably as substituted `committee-passage-favorable`
+- **2021-05-20** Recommended for local & uncontested calendar
+- **2021-05-20** Committee report printed and distributed
+- **2021-05-26** Placed on local & uncontested calendar
+- **2021-05-27** Laid before the Senate
+- **2021-05-27** Read 2nd time & passed to 3rd reading
+- **2021-05-27** Vote recorded in Journal
+- **2021-05-27** Three day rule suspended
+- **2021-05-27** Record vote
+- **2021-05-27** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
+- **2021-05-27** Passed `passage`
+- **2021-05-27** Record vote
+- **2021-05-27** Senate passage as amended reported
+- **2021-05-27** Senate Amendments distributed
+- **2021-05-27** Senate Amendments Analysis distributed
+- **2021-05-28** House concurs in Senate amendment(s)
+- **2021-05-28** Record vote
+- **2021-05-28** Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
+- **2021-05-28** Text of Senate Amendment(s)
+- **2021-05-28** House concurs in Senate amendment(s)-reported
+- **2021-05-30** Reported enrolled
+- **2021-05-30** Signed in the House
+- **2021-05-31** Signed in the Senate
+- **2021-05-31** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
+- **2021-06-18** Signed by the Governor `executive-signature`
+- **2021-06-18** Effective on 9/1/21 `became-law`
+
+## Source
+
+OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/acb17bb6-9bc0-4bdb-9d0b-90505c8d8060`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Texas legislature records).
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