---
type: "Bill"
title: "Relating to the continuation and functions of the Texas Animal Health Commission."
description: "Relating to the continuation and functions of the Texas Animal Health Commission."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tx"
legislature: "Texas Legislature"
session: "87"
identifier: "SB 705"
citation: "Texas SB 705 (87)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["ANIMAL HEALTH COMMISSION", "TEXAS (V0000)", "Agriculture (I0020)", "Sunset--Commission Bills (I0772)", "TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY (U0030)", "VETERINARY MEDICAL DIAGNOSTIC LABORATORY", "TEXAS (V0422)"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Buckingham", "Cyrier", "Hall", "Lucio", "Paxton"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 48
vote_count: 1
first_action: "2021-02-26"
last_action: "2021-06-16"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/d229f07d-13d2-4f82-92b9-875e45db0e61"
source_url: "ftp://ftp.legis.state.tx.us/bills/87R/billhistory/senate_bills/SB00700_SB00799/SB 705.xml"
source_hash: "dbc7138630cf861b71e1fe07813fb2615dd5c6d7e6a324f5ee11cf53846854a7"
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 SB 705 (87) — Relating to the continuation and functions of the Texas Animal Health Commission.

## 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/SB00705I.HTM)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/87R/billtext/html/SB00705E.HTM)
3. **House Committee Report** (committee substitute) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/87R/billtext/html/SB00705H.HTM)
4. **Senate Committee Report** (committee substitute) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/87R/billtext/html/SB00705S.HTM)
5. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/87R/billtext/html/SB00705F.HTM)

## Votes

- passage — **144–1** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Buckingham — primary (person)
- Cyrier — primary (person)
- Hall — primary (person)
- Lucio — primary (person)
- Paxton — primary (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2021-02-26** Received by the Secretary of the Senate `filing`
- **2021-02-26** Filed `filing`
- **2021-03-11** Read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2021-03-11** Referred to Water, Agriculture, & Rural Affairs `referral-committee`
- **2021-03-22** Scheduled for public hearing on . . .
- **2021-03-22** Considered in public hearing
- **2021-03-22** Testimony taken in committee
- **2021-03-22** Reported favorably w/o amendments `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-03-22** Committee report printed and distributed
- **2021-03-24** Placed on intent calendar
- **2021-03-25** Rules suspended-Regular order of business
- **2021-03-25** Read 2nd time & passed to engrossment
- **2021-03-25** Vote recorded in Journal
- **2021-03-25** Three day rule suspended
- **2021-03-25** Record vote
- **2021-03-25** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
- **2021-03-25** Passed `passage`
- **2021-03-25** Record vote
- **2021-03-25** Reported engrossed
- **2021-03-29** Received from the Senate `introduction`
- **2021-04-06** Read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2021-04-06** Referred to Agriculture & Livestock `referral-committee`
- **2021-04-29** Considered in public hearing
- **2021-04-29** Committee substitute considered in committee
- **2021-04-29** Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee
- **2021-04-29** Reported favorably as substituted `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-05-03** Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator
- **2021-05-03** Committee report distributed
- **2021-05-03** Committee report sent to Calendars
- **2021-05-17** Considered in Calendars
- **2021-05-20** Placed on Major State Calendar
- **2021-05-20** Read 2nd time `reading-2`
- **2021-05-20** Passed to 3rd reading
- **2021-05-23** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
- **2021-05-23** Passed `passage`
- **2021-05-23** Record vote
- **2021-05-24** House passage as amended reported
- **2021-05-29** House amendment(s) laid before the Senate
- **2021-05-29** Read
- **2021-05-29** Senate concurs in House amendment(s)
- **2021-05-29** Record vote
- **2021-05-30** Senate concurs in House amendment(s)-reported
- **2021-05-31** Reported enrolled
- **2021-05-31** Signed in the House
- **2021-05-31** Signed in the Senate
- **2021-06-01** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2021-06-16** Signed by the Governor `executive-signature`
- **2021-06-16** 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/d229f07d-13d2-4f82-92b9-875e45db0e61`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Texas legislature records).