---
type: "Bill"
title: "Relating to an alert system for dangerous plant and wildlife pests and diseases administered by the Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service."
description: "Relating to an alert system for dangerous plant and wildlife pests and diseases administered by the Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tx"
legislature: "Texas Legislature"
session: "89R"
identifier: "HB 1592"
citation: "Texas HB 1592 (89R)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["AGRICULTURE", "DEPARTMENT OF (V0566)", "ALERT SYSTEM (S0523)", "ANIMAL HEALTH COMMISSION", "TEXAS (V0000)", "Agriculture (I0020)", "Animals (I0035)", "Health--Other Diseases & Medical Conditions (I0383)", "PARKS & WILDLIFE DEPARTMENT (V0045)", "TEXAS A&M AGRILIFE EXTENSION SERVICE (U0221)"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Ashby", "González, Mary", "Kolkhorst", "Plesa"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 50
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2024-12-12"
last_action: "2025-06-20"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/2e083d3b-d5fb-4349-a9e8-ce0d67a0ec9b"
source_url: "ftp://ftp.legis.state.tx.us/bills/89R/billhistory/house_bills/HB01500_HB01599/HB 1592.xml"
source_hash: "f8f8830ee2228d9ed8ddd23e83e6aaede608fe26cc7125143ab893c2ca5b5fdf"
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 1592 (89R) — Relating to an alert system for dangerous plant and wildlife pests and diseases administered by the Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service.

## 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/89R/billtext/html/HB01592I.HTM)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/89R/billtext/html/HB01592E.HTM)
3. **House Committee Report** (committee substitute) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/89R/billtext/html/HB01592H.HTM)
4. **Senate Committee Report** (committee substitute) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/89R/billtext/html/HB01592S.HTM)
5. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/89R/billtext/html/HB01592F.HTM)

## Votes

- passage — **110–27** (pass) · lower
- passage — **108–33** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Ashby — primary (person)
- González, Mary — primary (person)
- Kolkhorst — primary (person)
- Plesa — primary (person)
- Bhojani — cosponsor (person)
- Flores — cosponsor (person)
- Garcia, Josey — cosponsor (person)
- Morales Shaw — cosponsor (person)
- Morales, Eddie — cosponsor (person)
- Spiller — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2024-12-12** Filed `filing`
- **2025-03-12** Read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2025-03-12** Referred to Agriculture & Livestock `referral-committee`
- **2025-03-25** Considered in public hearing
- **2025-03-25** Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee
- **2025-03-25** Left pending in committee
- **2025-03-27** Considered in formal meeting
- **2025-03-27** Failed to receive affirmative vote in comm. `committee-failure`
- **2025-04-09** Considered in formal meeting
- **2025-04-09** Vote reconsidered in committee
- **2025-04-09** Reported favorably w/o amendment(s) `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
- **2025-04-21** Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator `filing`
- **2025-04-21** Committee report distributed
- **2025-04-22** Committee report sent to Calendars
- **2025-04-24** Considered in Calendars
- **2025-04-29** Placed on General State Calendar
- **2025-04-29** Read 2nd time `reading-2`
- **2025-04-29** Passed to engrossment
- **2025-04-29** Record vote
- **2025-04-29** Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
- **2025-04-30** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
- **2025-04-30** Passed `passage`
- **2025-04-30** Record vote
- **2025-04-30** Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
- **2025-04-30** Reported engrossed
- **2025-04-30** Received from the House `introduction`
- **2025-05-07** Read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2025-05-07** Referred to Water, Agriculture, & Rural Affairs `referral-committee`
- **2025-05-19** Scheduled for public hearing on . . .
- **2025-05-19** Considered in public hearing
- **2025-05-19** Vote taken in committee
- **2025-05-19** Reported favorably w/o amendments `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2025-05-19** Recommended for local & uncontested calendar
- **2025-05-19** Committee report printed and distributed
- **2025-05-25** Placed on local & uncontested calendar
- **2025-05-25** Laid before the Senate `receipt`
- **2025-05-25** Read 2nd time & passed to 3rd reading `reading-2`
- **2025-05-25** Vote recorded in Journal
- **2025-05-25** Three day rule suspended
- **2025-05-25** Record vote
- **2025-05-25** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
- **2025-05-25** Passed `passage`
- **2025-05-25** Record vote
- **2025-05-25** Senate passage reported `passage`
- **2025-05-26** Reported enrolled `enrolled`
- **2025-05-27** Signed in the House `passage`
- **2025-05-27** Signed in the Senate `passage`
- **2025-05-28** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2025-06-20** Filed without the Governor's signature `became-law`
- **2025-06-20** Effective on 9/1/25 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/2e083d3b-d5fb-4349-a9e8-ce0d67a0ec9b`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Texas legislature records).