---
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).