---
type: "Bill"
title: "Relating to the establishment of the commercial oyster mariculture advisory board."
description: "Relating to the establishment of the commercial oyster mariculture advisory board."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tx"
legislature: "Texas Legislature"
session: "88"
identifier: "HB 1809"
citation: "Texas HB 1809 (88)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["COMMERCIAL OYSTER MARICULTURE ADVISORY BOARD (VJ9XE)", "Governor (I0375)", "MARICULTURE (S0223)", "OYSTERS (S0292)", "PARKS & WILDLIFE DEPARTMENT (V0045)", "Parks & Wildlife--General (I0585)", "State Agencies", "Boards & Commissions--Newly Proposed (I0773)"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Hunter", "Kolkhorst"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 53
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2023-01-30"
last_action: "2023-05-27"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/9d14af0e-39f3-4696-b929-f09faba46cc3"
source_url: "ftp://ftp.legis.state.tx.us/bills/88R/billhistory/house_bills/HB01800_HB01899/HB 1809.xml"
source_hash: "b4455e994926d9a0ad966e5bd05d6a52f93abd530eb72aa67efeaae8c8af213b"
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 1809 (88) — Relating to the establishment of the commercial oyster mariculture advisory board.

## 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/88R/billtext/html/HB01809I.HTM)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/88R/billtext/html/HB01809E.HTM)
3. **House Committee Report** (committee substitute) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/88R/billtext/html/HB01809H.HTM)
4. **Senate Committee Report** (committee substitute) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/88R/billtext/html/HB01809S.HTM)
5. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/88R/billtext/html/HB01809F.HTM)

## Votes

- passage — **121–22** (pass) · lower
- passage — **27–3** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Hunter — primary (person)
- Kolkhorst — primary (person)
- Eckhardt — cosponsor (person)
- Hinojosa — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-01-30** Filed `filing`
- **2023-03-07** Read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2023-03-07** Referred to Culture, Recreation & Tourism `referral-committee`
- **2023-03-23** Considered in public hearing
- **2023-03-23** Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee
- **2023-03-23** Left pending in committee
- **2023-03-30** Considered in public hearing
- **2023-03-30** Recommended to be sent to Local & Consent `referral-committee`
- **2023-03-30** Reported favorably w/o amendment(s) `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-04-03** Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator `filing`
- **2023-04-03** Committee report distributed
- **2023-04-06** Comm. report sent to Local & Consent Calendar
- **2023-04-11** Considered in Local & Consent Calendars
- **2023-04-14** Placed on Local, Consent, and Res. Calendar
- **2023-04-14** Read 2nd time `reading-2`
- **2023-04-14** Passed to engrossment
- **2023-04-14** Nonrecord vote recorded in Journal
- **2023-04-14** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
- **2023-04-14** Passed `passage`
- **2023-04-14** Record vote
- **2023-04-14** Nonrecord vote recorded in Journal
- **2023-04-14** Reported engrossed
- **2023-04-17** Received from the House `introduction`
- **2023-04-18** Read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2023-04-18** Referred to Water, Agriculture, & Rural Affairs `referral-committee`
- **2023-05-01** Scheduled for public hearing on . . .
- **2023-05-01** Considered in public hearing
- **2023-05-01** Testimony taken in committee
- **2023-05-01** Left pending in committee
- **2023-05-01** Considered in public hearing
- **2023-05-01** Vote taken in committee
- **2023-05-02** Reported favorably w/o amendments `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-05-02** Recommended for local & uncontested calendar
- **2023-05-02** Committee report printed and distributed
- **2023-05-03** Placed on intent calendar
- **2023-05-09** Co-sponsor authorized
- **2023-05-11** Co-sponsor authorized
- **2023-05-12** Rules suspended-Regular order of business
- **2023-05-12** Vote recorded in Journal
- **2023-05-12** Read 2nd time & passed to 3rd reading `reading-2`
- **2023-05-12** Vote recorded in Journal
- **2023-05-12** Three day rule suspended
- **2023-05-12** Record vote
- **2023-05-12** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
- **2023-05-12** Passed `passage`
- **2023-05-12** Record vote
- **2023-05-12** Senate passage reported `passage`
- **2023-05-15** Reported enrolled `enrolled`
- **2023-05-15** Signed in the House `passage`
- **2023-05-15** Signed in the Senate `passage`
- **2023-05-16** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2023-05-27** Signed by the Governor `executive-signature`
- **2023-05-27** Effective immediately `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/9d14af0e-39f3-4696-b929-f09faba46cc3`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Texas legislature records).