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---
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type: "Bill"
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title: "Relating to the definition of agricultural operations."
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description: "Relating to the definition of agricultural operations."
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jurisdiction: "us/states/tx"
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legislature: "Texas Legislature"
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session: "88"
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identifier: "HB 2947"
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citation: "Texas HB 2947 (88)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: ["Agriculture (I0020)", "Animals (I0035)"]
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["Cain", "Perry"]
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version_count: 5
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action_count: 43
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vote_count: 2
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first_action: "2023-02-27"
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last_action: "2023-06-11"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/b3a0259d-4553-482d-b65f-4e93a5772f15"
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source_url: "ftp://ftp.legis.state.tx.us/bills/88R/billhistory/house_bills/HB02900_HB02999/HB 2947.xml"
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source_hash: "f76573fa9295e7ba53f5217ee743ceea322fc58fe18dd1498ab57b7b4e5ae9ba"
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vintage: "2026-07-01"
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source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
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retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
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confidence: "reported"
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tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-tx"]
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---
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# Texas HB 2947 (88) — Relating to the definition of agricultural operations.
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## Version chain
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The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
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1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/88R/billtext/html/HB02947I.HTM)
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2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/88R/billtext/html/HB02947E.HTM)
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3. **House Committee Report** (committee substitute) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/88R/billtext/html/HB02947H.HTM)
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4. **Senate Committee Report** (committee substitute) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/88R/billtext/html/HB02947S.HTM)
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5. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/88R/billtext/html/HB02947F.HTM)
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## Votes
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- passage — **139–1** (pass) · lower
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- Senate Rule 7.18 and the Constitutional Rule requiring bills to be read on three several days be suspended and that HB 2947 be placed on its third reading and final passage. — **31–0** (pass) · upper
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## Sponsors
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- Cain — primary (person)
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- Perry — primary (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2023-02-27** Filed `filing`
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- **2023-03-14** Read first time `introduction, reading-1`
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- **2023-03-14** Referred to Agriculture & Livestock `referral-committee`
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- **2023-05-04** Considered in formal meeting
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- **2023-05-04** Recommended to be sent to Local & Consent `referral-committee`
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- **2023-05-04** Reported favorably w/o amendment(s) `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2023-05-06** Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator `filing`
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- **2023-05-07** Committee report distributed
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- **2023-05-08** Comm. report sent to Local & Consent Calendar
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- **2023-05-10** Considered in Local & Consent Calendars
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- **2023-05-12** Placed on Local, Consent, and Res. Calendar
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- **2023-05-12** Read 2nd time `reading-2`
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- **2023-05-12** Passed to engrossment
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- **2023-05-12** Nonrecord vote recorded in Journal
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- **2023-05-12** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
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- **2023-05-12** Passed `passage`
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- **2023-05-12** Record vote
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- **2023-05-12** Nonrecord vote recorded in Journal
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- **2023-05-12** Reported engrossed
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- **2023-05-15** Received from the House `introduction`
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- **2023-05-16** Read first time `introduction, reading-1`
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- **2023-05-16** Referred to Water, Agriculture, & Rural Affairs `referral-committee`
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- **2023-05-19** Posting rule suspended
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- **2023-05-19** Considered in public hearing
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- **2023-05-19** Vote taken in committee
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- **2023-05-19** Reported favorably w/o amendments `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2023-05-19** Committee report printed and distributed
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- **2023-05-22** Placed on intent calendar
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- **2023-05-22** Rules suspended-Regular order of business
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- **2023-05-22** Read 2nd time & passed to 3rd reading `reading-2`
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- **2023-05-22** Vote recorded in Journal
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- **2023-05-22** Three day rule suspended
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- **2023-05-22** Record vote
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- **2023-05-22** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
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- **2023-05-22** Passed `passage`
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- **2023-05-22** Record vote
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- **2023-05-22** Senate passage reported `passage`
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- **2023-05-23** Reported enrolled `enrolled`
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- **2023-05-25** Signed in the House `passage`
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- **2023-05-26** Signed in the Senate `passage`
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- **2023-05-26** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
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- **2023-06-11** Signed by the Governor `executive-signature`
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- **2023-06-11** Effective immediately `became-law`
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## Source
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OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/b3a0259d-4553-482d-b65f-4e93a5772f15`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Texas legislature records).
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