republic-os/legislation/us/states/tx/89r/sb-25.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "Relating to health and nutrition standards to promote healthy living, including requirements for food labeling, primary and secondary education, higher education, and continuing education for certain health care professionals; authorizing a civil penalty."
description: "Relating to health and nutrition standards to promote healthy living, including requirements for food labeling, primary and secondary education, higher education, and continuing education for certain health care professionals; authorizing a civil penalty."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tx"
legislature: "Texas Legislature"
session: "89R"
identifier: "SB 25"
citation: "Texas SB 25 (89R)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["AGRICULTURE", "DEPARTMENT OF (V0566)", "CONTINUING EDUCATION (S0234)", "DIETETICS & DIETITIANS (S0394)", "EDUCATION", "COMMISSIONER OF (V9954)", "EDUCATION", "STATE BOARD OF (V0086)", "Education--Higher--Health Institutions (I0237)", "Education--Primary & Secondary--Charter Schools (I0245)", "Education--Primary & Secondary--Curriculum (I0228)", "Education--School Districts (I0220)", "FOOD (S0761)", "GRADUATE STUDENTS (S0312)", "Governor (I0375)", "HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES COMMISSION (V0177)", "HIGHER EDUCATION COORDINATING BOARD", "TEXAS (V4280)", "Health Care Providers (I0387)", "Health--General (I0385)", "Health--Other Diseases & Medical Conditions (I0383)", "INTERNET (S0130)", "LICENSING & REGULATION", "TEXAS COMMISSION OF (V0383)", "MEDICAL BOARD", "TEXAS (V0644)", "NURSES & NURSE AIDES (S2704)", "NURSING", "TEXAS BOARD OF (V0776)", "NUTRITION (S0623)", "Occupational Regulation--Health Occupations (I0540)", "PACKAGING & LABELING REQUIREMENTS (S0339)", "PHYSICIANS (S1282)", "STATE HEALTH SERVICES", "DEPARTMENT OF (V0463)", "State Agencies", "Boards & Commissions--Newly Proposed (I0773)"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Bucy", "Frank", "Hull", "Kolkhorst", "Pierson", "VanDeaver"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 149
vote_count: 9
first_action: "2025-02-20"
last_action: "2025-06-22"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/1c39ac4e-94cf-402b-8546-e65f4f55be5b"
source_url: "ftp://ftp.legis.state.tx.us/bills/89R/billhistory/senate_bills/SB00001_SB00099/SB 25.xml"
source_hash: "c682d61eebf0b76da124ea5a01cc52cefe1da375248454fc679246f8f6c9ab64"
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 25 (89R) — Relating to health and nutrition standards to promote healthy living, including requirements for food labeling, primary and secondary education, higher education, and continuing education for certain health care professionals; authorizing a civil penalty.

## 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/SB00025I.HTM)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/89R/billtext/html/SB00025E.HTM)
3. **House Committee Report** (committee substitute) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/89R/billtext/html/SB00025H.HTM)
4. **Senate Committee Report** (committee substitute) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/89R/billtext/html/SB00025S.HTM)
5. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/89R/billtext/html/SB00025F.HTM)

## Votes

- passage — **113–19** (pass) · lower
- passage — **0–0** (pass) · upper
- passage — **105–28** (pass) · lower
- passage — **116–24** (pass) · lower
- other — **53–62** (fail) · lower
- passage — **0–0** (pass) · upper
- passage — **0–0** (pass) · upper
- passage — **31–0** (pass) · upper
- Senate Rule 7.18 and the Constitutional Rule requiring bills to be read on three several days be suspended and that CSSB 25 be placed on its third reading and final passage. — **31–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Bucy — primary (person)
- Frank — primary (person)
- Hull — primary (person)
- Kolkhorst — primary (person)
- Pierson — primary (person)
- VanDeaver — primary (person)
- Alders — cosponsor (person)
- Alvarado — cosponsor (person)
- Birdwell — cosponsor (person)
- Blanco — cosponsor (person)
- Cain — cosponsor (person)
- Campbell — cosponsor (person)
- Cook — cosponsor (person)
- Creighton — cosponsor (person)
- Eckhardt — cosponsor (person)
- Hagenbuch — cosponsor (person)
- Hall — cosponsor (person)
- Hinojosa, Juan "Chuy" — cosponsor (person)
- Huffman — cosponsor (person)
- Hughes — cosponsor (person)
- Isaac — cosponsor (person)
- Johnson — cosponsor (person)
- King — cosponsor (person)
- Lalani — cosponsor (person)
- Leo Wilson — cosponsor (person)
- Little — cosponsor (person)
- Menéndez — cosponsor (person)
- Middleton — cosponsor (person)
- Miles — cosponsor (person)
- Morales, Eddie — cosponsor (person)
- Orr — cosponsor (person)
- Parker — cosponsor (person)
- Paxton — cosponsor (person)
- Perry — cosponsor (person)
- Schwertner — cosponsor (person)
- Shofner — cosponsor (person)
- Sparks — cosponsor (person)
- West — cosponsor (person)
- Zaffirini — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2025-02-20** Received by the Secretary of the Senate `filing, introduction`
- **2025-02-20** Filed `filing`
- **2025-02-20** Read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2025-02-20** Referred to Health & Human Services `referral-committee`
- **2025-02-25** Co-author authorized
- **2025-02-26** Scheduled for public hearing on . . .
- **2025-02-26** Considered in public hearing
- **2025-02-26** Testimony taken in committee
- **2025-02-26** Left pending in committee
- **2025-02-27** Co-author authorized
- **2025-03-04** Co-author authorized
- **2025-03-05** Considered in public hearing
- **2025-03-05** Vote taken in committee
- **2025-03-10** Reported favorably as substituted `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2025-03-10** Committee report printed and distributed
- **2025-03-11** Co-author authorized
- **2025-03-11** Placed on intent calendar
- **2025-03-12** Co-author authorized
- **2025-03-12** Rules suspended-Constitutional 60-Day
- **2025-03-12** Rules suspended-Regular order of business
- **2025-03-12** Read 2nd time `reading-2`
- **2025-03-12** Amendment(s) offered `amendment-introduction`
- **2025-03-12** Amended `amendment-passage`
- **2025-03-12** Vote recorded in Journal
- **2025-03-12** Amendment(s) offered `amendment-introduction`
- **2025-03-12** Amended `amendment-passage`
- **2025-03-12** Vote recorded in Journal
- **2025-03-12** Passed to engrossment as amended `amendment-passage`
- **2025-03-12** Vote recorded in Journal
- **2025-03-12** Three day rule suspended
- **2025-03-12** Record vote
- **2025-03-12** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
- **2025-03-12** Passed `passage`
- **2025-03-12** Record vote
- **2025-03-12** Reported engrossed
- **2025-03-13** Received from the Senate `introduction`
- **2025-03-25** Read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2025-03-25** Referred to Public Health `referral-committee`
- **2025-04-17** Considered in formal meeting
- **2025-04-17** Committee substitute considered in committee `substitution`
- **2025-04-17** Reported favorably as substituted `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2025-04-25** Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator `filing`
- **2025-04-25** Committee report distributed
- **2025-04-28** Committee report sent to Calendars
- **2025-05-19** Recommitted to committee
- **2025-05-20** Considered in formal meeting
- **2025-05-20** Committee substitute considered in committee `substitution`
- **2025-05-20** Failed to receive affirmative vote in comm. `committee-failure`
- **2025-05-20** Considered in formal meeting
- **2025-05-20** Reported favorably as substituted `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2025-05-21** Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator `filing`
- **2025-05-21** Committee report distributed
- **2025-05-22** Committee report sent to Calendars
- **2025-05-22** Considered in Calendars
- **2025-05-24** Placed on General State Calendar
- **2025-05-25** Read 2nd time `reading-2`
- **2025-05-25** Point of order withdrawn `withdrawal`
- **2025-05-25** Point of order withdrawn `withdrawal`
- **2025-05-25** Point of order withdrawn `withdrawal`
- **2025-05-25** Amendment(s) offered `amendment-introduction`
- **2025-05-25** Amendment amended `amendment-amendment`
- **2025-05-25** Record vote
- **2025-05-25** Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
- **2025-05-25** Amendment amended `amendment-amendment`
- **2025-05-25** Record vote
- **2025-05-25** Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
- **2025-05-25** Amendment adopted as amended `amendment-passage`
- **2025-05-25** Record vote
- **2025-05-25** Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
- **2025-05-25** Amended `amendment-passage`
- **2025-05-25** Record vote
- **2025-05-25** Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
- **2025-05-25** Amendment(s) offered `amendment-introduction`
- **2025-05-25** Point of order withdrawn `withdrawal`
- **2025-05-25** Amendment tabled `deferral`
- **2025-05-25** Record vote
- **2025-05-25** Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
- **2025-05-25** Amendment tabled `deferral`
- **2025-05-25** Record vote
- **2025-05-25** Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
- **2025-05-25** Amendment tabled `deferral`
- **2025-05-25** Record vote
- **2025-05-25** Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
- **2025-05-25** Amendment tabled `deferral`
- **2025-05-25** Record vote
- **2025-05-25** Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
- **2025-05-25** Amendment(s) offered `amendment-introduction`
- **2025-05-25** Motion to table fails
- **2025-05-25** Record vote
- **2025-05-25** Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
- **2025-05-25** Amended `amendment-passage`
- **2025-05-25** Record vote
- **2025-05-25** Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
- **2025-05-25** Amendment tabled `deferral`
- **2025-05-25** Record vote
- **2025-05-25** Amendment tabled `deferral`
- **2025-05-25** Record vote
- **2025-05-25** Amendment tabled `deferral`
- **2025-05-25** Record vote
- **2025-05-25** Amendment tabled `deferral`
- **2025-05-25** Record vote
- **2025-05-25** Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
- **2025-05-25** Amendment tabled `deferral`
- **2025-05-25** Record vote
- **2025-05-25** Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
- **2025-05-25** Amendment tabled `deferral`
- **2025-05-25** Record vote
- **2025-05-25** Amendment(s) offered `amendment-introduction`
- **2025-05-25** Motion to table fails
- **2025-05-25** Record vote
- **2025-05-25** Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
- **2025-05-25** Point of order withdrawn `withdrawal`
- **2025-05-25** Amendment fails of adoption `amendment-failure`
- **2025-05-25** Record vote
- **2025-05-25** Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
- **2025-05-25** Amendment(s) offered `amendment-introduction`
- **2025-05-25** Motion to table fails
- **2025-05-25** Record vote
- **2025-05-25** Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
- **2025-05-25** Amended `amendment-passage`
- **2025-05-25** Record vote
- **2025-05-25** Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
- **2025-05-25** Amendment fails of adoption `amendment-failure`
- **2025-05-25** Record vote
- **2025-05-25** Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
- **2025-05-25** Amendment tabled `deferral`
- **2025-05-25** Record vote
- **2025-05-25** Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
- **2025-05-25** Point of order withdrawn `withdrawal`
- **2025-05-25** Passed to 3rd reading as amended `amendment-passage`
- **2025-05-25** Record vote
- **2025-05-25** Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
- **2025-05-26** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
- **2025-05-26** Amended `amendment-passage`
- **2025-05-26** Passed as amended `amendment-passage, passage`
- **2025-05-26** Record vote
- **2025-05-26** Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
- **2025-05-26** House passage as amended reported `amendment-passage`
- **2025-05-28** House amendment(s) laid before the Senate
- **2025-05-28** Read
- **2025-05-28** Senate concurs in House amendment(s)
- **2025-05-28** Record vote
- **2025-05-29** Senate concurs in House amendment(s)-reported
- **2025-05-29** Reported enrolled `enrolled`
- **2025-05-31** Signed in the Senate `passage`
- **2025-06-01** Signed in the House `passage`
- **2025-06-01** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2025-06-22** Signed by the Governor `executive-signature`
- **2025-06-22** 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/1c39ac4e-94cf-402b-8546-e65f4f55be5b`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Texas legislature records).