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type: "Bill"
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title: "Relating to a prohibition on the offering for sale and the sale of cell-cultured protein for human consumption; providing civil and criminal penalties."
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description: "Relating to a prohibition on the offering for sale and the sale of cell-cultured protein for human consumption; providing civil and criminal penalties."
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jurisdiction: "us/states/tx"
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legislature: "Texas Legislature"
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session: "89R"
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identifier: "SB 261"
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citation: "Texas SB 261 (89R)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: ["Agriculture (I0020)", "Business & Commerce--Trade Practices (I0006)", "FOOD (S0761)", "HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES COMMISSION (V0177)", "Health--General (I0385)", "Safety (I0740)"]
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["Bell, Keith", "Dean", "Gerdes", "Kitzman", "Perry", "VanDeaver"]
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version_count: 5
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action_count: 60
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vote_count: 5
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first_action: "2024-11-12"
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last_action: "2025-06-20"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/2f2ec8b7-d16b-44bf-aa30-6a8a0e8b02ef"
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source_url: "ftp://ftp.legis.state.tx.us/bills/89R/billhistory/senate_bills/SB00200_SB00299/SB 261.xml"
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source_hash: "8afd1a5840ff0f8c06a5036ab36536e2c82a637e8d2f369c279c340b3adeab6d"
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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 SB 261 (89R) — Relating to a prohibition on the offering for sale and the sale of cell-cultured protein for human consumption; providing civil and criminal penalties.
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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/89R/billtext/html/SB00261I.HTM)
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2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/89R/billtext/html/SB00261E.HTM)
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3. **House Committee Report** (committee substitute) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/89R/billtext/html/SB00261H.HTM)
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4. **Senate Committee Report** (committee substitute) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/89R/billtext/html/SB00261S.HTM)
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5. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/89R/billtext/html/SB00261F.HTM)
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## Votes
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- passage — **26–4** (pass) · upper
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- passage — **99–36** (pass) · lower
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- passage — **27–4** (pass) · upper
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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 CSSB 261 be placed on its third reading and final passage. — **26–4** (pass) · upper
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- passage — **26–4** (pass) · upper
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## Sponsors
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- Bell, Keith — primary (person)
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- Dean — primary (person)
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- Gerdes — primary (person)
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- Kitzman — primary (person)
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- Perry — primary (person)
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- VanDeaver — primary (person)
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- Ashby — cosponsor (person)
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- Buckley — cosponsor (person)
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- Bumgarner — cosponsor (person)
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- Hancock — cosponsor (person)
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- Harris — cosponsor (person)
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- Hickland — cosponsor (person)
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- Hull — cosponsor (person)
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- Kolkhorst — cosponsor (person)
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- Lambert — cosponsor (person)
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- Leo Wilson — cosponsor (person)
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- McQueeney — cosponsor (person)
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- Middleton — cosponsor (person)
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- Orr — cosponsor (person)
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- Pierson — cosponsor (person)
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- Shofner — cosponsor (person)
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- Slawson — cosponsor (person)
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- Sparks — cosponsor (person)
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- Tepper — cosponsor (person)
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- Troxclair — cosponsor (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2024-11-12** Received by the Secretary of the Senate `filing, introduction`
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- **2024-11-12** Filed `filing`
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- **2025-02-03** Read first time `introduction, reading-1`
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- **2025-02-03** Referred to Water, Agriculture, & Rural Affairs `referral-committee`
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- **2025-02-05** Co-author authorized
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- **2025-02-27** Co-author authorized
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- **2025-03-04** Co-author authorized
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- **2025-03-31** Scheduled for public hearing on . . .
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- **2025-03-31** Considered in public hearing
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- **2025-03-31** Testimony taken in committee
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- **2025-03-31** Vote taken in committee
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- **2025-04-01** Reported favorably as substituted `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2025-04-01** Recommended for local & uncontested calendar
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- **2025-04-01** Committee report printed and distributed
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- **2025-04-02** Co-author authorized
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- **2025-05-08** Placed on intent calendar
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- **2025-05-12** Rules suspended-Regular order of business
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- **2025-05-12** Record vote
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- **2025-05-12** Read 2nd time `reading-2`
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- **2025-05-12** Amendment(s) offered `amendment-introduction`
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- **2025-05-12** Amended `amendment-passage`
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- **2025-05-12** Vote recorded in Journal
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- **2025-05-12** Passed to engrossment as amended `amendment-passage`
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- **2025-05-12** Record vote
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- **2025-05-12** Three day rule suspended
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- **2025-05-12** Record vote
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- **2025-05-12** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
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- **2025-05-12** Passed `passage`
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- **2025-05-12** Record vote
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- **2025-05-12** Reported engrossed
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- **2025-05-12** Received from the Senate `introduction`
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- **2025-05-14** Read first time `introduction, reading-1`
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- **2025-05-14** Referred to Public Health `referral-committee`
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- **2025-05-19** Considered in public hearing
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- **2025-05-19** Committee substitute considered in committee `substitution`
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- **2025-05-19** Reported favorably as substituted `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2025-05-21** Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator `filing`
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- **2025-05-22** Committee report distributed
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- **2025-05-22** Committee report sent to Calendars
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- **2025-05-22** Considered in Calendars
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- **2025-05-24** Placed on General State Calendar
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- **2025-05-24** Read 2nd time `reading-2`
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- **2025-05-24** Point of order overruled
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- **2025-05-24** Passed to 3rd reading
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- **2025-05-25** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
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- **2025-05-25** Passed `passage`
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- **2025-05-25** Record vote
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- **2025-05-25** Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
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- **2025-05-26** House passage as amended reported `amendment-passage`
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- **2025-05-28** House amendment(s) laid before the Senate
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- **2025-05-28** Read
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- **2025-05-28** Senate concurs in House amendment(s)
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- **2025-05-28** Record vote
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- **2025-05-28** Reported enrolled `enrolled`
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- **2025-05-29** Senate concurs in House amendment(s)-reported
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- **2025-05-30** Signed in the Senate `passage`
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- **2025-06-01** Signed in the House `passage`
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- **2025-06-01** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
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- **2025-06-20** Signed by the Governor `executive-signature`
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- **2025-06-20** Effective on 9/1/25 `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/2f2ec8b7-d16b-44bf-aa30-6a8a0e8b02ef`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Texas legislature records).
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