Monitoring the Session

HB 1200

bill requiring restaurants to flag imported shrimp

Died in committee

Verdict: No flags

No flagsInitial review
Rep. Christian ManuelDHouse 22

Initial review · graded Oct 20, 2026 · Headline, summary and grade are analysis of the bill text, not a finding about any person · How we grade

Caption

relating to notice provided by food service establishments serving shrimp imported from outside of the United States.

Caption from analyzed text · version I.

Summary

A posted notice or a menu line. Shrimp from outside the United States.

The bill requires restaurants and other food service establishments that serve shrimp imported from outside the United States to tell customers the shrimp is imported. They can do this with a notice posted where customers can see it or printed on the menu. The law takes effect September 1, 2025, but establishments do not have to comply until September 1, 2026, and the state health agency's executive commissioner must write rules to carry it out.

Labels

Labels: NEVER GOT A HEARING. Filed Nov 12, 2024 and referred to the House Trade, Workforce & Economic Development committee. No public hearing. The bill died.

Receipt

The receipt

89R-HB1200 · 2024-11-12

SOLD BY

Rep. Christian ManuelDHouse 22

ITEM

relating to notice provided by food service establishments serving shrimp imported from outside of the United States.

WHAT IT DOES

A posted notice or a menu line. Shrimp from outside the United States.

The bill requires restaurants and other food service establishments that serve shrimp imported from outside the United States to tell customers the shrimp is imported. They can do this with a notice posted where customers can see it or printed on the menu. The law takes effect September 1, 2025, but establishments do not have to comply until September 1, 2026, and the state health agency's executive commissioner must write rules to carry it out.

CHARGES

[ ] NONE FOUND

TOTAL

No fiscal note in the loaded record.

HISTORY

  1. Filed
  2. Read first time
  3. Referred to Trade, Workforce & Economic Development
FILED UNDER

No verified beat found.

No flags

THANK YOU FOR CHECKING THE RECEIPT

CAMPAIGN PAID FOR BY

CAMPAIGN PAID FOR BY

Christian Manuel

Donors

ENPAC Texas$5KTexas Trial Lawyers Association PAC$5KTexas Sands PAC$4K

Not tied to this bill.

Sources

The author's campaign account only. Own money and internal transfers are separate on the member page.

Derived itemized flow · Jul 23, 2024 to Jun 30, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

Derived itemized contributions on live regular reports and uncovered special-session dates. Internal account transfers and daily reports are excluded.

ENPAC Texas$5,000.00

ENPAC Texas

$5,000.00

Cash
$5,000.00
Paid by others
$0.00
Total
$5,000.00

Also funds 27 other sitting lawmakers.

Derived recipient stock · Sep 26, 2024 to Oct 23, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

Name match, not a verified identity: normalized filed name and state.

Team
Sources

Derived itemized flow · on Nov 10, 2025. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

Derived itemized contributions on live regular reports and uncovered special-session dates. Internal account transfers and daily reports are excluded.

Report IDs: 101033978.

Texas Trial Lawyers Association PAC$5,000.00

Texas Trial Lawyers Association PAC

$5,000.00

Cash
$5,000.00
Paid by others
$0.00
Total
$5,000.00

Also funds 137 other sitting lawmakers.

Derived recipient stock · Jul 24, 2024 to Oct 23, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

TEC account match.

Team
Sources

Derived itemized flow · Jul 7, 2025 to Oct 1, 2025. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

Derived itemized contributions on live regular reports and uncovered special-session dates. Internal account transfers and daily reports are excluded.

Report IDs: 101033978.

Texas Sands PAC$4,000.00

Texas Sands PAC

$4,000.00

Cash
$4,000.00
Paid by others
$0.00
Total
$4,000.00

Also funds 121 other sitting lawmakers.

Derived recipient stock · Jul 3, 2024 to Oct 24, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

TEC account match.

Team
Sources

Derived itemized flow · on May 18, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

Derived itemized contributions on live regular reports and uncovered special-session dates. Internal account transfers and daily reports are excluded.

Report IDs: 101061945.

Money

Missing data does not establish zero giving. Display amounts are rounded.

×

ENPAC Texas

$5,000.00

Cash
$5,000.00
Paid by others
$0.00
Total
$5,000.00

Also funds 27 other sitting lawmakers.

Derived recipient stock · Sep 26, 2024 to Oct 23, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

Name match, not a verified identity: normalized filed name and state.

Team
Sources

Derived itemized flow · on Nov 10, 2025. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

Derived itemized contributions on live regular reports and uncovered special-session dates. Internal account transfers and daily reports are excluded.

Report IDs: 101033978.

×

Texas Trial Lawyers Association PAC

$5,000.00

Cash
$5,000.00
Paid by others
$0.00
Total
$5,000.00

Also funds 137 other sitting lawmakers.

Derived recipient stock · Jul 24, 2024 to Oct 23, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

TEC account match.

Team
Sources

Derived itemized flow · Jul 7, 2025 to Oct 1, 2025. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

Derived itemized contributions on live regular reports and uncovered special-session dates. Internal account transfers and daily reports are excluded.

Report IDs: 101033978.

×

Texas Sands PAC

$4,000.00

Cash
$4,000.00
Paid by others
$0.00
Total
$4,000.00

Also funds 121 other sitting lawmakers.

Derived recipient stock · Jul 3, 2024 to Oct 24, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

TEC account match.

Team
Sources

Derived itemized flow · on May 18, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

Derived itemized contributions on live regular reports and uncovered special-session dates. Internal account transfers and daily reports are excluded.

Report IDs: 101061945.

Votes

No floor vote loaded for this bill.

Fiscal

No fiscal note in the loaded record.

How this was graded

Analysis of text version I by claude-opus-5-5, Oct 20, 2026, against the published rubric.

Sources

Texas House · Filed Nov 12, 2024

03/07/2025 H Referred to Trade, Workforce & Economic Development: Mar 7 2025 2:33PM

Texas Legislature Online · Introduced

Data snapshot Oct 26, 2026 at 4:20 AM CDT. Grades, charges, quotes and corrections follow the published record.

House committee · Trade, Workforce & Economic Development · Final status: Died in committee

Subjects

Health--General

Safety

FOOD

SHRIMPING INDUSTRY

HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES COMMISSION

Text

The text as introduced · 177 words

89R2644 EAS-D

By: Manuel
H.B. No. 1200

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED

AN ACT

relating to notice provided by food service establishments serving

shrimp imported from outside of the United States.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:

SECTION 1. Chapter 437, Health and Safety Code, is amended

by adding Section 437.029 to read as follows:

Sec. 437.029. IMPORTED SHRIMP NOTICE. (a) A food service

establishment serving shrimp imported from outside of the United

States shall provide to customers of the establishment notice of

the shrimp's importation. The establishment must provide the notice

by:

(1) posting the notice in a conspicuous place in an

area of the establishment accessible to the customers; or

(2) placing the notice on the establishment's food

menu.

(b) The executive commissioner shall adopt rules necessary

to implement this section.

SECTION 2. Notwithstanding Section 437.029, Health and

Safety Code, as added by this Act, a food service establishment is

not required to comply with that section before September 1, 2026.

SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.