HB 2669: bill on balloons killing livestock

Caption

relating to the establishment of a reporting and education program for the dangers of balloons to livestock.

Summary

Ranchers get a way to report balloons and the cattle that ate them.

The bill requires the state agricultural extension service to set up a way for ranchers to report balloons found on their land and livestock that died from eating a balloon. It also requires the extension service to run an outreach program telling ranchers about the reporting system and telling the public about the dangers of releasing balloons. Starting September 1, 2025, the extension service must send the legislature a yearly report on what ranchers reported, and that report may suggest ways to deter balloon releases.

Labels

Labels: GOT HALFWAY. Passed the House on Apr 24, 2025. Died in the Senate: received, never referred to a committee.

Receipt

The receipt

89R-HB2669 · 2025-02-11

SOLD BY

Rep. R.D. "Bobby" GuerraDHouse 41

+ 1 coauthor

ITEM

relating to the establishment of a reporting and education program for the dangers of balloons to livestock.

WHAT IT DOES

Ranchers get a way to report balloons and the cattle that ate them.

The bill requires the state agricultural extension service to set up a way for ranchers to report balloons found on their land and livestock that died from eating a balloon. It also requires the extension service to run an outreach program telling ranchers about the reporting system and telling the public about the dangers of releasing balloons. Starting September 1, 2025, the extension service must send the legislature a yearly report on what ranchers reported, and that report may suggest ways to deter balloon releases.

CHARGES

[ ] NONE FOUND

TOTAL

No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.

LBB estimate · fiscal note version I · source

Sources

Fiscal note · version I · March 24, 2025

No first-year general revenue figure available here.

LBB published estimates · flow over the stated periods.

Source snapshot 2026-10-19, Central time.

HISTORY

Feb 11, 2025Filed
Mar 18, 2025Read first time
Mar 18, 2025Referred to Agriculture & Livestock
Mar 25, 2025Scheduled for public hearing on . . .
Mar 25, 2025Considered in public hearing
Mar 25, 2025Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee
Mar 25, 2025Left pending in committee
Apr 9, 2025Considered in formal meeting
Apr 9, 2025Reported favorably w/o amendment(s)
Apr 14, 2025Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator
Apr 14, 2025Committee report distributed
Apr 15, 2025Committee report sent to Calendars
Apr 17, 2025Considered in Calendars
Apr 23, 2025Placed on General State Calendar
Apr 23, 2025Read 2nd time
Apr 23, 2025Point of order withdrawn Rule 8, Section 1(a)(1)
Apr 23, 2025Passed to engrossment
Apr 23, 2025Record vote RV#436
Apr 23, 2025Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
Apr 24, 2025Read 3rd time
Apr 24, 2025Passed
Apr 24, 2025Record vote RV#480
Apr 24, 2025Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
Apr 24, 2025Reported engrossed
Apr 24, 2025Received from the House

FILED UNDER

No verified beat found.

SIGNED FOR BY

House · 96 yea · 50 nay

Sources

House: Final passage · Apr 24, 2025. Journal. Published stock for this vote. Snapshot 2026-10-19, Central time.

All floor motions and other positions below.

No flags

THANK YOU FOR CHECKING THE RECEIPT

CAMPAIGN PAID FOR BY

R.D. "Bobby" Guerra

Donors

Kickapoo Traditional Tribe of Texas$3K Texas Trial Lawyers Association PAC$2K Exxon Mobile PAC$1K

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 · Oct 28, 2024 to Oct 11, 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.

Kickapoo Traditional Tribe of Texas$2,500.00

Kickapoo Traditional Tribe of Texas

$2,500.00

Cash: $2,500.00
Paid by others: $0.00
Total: $2,500.00

Also funds 53 other sitting lawmakers.

Derived recipient stock · Aug 15, 2024 to Sep 21, 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 15, 2024. 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: 100985170.

Texas Trial Lawyers Association PAC$1,500.00

Texas Trial Lawyers Association PAC

$1,500.00

Cash: $1,500.00
Paid by others: $0.00
Total: $1,500.00

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 · on Dec 12, 2024. 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: 100985170.

Exxon Mobile PAC$1,000.00

Exxon Mobile PAC

$1,000.00

Cash: $1,000.00
Paid by others: $0.00
Total: $1,000.00

Also funds 0 other sitting lawmakers.

Derived recipient stock · on Oct 31, 2024. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

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

Sources

Derived itemized flow · on Oct 31, 2024. 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: 100985170.

Money

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

×

Kickapoo Traditional Tribe of Texas

$2,500.00

Cash: $2,500.00
Paid by others: $0.00
Total: $2,500.00

Also funds 53 other sitting lawmakers.

Derived recipient stock · Aug 15, 2024 to Sep 21, 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 15, 2024. 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: 100985170.

×

Texas Trial Lawyers Association PAC

$1,500.00

Cash: $1,500.00
Paid by others: $0.00
Total: $1,500.00

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 · on Dec 12, 2024. 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: 100985170.

×

Exxon Mobile PAC

$1,000.00

Cash: $1,000.00
Paid by others: $0.00
Total: $1,000.00

Also funds 0 other sitting lawmakers.

Derived recipient stock · on Oct 31, 2024. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

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

Sources

Derived itemized flow · on Oct 31, 2024. 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: 100985170.

Votes2

House Apr 24, 2025

Yea: 96
Nay: 50
Present, not voting: 1
Absent: 2
Excused: 1

Names

Named positions matched to lawmakers. See the journal for unmatched names.

House journal

Sources

Record 480

HB 2669 was passed by (Record 480): 96 Yeas, 50 Nays, 1 Present, not voting.

Published stock of positions for this vote, except where marked derived.

Yea: 96 (published)
Nay: 50 (published)
Present, not voting: 1 (published)
Absent: 2 (derived from named list)
Excused: 1 (derived from named list)

House journal. Source snapshot 2026-10-19, Central time.

House Apr 23, 2025

Yea: 94
Nay: 50
Present, not voting: 1
Absent: 5
Excused: 0

Names

Named positions matched to lawmakers. See the journal for unmatched names.

House journal

Sources

Record 436

HB 2669 was passed to engrossment by (Record 436): 94 Yeas, 50 Nays, 1 Present, not voting.

Published stock of positions for this vote, except where marked derived.

Yea: 94 (published)
Nay: 50 (published)
Present, not voting: 1 (published)
Absent: 5 (derived from named list)
Excused: 0 (derived from named list)

House journal. Source snapshot 2026-10-19, Central time.

Witnesses6

For: 5
Against: 0
On: 1

Names

For

Environment Texas1 registration
Self1 registration
Self; Texas Veterinary Medical Association1 registration
Texas & Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association1 registration
Texas Farm Bureau1 registration

On

Texas A&M Agrilife Extension1 registration

Sources

6 parsed registrations across the loaded witness lists.

Derived stock of witness registrations. Repeated appearances count separately. Organizations and self-representation appear as printed.

House witness list. Source snapshot 2026-10-20, Central time.

Fiscal

No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.

LBB estimate · fiscal note version I · source

Sources

Fiscal note · version I · March 24, 2025

No first-year general revenue figure available here.

LBB published estimates · flow over the stated periods.

Source snapshot 2026-10-19, Central time.

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 Feb 11, 2025

04/24/2025 S Received from the House

Texas Legislature Online · Introduced · House Committee Report · Engrossed

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

Coauthors

Lulu FloresDHouse 51

House committee · Agriculture & Livestock · Committee vote 5 aye, 3 nay, 1 absent · Out of committee

Subjects

Agriculture

Animals

Environment--Air

Environment--General

Environment--Water

TEXAS A&M AGRILIFE EXTENSION SERVICE

Text

The text as introduced · 186 words

89R10956 MP-D

By: Guerra
H.B. No. 2669

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED

AN ACT

relating to the establishment of a reporting and education program

for the dangers of balloons to livestock.

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

SECTION 1. Subchapter K, Chapter 88, Education Code, is

amended by adding Section 88.823 to read as follows:

Sec. 88.823. THREAT OF BALLOONS TO LIVESTOCK. (a) The

extension service shall establish a system for ranchers to report

instances of:

(1) balloons on the ranchers' property; and

(2) livestock that have died from eating a balloon.

(b) The extension service shall develop and implement an

outreach program to inform:

(1) ranchers of the reporting system established under

Subsection (a); and

(2) people about the dangers of releasing balloons to

the environment.

(c) The extension service shall prepare an annual report

based on the results of the reports made under Subsection (a) and

submit the report to the legislature not later than January 1. The

report may contain recommendations for actions for deterring the

release of balloons.

SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.

Verdict: No flags

The receipt

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ITEM

WHAT IT DOES

CHARGES

TOTAL

HISTORY

SIGNED FOR BY

Donors

Kickapoo Traditional Tribe of Texas

Texas Trial Lawyers Association PAC

Exxon Mobile PAC

Kickapoo Traditional Tribe of Texas

Texas Trial Lawyers Association PAC

Exxon Mobile PAC

House Apr 24, 2025

House Apr 23, 2025

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