Monitoring the Session

HB 4925

Statewide Deer Disease Plan Comes With No Due Date

Died in committee

Verdict: Smells

SmellsInitial review
Rep. Pat CurryRHouse 56
Why it's charged
Study, task force, commission, report

THE TEXT

…“Biomedical Sciences shall create a Statewide Chronic Wasting”…

Bill text, introduced version (I)

Any change in how deer disease is handled waits for a university review and a new plan, and the bill sets no due date for that plan. The bill does require the agencies to carry out the plan once it exists, so this is a study with real follow-through, not a study alone.

Study, task force, commission, report

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 the creation of a statewide Chronic Wasting Disease plan.

Caption from analyzed text · version I.

Summary

A&M writes the plan, agencies must follow it. When? The bill never says.

The bill orders the Texas A&M veterinary college to review how Texas Parks and Wildlife and the Texas Animal Health Commission have handled Chronic Wasting Disease in deer since 2015, compare that work to other states and national standards, and write a Statewide Chronic Wasting Disease Plan. It touches both wildlife agencies, the A&M veterinary college, and deer owners and hunters affected by disease rules. Once the plan exists, the heads of both agencies must carry out its practices, and A&M must monitor them and report to lawmakers before each session, though the bill sets no deadline for the plan itself.

Labels

Labels: NEVER GOT A HEARING. Filed Mar 13, 2025 and referred to the House Culture, Recreation & Tourism committee. No public hearing. The bill died.

Receipt

The receipt

89R-HB4925 · 2025-03-13

SOLD BY

Rep. Pat CurryRHouse 56

ITEM

relating to the creation of a statewide Chronic Wasting Disease plan.

WHAT IT DOES

A&M writes the plan, agencies must follow it. When? The bill never says.

The bill orders the Texas A&M veterinary college to review how Texas Parks and Wildlife and the Texas Animal Health Commission have handled Chronic Wasting Disease in deer since 2015, compare that work to other states and national standards, and write a Statewide Chronic Wasting Disease Plan. It touches both wildlife agencies, the A&M veterinary college, and deer owners and hunters affected by disease rules. Once the plan exists, the heads of both agencies must carry out its practices, and A&M must monitor them and report to lawmakers before each session, though the bill sets no deadline for the plan itself.

CHARGES

[x] STUDY, TASK FORCE, COMMISSION, REPORTanalysis confidence 45%

THE TEXT

…“Biomedical Sciences shall create a Statewide Chronic Wasting”…

Bill text, introduced version (I)

Any change in how deer disease is handled waits for a university review and a new plan, and the bill sets no due date for that plan. The bill does require the agencies to carry out the plan once it exists, so this is a study with real follow-through, not a study alone.

TOTAL

No fiscal note in the loaded record.

HISTORY

  1. Filed
  2. Read first time
  3. Referred to Culture, Recreation & Tourism
FILED UNDER

No verified beat found.

Smells

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CAMPAIGN PAID FOR BY

CAMPAIGN PAID FOR BY

Pat Curry

Donors

Texans for Lawsuit Reform PAC$192KDavid Jessup$68,092Texas Sands PAC$37K

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 31, 2024 to Oct 23, 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.

Texans for Lawsuit Reform PAC$192,192.00

Texans for Lawsuit Reform PAC

$192,192.00

Cash
$65,000.00
Paid by others
$127,192.00
Total
$192,192.00
advertising $108,442.00polling $18,750.00

Also funds 124 other sitting lawmakers.

Derived recipient stock · Jul 10, 2024 to Oct 23, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

TEC account match.

Team
Sources

Derived itemized flow · Jun 24, 2025 to Sep 17, 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: 101010834, 101033425, 101040992, 101069649.

David Jessup$68,091.82
Texas Sands PAC$37,000.00

Texas Sands PAC

$37,000.00

Cash
$37,000.00
Paid by others
$0.00
Total
$37,000.00

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 · Dec 9, 2024 to Oct 12, 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: 101012342, 101040992, 101072660.

Money

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

×

Texans for Lawsuit Reform PAC

$192,192.00

Cash
$65,000.00
Paid by others
$127,192.00
Total
$192,192.00
advertising $108,442.00polling $18,750.00

Also funds 124 other sitting lawmakers.

Derived recipient stock · Jul 10, 2024 to Oct 23, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

TEC account match.

Team
Sources

Derived itemized flow · Jun 24, 2025 to Sep 17, 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: 101010834, 101033425, 101040992, 101069649.

×

Texas Sands PAC

$37,000.00

Cash
$37,000.00
Paid by others
$0.00
Total
$37,000.00

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 · Dec 9, 2024 to Oct 12, 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: 101012342, 101040992, 101072660.

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 Mar 13, 2025

04/03/2025 H Referred to Culture, Recreation & Tourism: Apr 3 2025 12:38PM

Texas Legislature Online · Introduced

Data snapshot Oct 26, 2026 at 4:19 AM CDT. Grades, charges, quotes and corrections follow the published record.

House committee · Culture, Recreation & Tourism · Final status: Died in committee

Companion

SB 2649 by Hall (very similar)

Subjects

Animals

TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY

ANIMAL HEALTH COMMISSION, TEXAS

PARKS & WILDLIFE DEPARTMENT

Text

The text as introduced · 771 words

By: Curry
H.B. No. 4925

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED

AN ACT

relating to the creation of a statewide Chronic Wasting Disease

plan.

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

SECTION 1. Chapter 11, Parks and Wildlife Code, is amended

by adding Subchapter Q to read as follows:

SUBCHAPTER Q. CHRONIC WASTING DISEASE IN DEER.

Sec. 1.01. ASSESSMENT BY THE TEXAS A&M COLLEGE OF

VETERINARY MEDICINE AND BIOMEDICAL SCIENCES. (a) The Texas A&M

College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences shall

evaluate the Texas Department of Parks and Wildlife's overall

Chronic Wasting Disease management since 2015 in general and the

department's implementation of the Texas Department of Parks and

Wildlife's August 2020 Chronic Wasting Disease Management Plan.

(b) The Texas A&M College of Veterinary Medicine and

Biomedical Sciences shall compare the Texas Department of Parks and

Wildlife's overall Chronic Wasting Disease management since 2015 in

general and the department's implementation of the Texas

Department of Parks and Wildlife's August 2020 Chronic Wasting

Disease Management Plan to:

(1) Other states' plans and policies related to Chronic

Wasting Disease in deer;

(2) Any national standards related to Chronic Wasting

Disease in deer; and

(3) Any generally accepted practices related to Chronic

Wasting Disease in deer.

(c) The Texas A&M College of Veterinary Medicine and

Biomedical Sciences shall create a Statewide Chronic Wasting

Disease Plan that describes plans and policies used by other

states, national standards, and any other generally accepted

practices related to Chronic Wasting Disease in deer.

(d) The executive director of the Texas Department of Parks

and Wildlife shall implement the practices described by the Texas

A&M College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences'

Statewide plan related to Chronic Wasting Disease in the state's

deer population.

(e) The Texas A&M College of Veterinary Medicine and

Biomedical Sciences shall monitor the Texas Department of Parks

and Wildlife's implementation of the Statewide Chronic Wasting

Disease Plan. The Texas A&M College of Veterinary Medicine and

Biomedical Sciences shall create a report detailing the Texas

Department of Parks and Wildlife's implementation of the Statewide

Chronic Wasting Disease Plan. The Texas A&M College of Veterinary

Medicine and Biomedical Sciences shall send the report to each

member of the legislature, the lieutenant governor, and the Texas

Sunset Commission before the beginning of each legislative session.

SECTION 2. Chapter 161, Agriculture Code, is amended by

adding Subchapter I to read as follows:

SUBCHAPTER I. CHRONIC WASTING DISEASE IN DEER.

Sec. 1.01. ASSESSMENT BY THE TEXAS A&M COLLEGE OF

VETERINARY MEDICINE AND BIOMEDICAL SCIENCES. (a) The Texas A&M

College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences shall

evaluate the Texas Animal Health Commission's overall Chronic

Wasting Disease management since 2015 in general and the

department's implementation of the Texas Department of Parks and

Wildlife's August 2020 Chronic Wasting Disease Management Plan.

(b) The Texas A&M College of Veterinary Medicine and

Biomedical Sciences shall compare the Texas Animal Health

Commission's overall Chronic Wasting Disease management since 2015

in general and the Texas Animal Commission's implementation of the

Texas Department of Parks and Wildlife's August 2020 Chronic

Wasting Disease Management Plan to:

(1) Other states' plans and policies related to Chronic

Wasting Disease in deer;

(2) Any national standards related to Chronic Wasting

Disease in deer; and

(3) Any generally accepted practices related to Chronic

Wasting Disease in deer.

(c) The Texas A&M College of Veterinary Medicine and

Biomedical Sciences shall create a Statewide Chronic Wasting

Disease Plan that describes plans and policies used by other

states, national standards, and any other generally accepted

practices related to Chronic Wasting Disease in deer.

(d) The executive director of the Texas Animal Health

Commission shall implement the practices described by the Texas A&M

College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences' Statewide

related to Chronic Wasting Disease in the state's deer population.

(e) The Texas A&M College of Veterinary Medicine and

Biomedical Sciences shall monitor the Texas Animal Health

Commission's implementation of the Statewide Chronic Wasting

Disease Plan. The Texas A&M College of Veterinary Medicine and

Biomedical Sciences shall create a report detailing the Texas

Animal Health Commission's implementation of the Statewide Chronic

Wasting Disease Plan. The Texas A&M College of Veterinary Medicine

and Biomedical Sciences shall send the report to each member of the

legislature, the lieutenant governor, and the Texas Sunset

Commission before the beginning of each legislative session.

SECTION 3. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives

a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as

provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this

Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this

Act takes effect September 1, 2025.