SB 823: labels must say whether meat came from Texas

Caption

relating to required labeling of meat, poultry, shrimp, and certain related food products.

Summary

Covers poultry and shrimp too, for anyone selling them.

The bill bars anyone in Texas from selling meat, poultry, or shrimp unless the label clearly says whether the food came from Texas. It touches grocers, processors, packers, and anyone else who sells these foods in the state. State health officials must write rules to carry it out, and the labeling duty starts September 1, 2025.

Receipt

The receipt

89R-SB823 · 2025-01-16

SOLD BY

Sen. Mayes MiddletonRSenate 11

ITEM

relating to required labeling of meat, poultry, shrimp, and certain related food products.

WHAT IT DOES

Covers poultry and shrimp too, for anyone selling them.

The bill bars anyone in Texas from selling meat, poultry, or shrimp unless the label clearly says whether the food came from Texas. It touches grocers, processors, packers, and anyone else who sells these foods in the state. State health officials must write rules to carry it out, and the labeling duty starts September 1, 2025.

CHARGES

[ ] NONE FOUND

TOTAL

No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.

LBB estimate · fiscal note version S · source

Sources

Fiscal note · version S · May 20, 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

Jan 16, 2025Received by the Secretary of the Senate
Jan 16, 2025Filed
Feb 7, 2025Read first time
Feb 7, 2025Referred to Water, Agriculture, & Rural Affairs
May 19, 2025Scheduled for public hearing on . . .
May 19, 2025Considered in public hearing
May 19, 2025Testimony taken in committee
May 19, 2025Vote taken in committee
May 21, 2025Reported favorably as substituted
May 21, 2025Committee report printed and distributed
May 23, 2025Placed on intent calendar
May 23, 2025Rules suspended-Regular order of business
May 23, 2025Record vote
May 23, 2025Read 2nd time & passed to engrossment
May 23, 2025Record vote
May 23, 2025Three day rule suspended
May 23, 2025Record vote
May 23, 2025Read 3rd time
May 23, 2025Passed
May 23, 2025Record vote
May 23, 2025Reported engrossed
May 23, 2025Received from the Senate
May 25, 2025Read first time
May 25, 2025Referred to Culture, Recreation & Tourism
May 25, 2025Considered in formal meeting
May 25, 2025Recommended to be sent to Local & Consent
May 25, 2025Reported favorably w/o amendment(s)
May 25, 2025Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator
May 25, 2025Committee report distributed
May 25, 2025Comm. report sent to Local & Consent Calendar
May 27, 2025Considered in Local & Consent Calendars
May 28, 2025Placed on Local, Consent, and Res. Calendar
May 28, 2025Read 2nd time
May 28, 2025Passed to 3rd reading
May 28, 2025Nonrecord vote recorded in Journal
May 28, 2025Read 3rd time
May 28, 2025Passed
May 28, 2025Record vote RV#3832
May 28, 2025Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
May 28, 2025Nonrecord vote recorded in Journal
May 29, 2025House passage reported
May 29, 2025Reported enrolled
May 31, 2025Signed in the Senate
Jun 1, 2025Signed in the House
Jun 1, 2025Sent to the Governor
Jun 20, 2025Signed by the Governor
Jun 20, 2025Effective on 9/1/25

FILED UNDER

No verified beat found.

SIGNED FOR BY

House · 128 yea · 13 nay

Senate · 28 yea · 3 nay

Sources

House: Final passage · May 28, 2025. Journal. Published stock for this vote. Snapshot 2026-10-19, Central time.

Senate: Final passage · May 23, 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

Mayes Middleton

Donors

Texans for Lawsuit Reform PAC$1.14MRussell Gordy$300,000Kenneth Fisher$215,000

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 6, 2024 to Oct 24, 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$1,140,000.00

Texans for Lawsuit Reform PAC

$1,140,000.00

Cash: $1,140,000.00
Paid by others: $0.00
Total: $1,140,000.00

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 · Dec 12, 2024 to Oct 21, 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: 101009502, 101012383, 101061137, 101072395, 101072779.

Russell Gordy$300,000.00

Kenneth Fisher$215,000.00

Money

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

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Texans for Lawsuit Reform PAC

$1,140,000.00

Cash: $1,140,000.00
Paid by others: $0.00
Total: $1,140,000.00

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 · Dec 12, 2024 to Oct 21, 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: 101009502, 101012383, 101061137, 101072395, 101072779.

Votes5

House May 28, 2025

Yea: 128
Nay: 13
Present, not voting: 2
Absent: 1
Excused: 5

Names

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

House journal

The shared roll contains conflicting member evidence. Those positions remain conflicting.

Cunningham is listed as absent in the shared roll and nay in this bill's list. That position remains conflicting.

Sources

Record 3832

SB 823 (Cunningham, DeAyala, Hull, Isaac, King, Lambert, Lowe, Money, Oliverson, Patterson, Schatzline, Slawson, Toth, and Wharton - no) (128 - 13 - 2)

Shared roll motion

The following bills which were considered on second reading on the previous legislative day on the local, consent, and resolutions calendar were laid before the house, read third time, and passed by the following record vote (members registering votes and the results of the vote are shown following the bill number). (Record 3832): 141 Yeas, 0 Nays, 2 Present, not voting.

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

Yea: 128 (published)
Nay: 13 (published)
Present, not voting: 2 (published)
Absent: 1 (derived from named list)
Excused: 5 (derived from named list)

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

Senate May 23, 2025

Yea: 28
Nay: 3
Present, not voting: Not printed
Absent: 0
Excused: 0

Names

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

Senate journal

Sources

The bill was read third time and was passed by the following vote: Yeas 28, Nays 3. (Same as previous roll call)

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

Yea: 28 (published)
Nay: 3 (published)
Present, not voting: Not printed
Absent: 0 (derived from named list)
Excused: 0 (derived from named list)

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

Senate May 23, 2025

Yea: 28
Nay: 3
Present, not voting: Not printed
Absent: 0
Excused: 0

Names

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

Senate journal

Sources

Senator Middleton moved that Senate Rule 7.18 and the Constitutional Rule requiring bills to be read on three several days be suspended and that CSSB 823 be placed on its third reading and final passage. The motion prevailed by the following vote: Yeas 28, Nays 3.

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

Yea: 28 (published)
Nay: 3 (published)
Present, not voting: Not printed
Absent: 0 (derived from named list)
Excused: 0 (derived from named list)

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

Senate May 23, 2025

Yea: 28
Nay: 3
Present, not voting: Not printed
Absent: 0
Excused: 0

Names

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

Senate journal

Sources

The bill was read second time and was passed to engrossment by the following vote: Yeas 28, Nays 3. (Same as previous roll call)

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

Yea: 28 (published)
Nay: 3 (published)
Present, not voting: Not printed
Absent: 0 (derived from named list)
Excused: 0 (derived from named list)

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

Senate May 23, 2025

Yea: 28
Nay: 3
Present, not voting: Not printed
Absent: 0
Excused: 0

Names

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

Senate journal

Sources

Senator Middleton moved to suspend the regular order of business to take up for consideration CSSB 823 at this time on its second reading: CSSB 823, Relating to labeling and representation of imported shrimp; authorizing an administrative penalty. The motion prevailed by the following vote: Yeas 28, Nays 3.

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

Yea: 28 (published)
Nay: 3 (published)
Present, not voting: Not printed
Absent: 0 (derived from named list)
Excused: 0 (derived from named list)

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

Witnesses2

For: 0
Against: 0
On: 2

Names

On

Department of State Health Services1 registration
Texas Restaurant Association1 registration

Sources

2 parsed registrations across the loaded witness lists.

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

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

Fiscal

No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.

LBB estimate · fiscal note version S · source

Sources

Fiscal note · version S · May 20, 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 Senate · Filed Jan 16, 2025

06/20/2025 E Effective on 9/1/25

Texas Legislature Online · Introduced · Senate Committee Report · Engrossed · House Committee Report · Enrolled

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

Companion

HB 735 by Leo Wilson (identical)

Subjects

Agriculture

Health--General

FOOD

PACKAGING & LABELING REQUIREMENTS

SHRIMPING INDUSTRY

HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES COMMISSION

Text

The text as introduced · 208 words

89R1932 SRA-D

By: Middleton
S.B. No. 823

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED

AN ACT

relating to required labeling of meat, poultry, shrimp, and certain

related food products.

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

SECTION 1. Subchapter C, Chapter 433, Health and Safety

Code, is amended by adding Section 433.046 to read as follows:

Sec. 433.046. LABELING OF MEAT, POULTRY, AND CERTAIN

RELATED FOOD PRODUCTS. In this state, a person may not sell meat, a

meat food product, poultry, or a poultry product unless the food's

label includes a clear and conspicuous notice stating whether the

food originated in this state.

SECTION 2. Subchapter F, Chapter 436, Health and Safety

Code, is amended by adding Section 436.083 to read as follows:

Sec. 436.083. LABELING OF SHRIMP. A person may not sell

shrimp in this state unless the shrimp's label includes a clear and

conspicuous notice stating whether the shrimp originated in this

state.

SECTION 3. As soon as practicable after the effective date

of this Act, the executive commissioner of the Health and Human

Services Commission shall adopt rules necessary to implement

Sections 433.046 and 436.083, Health and Safety Code, as added by

this Act.

SECTION 4. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.

Verdict: No flags

The receipt

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WHAT IT DOES

CHARGES

TOTAL

HISTORY

SIGNED FOR BY

Donors

Texans for Lawsuit Reform PAC

Texans for Lawsuit Reform PAC

House May 28, 2025

Senate May 23, 2025

Senate May 23, 2025

Senate May 23, 2025

Senate May 23, 2025

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