Skip to main content
Independent and nonpartisan. SaveYourState is a civic information resource. It is not a government website and is not affiliated with any government agency, party, or campaign.

Texas · 89th Legislature (2025) · Bill

HB 1431: Relating to certain prohibited acts with respect to cell-cultured protein for human consumption.

In committee Official data

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Enacted

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

HB 1431 is a bill introduced in the Texas House on November 20, 2024. According to its official title, it concerns: Relating to certain prohibited acts with respect to cell-cultured protein for human consumption. Primary sponsor: Stan Gerdes (Republican), Stan Kitzman (Republican), VanDeaver, Keith Bell (Republican), Jay Dean (Republican). It lists 15 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (May 14, 2025): Postponed.

Generated automatically from the official title, sponsor list, and status record only. It does not characterize the bill’s purpose or effects. How summaries are written

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Republican 19

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Stan GerdesPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse17
Stan KitzmanPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse85
VanDeaverPrimary sponsorNot applicable (committee)——
Keith BellPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse4
Jay DeanPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse7
Trent AshbyCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse9
Brad BuckleyCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse54
Ben BumgarnerCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse63
Cody HarrisCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse8
Hillary HicklandCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse55
Lacey HullCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse138
Stan LambertCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse71
Terri Leo-WilsonCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse23
John McQueeneyCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse97
Angelia OrrCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse13
Katrina PiersonCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse33
Joanne ShofnerCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse11
Shelby SlawsonCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse59
Carl TepperCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse84
Ellen TroxclairCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse19

“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.

Recent official actions

  1. Postponed
  2. Point of order withdrawn
  3. Read 2nd time
  4. Placed on General State Calendar
  5. Considered in Calendars
  6. Committee report sent to Calendars
  7. Committee report distributed
  8. Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator
  9. Reported favorably as substituted
  10. Committee substitute considered in committee
  11. Considered in public hearing
  12. Left pending in committee

Showing 12 most recent of 18 actions. Full history

Sources

  1. Open States / Plural (data from the official legislature website)
  2. Official legislature source