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Texas · 89th Legislature (2025) · Bill

SB 261: Relating to a prohibition on the offering for sale and the sale of cell-cultured protein for human consumption; providing civil and criminal penalties.

Enacted 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

SB 261 is a bill introduced in the Texas Senate on November 12, 2024. According to its official title, it concerns: Relating to a prohibition on the offering for sale and the sale of cell-cultured protein for human consumption; providing civil and criminal penalties. Primary sponsor: Charles Perry (Republican), Stan Gerdes (Republican), Stan Kitzman (Republican), VanDeaver, Keith Bell (Republican), Jay Dean (Republican). It lists 19 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (June 20, 2025): Effective on 9/1/25.

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 23

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Charles PerryPrimary sponsorRepublicanSenate28
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
HancockCo-sponsorNot applicable (committee)——
Cody HarrisCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse8
Hillary HicklandCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse55
Lacey HullCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse138
Lois KolkhorstCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate18
Stan LambertCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse71
Terri Leo-WilsonCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse23
John McQueeneyCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse97
Mayes MiddletonCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate11
Angelia OrrCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse13
Katrina PiersonCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse33
Joanne ShofnerCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse11
Shelby SlawsonCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse59
Kevin SparksCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate31
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. Effective on 9/1/25
  2. Signed by the Governor
  3. Sent to the Governor
  4. Signed in the House
  5. Signed in the Senate
  6. Senate concurs in House amendment(s)-reported
  7. Reported enrolled
  8. Record vote
  9. Senate concurs in House amendment(s)
  10. Read
  11. House amendment(s) laid before the Senate
  12. House passage as amended reported

Showing 12 most recent of 40 actions. Full history

Sources

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