Bill Text: TX SB1172 | 2017-2018 | 85th Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: Relating to the regulation of seed by a political subdivision.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 3-0)
Status: (Passed) 2017-06-12 - Effective on 9/1/17 [SB1172 Detail]
Download: Texas-2017-SB1172-Enrolled.html
S.B. No. 1172 |
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relating to the regulation of seed by a political subdivision. | ||
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: | ||
SECTION 1. Chapter 61, Agriculture Code, is amended by | ||
adding Section 61.019 to read as follows: | ||
Sec. 61.019. LOCAL REGULATION OF SEED PROHIBITED. | ||
(a) Notwithstanding any other law and except as provided by | ||
Subsection (c), a political subdivision may not adopt an order, | ||
ordinance, or other measure that regulates agricultural seed, | ||
vegetable seed, weed seed, or any other seed in any manner, | ||
including planting seed or cultivating plants grown from seed. | ||
(b) An order, ordinance, or other measure adopted by a | ||
political subdivision that violates Subsection (a) is void. | ||
(c) A political subdivision may take any action otherwise | ||
prohibited by this section to: | ||
(1) comply with any federal or state requirements; | ||
(2) avoid a federal or state penalty or fine; | ||
(3) attain or maintain compliance with federal or | ||
state environmental standards, including state water quality | ||
standards; or | ||
(4) implement a: | ||
(A) water conservation plan; | ||
(B) drought contingency plan; or | ||
(C) voluntary program as part of a conservation | ||
water management strategy included in the applicable regional water | ||
plan or state water plan. | ||
(d) Nothing in this section preempts or otherwise limits the | ||
authority of any county or municipality to adopt and enforce zoning | ||
regulations, fire codes, building codes, storm water regulations, | ||
nuisance regulations as authorized by Section 342.004, Health and | ||
Safety Code, or waste disposal restrictions. | ||
SECTION 2. Section 61.019(b), Agriculture Code, as added by | ||
this Act, applies to an order, ordinance, or other measure adopted | ||
before, on, or after the effective date of this Act. | ||
SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2017. | ||
______________________________ | ______________________________ | |
President of the Senate | Speaker of the House | |
I hereby certify that S.B. No. 1172 passed the Senate on | ||
April 3, 2017, by the following vote: Yeas 30, Nays 1; | ||
May 25, 2017, Senate refused to concur in House amendments and | ||
requested appointment of Conference Committee; May 26, 2017, House | ||
granted request of the Senate; May 28, 2017, Senate adopted | ||
Conference Committee Report by the following vote: Yeas 27, | ||
Nays 3. | ||
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Secretary of the Senate | ||
I hereby certify that S.B. No. 1172 passed the House, with | ||
amendments, on May 22, 2017, by the following vote: Yeas 135, | ||
Nays 10, two present not voting; May 26, 2017, House granted | ||
request of the Senate for appointment of Conference Committee; | ||
May 28, 2017, House adopted Conference Committee Report by the | ||
following vote: Yeas 145, Nays 0, one present not voting. | ||
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Chief Clerk of the House | ||
Approved: | ||
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Date | ||
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Governor |