---
title: Agriculture - Texas Legislation
subject: Agriculture
total_bills: 23
unique_authors: 16
critical_bills: 3
high_cost_bills: 2
canonical_url: "https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/subject/agriculture"
source: JD Key Consulting - Texas Legislative Intelligence
---

# Agriculture

Legislative subject area in the Texas 89th Legislature

## Overview

- **Total Bills:** 23
- **Unique Authors:** 16
- **Critical Compliance:** 3 bills
- **High Cost Impact:** 2 bills
- **Bipartisan Bills:** 14

## Chamber Breakdown

- **Senate:** 15 bills
- **Senate:** 8 bills

## Compliance Urgency Distribution

- **Critical:** 3 bills
- **Moderate:** 10 bills
- **Low:** 10 bills

## Top Authors in This Subject

- **Charles Perry** (R, Senate) - 3 bills
- **Ryan Guillen** (R, House) - 3 bills
- **Mary Gonzalez** (D, House) - 2 bills
- **Cody Harris** (R, House) - 2 bills
- **Trent Ashby** (R, House) - 2 bills
- **Cesar Blanco** (D, Senate) - 1 bills
- **Mayes Middleton** (R, Senate) - 1 bills
- **Mihaela Plesa** (D, House) - 1 bills

## Related Subjects

- [Animals](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/subject/animals) (6 shared bills)
- [Taxation--Property-Appraisals & Appraisal Districts](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/subject/taxation-property-appraisals-appraisal-districts) (5 shared bills)
- [Taxation](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/subject/taxation) (5 shared bills)
- [Taxation--Property-Exemptions](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/subject/taxation-property-exemptions) (5 shared bills)
- [Property Interests](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/subject/property-interests) (4 shared bills)
- [Health](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/subject/health) (4 shared bills)
- [State Finances](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/subject/state-finances) (3 shared bills)
- [State Finances--Management & Control](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/subject/state-finances-management-control) (3 shared bills)

## Enforcing Agencies

- [County Appraisal Districts](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/agency/county-appraisal-districts) - 5 bills
- [Texas Animal Health Commission](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/agency/texas-animal-health-commission) - 3 bills
- [Texas Department of Agriculture](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/agency/texas-department-of-agriculture) - 3 bills
- [Department of State Health Services](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/agency/department-of-state-health-services) - 3 bills
- [Office of the Attorney General](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/agency/office-of-the-attorney-general) - 2 bills
- [Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/agency/texas-comptroller-of-public-accounts) - 1 bills

## High Impact Bills

| Bill | Title | Urgency | Cost |
|------|-------|---------|------|
| [SB17](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb17-89th-regular) | Relating to the purchase or acquisition of... | Critical | High |
| [SB261](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb261-89th-regular) | Relating to a prohibition on the offering ... | Critical | High |
| [SB823](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb823-89th-regular) | Relating to labeling and representation of... | Critical | Medium |

## All Bills

| Bill | Title | Author | Compliance |
|------|-------|--------|------------|
| [HB23](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb23-89th-2nd-special) | Relating to the exemption from ad val... | Sam Harless (R) | Moderate |
| [HB1244](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb1244-89th-regular) | Relating to the eligibility of land t... | Ryan Guillen (R) | Moderate |
| [HB1275](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb1275-89th-regular) | Relating to the issuance of permits f... | Mary Gonzalez (D) | Low |
| [HB1399](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb1399-89th-regular) | Relating to an exemption from ad valo... | Cody Harris (R) | Moderate |
| [HB1592](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb1592-89th-regular) | Relating to an alert system for dange... | Mihaela Plesa (D) | Low |
| [HB201](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb201-89th-regular) | Relating to the financial crimes inte... | Mary Perez (D) | Low |
| [HB2018](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb2018-89th-regular) | Relating to the Texas Farm and Ranch ... | Trent Ashby (R) | Moderate |
| [HB2765](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb2765-89th-regular) | Relating to the Rural Economic Develo... | Ryan Guillen (R) | Moderate |
| [HB3370](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb3370-89th-regular) | Relating to late applications for the... | Trent Ashby (R) | Low |
| [HB3479](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb3479-89th-regular) | Relating to the Rio Grande vegetative... | Matt Morgan (R) | Low |
| [HB4163](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb4163-89th-regular) | Relating to the authority of a city t... | Ryan Guillen (R) | Low |
| [HB43](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb43-89th-regular) | Relating to the Texas Agricultural Fi... | Stan Kitzman (R) | Moderate |
| [HB4413](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb4413-89th-regular) | Relating to mass balance attribution ... | Dennis Paul (R) | Moderate |
| [HB519](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb519-89th-regular) | Relating to honey production operatio... | Mary Gonzalez (D) | Low |
| [HJR99](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hjr99-89th-regular) | Proposing a constitutional amendment ... | Cody Harris (R) | Low |
| [SB1035](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb1035-89th-regular) | Relating to equitable relief from the... | Kevin Sparks (R) | Moderate |
| [SB17](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb17-89th-regular) | Relating to the purchase or acquisiti... | Lois Kolkhorst (R) | Critical |
| [SB1948](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb1948-89th-regular) | Relating to the regulation of fire pr... | Charles Perry (R) | Low |
| [SB2139](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb2139-89th-regular) | Relating to the authority of the Texa... | Phil King (R) | Low |
| [SB2601](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb2601-89th-regular) | Relating to the landowner compensatio... | Cesar Blanco (D) | Moderate |
| [SB261](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb261-89th-regular) | Relating to a prohibition on the offe... | Charles Perry (R) | Critical |
| [SB503](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb503-89th-regular) | Relating to the establishment of an e... | Charles Perry (R) | Moderate |
| [SB823](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb823-89th-regular) | Relating to labeling and representati... | Mayes Middleton (R) | Critical |

## Source Links

- [Full Interactive Analysis](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/subject/agriculture)
- [All Texas Subjects](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/subjects)

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