---
title: FOOD - Texas Legislation
subject: FOOD
total_bills: 11
unique_authors: 7
critical_bills: 3
high_cost_bills: 2
canonical_url: "https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/subject/food"
source: JD Key Consulting - Texas Legislative Intelligence
---

# FOOD

Legislative subject area in the Texas 89th Legislature

## Overview

- **Total Bills:** 11
- **Unique Authors:** 7
- **Critical Compliance:** 3 bills
- **High Cost Impact:** 2 bills
- **Bipartisan Bills:** 8

## Chamber Breakdown

- **Senate:** 8 bills
- **Senate:** 3 bills

## Compliance Urgency Distribution

- **Critical:** 3 bills
- **Moderate:** 6 bills
- **Low:** 1 bills
- **Unanalyzed:** 1 bills

## Top Authors in This Subject

- **Lois Kolkhorst** (R, Senate) - 3 bills
- **Mayes Middleton** (R, Senate) - 3 bills
- **Charles Perry** (R, Senate) - 1 bills
- **Brooks Landgraf** (R, House) - 1 bills
- **Mary Gonzalez** (D, House) - 1 bills
- **Penny Morales Shaw** (D, House) - 1 bills
- **Bryan Hughes** (R, Senate) - 1 bills

## Related Subjects

- [Health](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/subject/health) (6 shared bills)
- [Health--General](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/subject/health-general) (6 shared bills)
- [HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES COMMISSION](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/subject/health-human-services-commission) (5 shared bills)
- [Occupational Regulation](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/subject/occupational-regulation) (4 shared bills)
- [Safety](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/subject/safety) (4 shared bills)
- [PACKAGING & LABELING REQUIREMENTS](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/subject/packaging-labeling-requirements) (4 shared bills)
- [Agriculture](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/subject/agriculture) (3 shared bills)
- [Occupational Regulation--Other Trades & Professions](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/subject/occupational-regulation-other-trades-professions) (3 shared bills)

## Enforcing Agencies

- [Department of State Health Services](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/agency/department-of-state-health-services) - 6 bills
- [Health and Human Services Commission](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/agency/health-and-human-services-commission) - 4 bills
- [Texas Department of Agriculture](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/agency/texas-department-of-agriculture) - 2 bills
- [Municipal Governing Bodies](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/agency/municipal-governing-bodies) - 1 bills
- [State Office of Administrative Hearings](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/agency/state-office-of-administrative-hearings) - 1 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 |
|------|-------|---------|------|
| [SB25](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb25-89th-regular) | Relating to health and nutrition standards... | 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 |
|------|-------|--------|------------|
| [HB2844](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb2844-89th-regular) | Relating to the regulation of food se... | Brooks Landgraf (R) | Moderate |
| [HB4226](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb4226-89th-regular) | Relating to exemptions from the taxes... | Penny Morales Shaw (D) | Moderate |
| [HB519](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb519-89th-regular) | Relating to honey production operatio... | Mary Gonzalez (D) | Low |
| [SB1008](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb1008-89th-regular) | Relating to state and local authority... | Mayes Middleton (R) | Moderate |
| [SB2078](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb2078-89th-regular) | Relating to the regulation of compost... | Lois Kolkhorst (R) | Moderate |
| [SB25](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb25-89th-regular) | Relating to health and nutrition stan... | Lois Kolkhorst (R) | Critical |
| [SB261](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb261-89th-regular) | Relating to a prohibition on the offe... | Charles Perry (R) | Critical |
| [SB314](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb314-89th-regular) | Relating to prohibiting certain food ... | Bryan Hughes (R) | - |
| [SB379](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb379-89th-regular) | Relating to prohibiting the purchase ... | Mayes Middleton (R) | Moderate |
| [SB541](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb541-89th-regular) | Relating to cottage food production o... | Lois Kolkhorst (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/food)
- [All Texas Subjects](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/subjects)

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