TITLE: Relating to a study of this state's response to plant disease or pest outbreaks.

SUMMARY: Relating to a study of this state's response to plant disease or pest outbreaks.

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AN ACT relating to a study of this state's response to plant disease or pest outbreaks. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. STUDY. The Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service shall conduct a study to evaluate this state's response to plant disease or pest outbreaks, including how this state identifies or is notified of an outbreak and this state's capabilities for handling and containing an outbreak. SECTION 2. REPORT. Not later than December 1, 2026, the Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service shall submit a report on the results of the study required to be conducted under this Act to the governor, the lieutenant governor, the speaker of the house of representatives, each member of the legislature, and the commissioner of agriculture. The report must include recommendations for improving this state's current system of identifying and reporting plant disease or pest outbreaks and this state's response to plant disease or pest outbreaks. SECTION 3. EXPIRATION. This Act expires September 1, 2027. SECTION 4. EFFECTIVE DATE. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution.