HB 3465
AN ACT relating to the prohibited administration of a vaccine containing
89th Regular Session
Jan 14, 2025 - Jun 2, 2025 • Session ended
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What This Bill Does
This Texas bill prohibits the administration of mRNA vaccines to livestock and domestic fowl intended for human consumption. The Texas Agriculture Commission will be required to create rules preventing veterinarians, farmers, and agricultural workers from using vaccines with mRNA technology in animals raised for food. The law will take effect on September 1, 2025, and aims to regulate vaccine practices in the state's agricultural sector.
Subject Areas
Bill Text
relating to the prohibited administration of a vaccine containing mRNA material to certain animals intended for human consumption. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. Subchapter C, Chapter 161, Agriculture Code, is amended by adding Section 161.0425 to read as follows: Sec. 161.0425. PROHIBITED ADMINISTRATION OF VACCINE CONTAINING MRNA MATERIAL. (a) In this section, "mRNA material" means a substance that introduces messenger ribonucleic acid (mRNA) corresponding to a viral protein. (b) The commission shall adopt rules to prohibit the administration of a vaccine containing mRNA material to livestock and domestic fowl intended for human consumption. SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.
Expert Lobbyists for This Bill
These lobbyists specialize in Safety and related subject areas.
Adnelis M. Perez Vega
PremiumEZ Lobby
PremiumRobert D. Miller
Haley Cornyn
Allen E. Blakemore
Michael J. Johnson
Vera Denise Rose
Gavin L. Massingill
Matthew Bentley
Allison Billodeau
Bill History
Bill filed: AN ACT relating to the prohibited administration of a vaccine containing
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