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TX HB2953
Bill
Status
2/18/2025
Primary Sponsor
Daniel Alders
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AI Summary
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Allows egg producers to sell up to 120 dozen ungraded eggs per week directly to consumers or at wholesale, provided the eggs come from their own flock and no grade is claimed
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Requires ungraded egg cartons to display a legible label on the top panel containing: the word "ungraded," producer's name, producer's address, pack date, and license number if sold at wholesale
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Mandates that producers obtain an "ungraded dealer-wholesaler" license from the Texas Department of Agriculture to sell ungraded eggs at wholesale
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Requires wholesale sellers of ungraded eggs to maintain records and comply with sanitation requirements under existing Agriculture Code provisions
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Takes effect immediately if passed by two-thirds vote of both chambers, otherwise September 1, 2025
Legislative Description
Relating to egg grading and the selling of ungraded eggs.
Health
Last Action
Referred to Agriculture & Livestock
3/20/2025