TX SB2850

Establishes a Task Force on Pollinator Health within the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department, with the executive director required to appoint members by October 1, 2025

Task force membership includes 8 positions: a university faculty member specializing in pollinator health, representatives from nursery/greenhouse producers, agriculture, pollinator protection groups, pesticide applicators, a certified master gardener, a beekeeper, and a department employee specializing in melittology (bee science)

Requires the task force to examine pollinator health issues including incentivizing new habitat development in residential, commercial, and public areas; studying successful public education programs from other states; investigating data collection methods for bee populations; and identifying ways to prevent habitat loss

Task force must submit a report with potential legislative recommendations to the Senate and House committees with wildlife jurisdiction by October 1, 2026

Members serve without compensation but may receive travel expense reimbursement; the task force may hold hearings, take testimony, and meet remotely; the provision expires December 31, 2026