| 1 | 1 | | H.B. No. 2194 |
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| 4 | 4 | | AN ACT |
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| 5 | 5 | | relating to establishing a "Made in Texas" labeling program. |
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| 6 | 6 | | BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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| 7 | 7 | | SECTION 1. Subtitle F, Title 4, Government Code, is amended |
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| 8 | 8 | | by adding Chapter 490D to read as follows: |
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| 9 | 9 | | CHAPTER 490D. "MADE IN TEXAS" LABELING PROGRAM |
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| 10 | 10 | | SUBCHAPTER A. GENERAL PROVISIONS |
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| 11 | 11 | | Sec. 490D.001. DEFINITIONS. In this chapter: |
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| 12 | 12 | | (1) "Office" means the Texas Economic Development and |
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| 13 | 13 | | Tourism Office. |
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| 14 | 14 | | (2) "Program" means the "Made in Texas" labeling |
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| 15 | 15 | | program established under this chapter. |
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| 16 | 16 | | SUBCHAPTER B. "MADE IN TEXAS" LABELING PROGRAM |
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| 17 | 17 | | Sec. 490D.051. ESTABLISHMENT OF "MADE IN TEXAS" LABELING |
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| 18 | 18 | | PROGRAM. (a) The office shall establish and administer a "Made in |
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| 19 | 19 | | Texas" labeling program. |
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| 20 | 20 | | (b) In establishing the program, the office by rule shall: |
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| 21 | 21 | | (1) establish criteria for determining whether a |
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| 22 | 22 | | person may sell, advertise, or offer for sale in this state a |
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| 23 | 23 | | product that uses "Made in Texas" or equivalent phrasing to |
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| 24 | 24 | | represent that the product was made in whole or in substantial part |
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| 25 | 25 | | in this state; and |
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| 26 | 26 | | (2) design and administer the use of a logo for |
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| 27 | 27 | | products to be labeled as "Made in Texas" and adopt an application |
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| 28 | 28 | | process for authorizing use of the logo. |
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| 29 | 29 | | (c) The criteria established under Subsection (b)(1) must |
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| 30 | 30 | | include a requirement that all or virtually all significant parts |
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| 31 | 31 | | and processing of a product originated in this state. |
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| 32 | 32 | | Sec. 490D.052. EXEMPT PRODUCTS. This chapter does not |
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| 33 | 33 | | apply to or authorize the office to adopt rules governing the |
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| 34 | 34 | | labeling of: |
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| 35 | 35 | | (1) wine; or |
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| 36 | 36 | | (2) Texas agricultural products, as defined by Section |
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| 37 | 37 | | 12.0175, Agriculture Code. |
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| 38 | 38 | | SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2023. |
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| 39 | 39 | | ______________________________ ______________________________ |
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| 40 | 40 | | President of the Senate Speaker of the House |
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| 41 | 41 | | I certify that H.B. No. 2194 was passed by the House on April |
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| 42 | 42 | | 26, 2023, by the following vote: Yeas 146, Nays 3, 1 present, not |
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| 43 | 43 | | voting; and that the House concurred in Senate amendments to H.B. |
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| 44 | 44 | | No. 2194 on May 24, 2023, by the following vote: Yeas 128, Nays 14, |
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| 45 | 45 | | 1 present, not voting. |
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| 46 | 46 | | ______________________________ |
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| 47 | 47 | | Chief Clerk of the House |
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| 48 | 48 | | I certify that H.B. No. 2194 was passed by the Senate, with |
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| 49 | 49 | | amendments, on May 18, 2023, by the following vote: Yeas 30, Nays |
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| 50 | 50 | | 1. |
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| 51 | 51 | | ______________________________ |
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| 52 | 52 | | Secretary of the Senate |
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| 53 | 53 | | APPROVED: __________________ |
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| 54 | 54 | | Date |
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| 55 | 55 | | __________________ |
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| 56 | 56 | | Governor |
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