89R10956 MP-D
By: Guerra H.B. No. 2669
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the establishment of a reporting and education program
for the dangers of balloons to livestock.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Subchapter K, Chapter 88, Education Code, is
amended by adding Section 88.823 to read as follows:
Sec. 88.823. THREAT OF BALLOONS TO LIVESTOCK. (a) The
extension service shall establish a system for ranchers to report
instances of:
(1) balloons on the ranchers' property; and
(2) livestock that have died from eating a balloon.
(b) The extension service shall develop and implement an
outreach program to inform:
(1) ranchers of the reporting system established under
Subsection (a); and
(2) people about the dangers of releasing balloons to
the environment.
(c) The extension service shall prepare an annual report
based on the results of the reports made under Subsection (a) and
submit the report to the legislature not later than January 1. The
report may contain recommendations for actions for deterring the
release of balloons.
SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.