SB 532 Texas Senate · 89th Legislature (2025)

Relating to grant amounts under the young farmer grant program.

SB 532 amends Texas law to increase the minimum and maximum grant amounts for the Young Farmer Grant Program. It raises the minimum grant from $5,000 to $10,000 and the maximum from $20,000 to $35,000. This bill directly affects young farmers in Texas who apply for these grants under the program. The changes apply to grants issued on or after September 1, 2025, while existing grants remain governed by prior law.

Issues: ✓ Budget & Taxes

Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Dec 2024

Committee Review

Apr 2025

Senate Passage

Apr 2025

House Passage

Governor

Introduced Dec 5, 2024 Last action Apr 17, 2025

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What changed between versions

Introduced → Engrossed · 3 edits · Apr 10, 2025

MINOR

The bill text was reformatted and reorganized from an introduced draft to an engrossed version, with minimal substantive policy changes. The core provisions regarding grant amounts for young farmers remain unchanged, though the text now includes accessibility updates and clearer formatting.

Scope change

No substantive change to the bill's scope or applicability; the bill continues to govern grant amounts under the young farmer grant program with the same effective date.

TECHNICAL

The bill text was reformatted from an introduced draft to an engrossed version, improving readability and adding accessibility compliance notes.

Added a note about digital content accessibility standards (WCAG 2.1) to align with modern accessibility requirements.

FISCAL

Grant amount provisions remain unchanged: grants must be between $10,000 and $35,000, with bracketed original amounts ($5,000 and $20,000) preserved for reference.

Floor votes

How they voted

This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).

Full legislative history

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Key actions

Committee

Apr 17, 2025

Committee

Referred to Agriculture & Livestock

lower

Apr 17, 2025

Introduced

Read first time

lower

Apr 14, 2025

Introduced

Received from the Senate

lower

Apr 10, 2025

Upper · Passed

Passed

upper

Mar 31, 2025

Upper · Passed

Committee report printed and distributed

upper

Mar 31, 2025

Upper · Passed

Reported favorably w/o amendments

upper

Mar 31, 2025

Upper · Passed

Vote taken in committee

upper

Feb 3, 2025

Committee

Referred to Water, Agriculture, & Rural Affairs

upper

Feb 3, 2025

Introduced

Read first time

upper

1 primary · 4 co-sponsors