HB3137 - Relating to a prohibition on certain herbicides and food and beverage additives; authorizing a civil penalty.

  89R12395 AB-D     By: Lowe H.B. No. 3137       A BILL TO BE ENTITLED   AN ACT   relating to a prohibition on certain herbicides and food and   beverage additives; authorizing a civil penalty.          BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:          SECTION 1.  Subchapter G, Chapter 76, Agriculture Code, is   amended by adding Section 76.1415 to read as follows:           Sec.   76.1415.     PROHIBITED HERBICIDES. The department shall   prohibit the sale, distribution, and application of the following   herbicides:                 (1)  chloropropham;                 (2)  glyphosate; and                 (3)  dicamba.          SECTION 2.  Subchapter B, Chapter 431, Health and Safety   Code, is amended by adding Section 431.024 to read as follows:           Sec.   431.024.     PROHIBITION ON SALE OF FOOD OR BEVERAGE   CONTAINING CERTAIN ADDITIVES. (a) A person may not sell in this   state any food, including a beverage, intended for human   consumption that contains the following substances:                 (1)  aspartame;                 (2)  artificial flavoring;                 (3)  propylparaben;                 (4)  azodicarbonamide (ADA);                 (5)  butylated hydroxyanisole (BHA);                 (6)  butylated hydroxytoluene (BHT);                 (7)  color additive;                 (8)  dimethylpolysiloxane (PDMS);                 (9)  monosodium glutamate (MSG);                 (10)  tert-butylhydroquinone (TBHQ);                 (11)  partially hydrogenated oils;                 (12)  sodium benzoate;                 (13)  sodium nitrate;                 (14)  sodium nitrite; or                 (15)  methylparaben.           (b)     A person who violates Subsection (a) is liable for a   civil penalty in an amount not to exceed $500 for each violation.     Each item sold constitutes a separate violation.   The attorney   general may file suit in district court to recover a civil penalty   imposed under this section.           (c)     A civil penalty collected under this section shall be   deposited in the general revenue fund.           (d)     The attorney general may recover reasonable expenses   incurred in collecting the civil penalty, including investigative   costs, court costs, reasonable attorney's fees, witness fees, and   deposition expenses.          SECTION 3.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.