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Read. Follow. Verify.Texas requires restaurants to notify customers when serving imported shrimp
Last action · March 7, 2025: Referred to Trade, Workforce & Economic DevelopmentSponsor: Christian Manuel
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What This Bill Proposed
s in Texas that serve imported shrimp from outside the United States must notify customers by posting a notice in a conspicuous place or including it on the menu, starting September 1, 2026.
Restaurant patrons gain access to origin information regarding imported seafood, while dining establishments must update menus or post physical signage to maintain compliance by the fall of 2026.
Who It Would Have Affected
Groups the bill's text would have affected, as described in the record. Being affected is not a position for or against it.
food service establishments
Food service establishments must post notices or update menus to disclose when they serve imported shrimp.
restaurant customers
Restaurant customers receive notice of whether the shrimp served to them was imported from outside the United States.
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How must restaurants notify customers about imported shrimp?
When do restaurants have to start complying with this rule?
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Votes, people, money & the original sourceWhere This Stands
This bill did not become law - Died at adjournment · in House committee.
Procedural history
3 actions- Mar 7, 2025HouseCommitteeReferred to Trade, Workforce & Economic Development
- Mar 7, 2025HouseIntroducedRead first time
- Nov 12, 2024HouseIntroducedFiled
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Analysis Score
0–100- Significance20Lowered because this bill did not pass (its text scored 40)
- Controversy30Intensity of disagreement among stakeholders
- Entertainment5Compellingness for a non-policy-wonk reader
- Buzz25Current news / social attention level
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