Sen. José Menéndez introduced SB 2936, a bill on Human Services and State Agencies, Boards & Commissions, to the Texas Senate on Friday, March 14 during the 89(R) legislative session, according to the Texas Legislature website.
More specifically, the official text was summarized by the state legislature as ’’relating to the establishment of the office of food system security and resiliency in the Department of Agriculture and the management of the Texas food system security and resiliency planning council’’.
The following is our breakdown, based on the actual bill text, and may include interpretation to clarify its provisions.
This bill establishes the Office of Food System Security and Resiliency within the Texas Department of Agriculture to enhance the state’s food security and resiliency. Responsibilities of the office include coordinating state resources for food access, ensuring a disruption-free food system, promoting the local agricultural industry for consumption, and developing regional food planning. Additionally, the office will connect local food markets with producers and broaden food access. It will provide legislative recommendations on improving food system security every two years. The bill mandates that the office be established by Dec. 31, 2025, and will oversee the Texas food system security and resiliency planning council. The act becomes effective Sept. 1, 2025.
José Menéndez, a member of the Senate Committee on Administration, proposed another 179 bills during the 89(R) legislative session. He is also a member of the Senate Committee on Business & Commerce, a member of the Senate Committee on Committee of the Whole Senate, a member of the Senate Committee on Education K-16, and a member of the Senate Committee on Veteran Affairs.
Menéndez graduated from Southern Methodist University with a BBA.
José Menéndez is currently serving in the Texas State Senate, representing the state’s 26th Senate district. He replaced previous state senator Leticia Van de Putte in 2015.
Bills in Texas go through a multi-step legislative process, including committee review, debates, and votes in both chambers before reaching a final decision. Each session, there are typically thousands of bills introduced, but only a portion successfully navigate the process to become law.
You can read more about the bills and other measures here.
| Bill Number | Date Introduced | Short Description |
|---|---|---|
| SB 3028 | 03/14/2025 | Relating to the authority of certain municipalities and local government corporations to use certain tax revenue for certain qualified projects |
| SB 3027 | 03/14/2025 | Relating to the jurisdiction of district and county attorneys to prosecute certain consumer protection violations |
| SB 3024 | 03/14/2025 | Relating to the ability for students to recite the pledge of allegiance |
| SB 3023 | 03/14/2025 | Relating to librarians employed by public schools |
| SB 3022 | 03/14/2025 | Relating to the denial by the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality of a renewal permit |
| SB 3020 | 03/14/2025 | Relating to a biennial state report on suicide rates, the Texas Violent Death Reporting System, and certain suicide data shared under a memorandum of understanding |
| SB 3019 | 03/14/2025 | Relating to authority process of a recorded lien |
| SB 3018 | 03/14/2025 | Relating to social studies curriculum choice for public school students |
| SB 3017 | 03/14/2025 | Relating to the regulation by the Railroad Commission of Texas of certain pits used for the storage and disposal of oil and gas waste |
| SB 3000 | 03/14/2025 | Relating to consumer protections for earned wage access products |
| SB 2999 | 03/14/2025 | Relating to the prescriptive authority of certain psychologists; authorizing a fee |
| SB 2998 | 03/14/2025 | Relating to the collection of fees and refunds of under Chapter 1006 of the Transportation Code by the Comptroller |
| SB 2997 | 03/14/2025 | Relating to the scheduling of certain controlled substances in response to certain actions by the United States Food and Drug Administration |
| SB 2996 | 03/14/2025 | Relating to responsibilities of the community supervision and corrections departments |
| SB 2959 | 03/14/2025 | Relating to designating August as Firearm Safety Awareness Month |
| SB 2958 | 03/14/2025 | Relating to recognizing persons who separated from military service solely on the basis of sexual orientation as honorably discharged veterans under state law |
| SB 2941 | 03/14/2025 | Relating to special needs training for judges |
| SB 2940 | 03/14/2025 | Relating to mandatory criminal history background checks for all adult members of a household in which an individual seeking guardianship resides |
| SB 2939 | 03/14/2025 | Relating to certain mandatory training for guardians ad litem |
| SB 2938 | 03/14/2025 | Relating to the verification of the veteran status of inmates and prisoners |
| SB 2937 | 03/14/2025 | Relating to the compensatory education allotment for homeless students or students in foster care under the Foundation School Program |
| SB 2935 | 03/14/2025 | Relating to the establishment of a highway construction mitigation program for certain businesses |
| SB 2934 | 03/14/2025 | Relating to the assignment of public school students enrolled in certain school districts to an uncertified teacher |
| SB 2933 | 03/14/2025 | Relating to judicial training requirements regarding elder abuse and neglect |
| SB 2932 | 03/14/2025 | Relating to a pilot program awarding grants for the provision of personalized treatment protocols for veterans diagnosed with post-traumatic stress disorder |
| SB 2856 | 03/14/2025 | Relating to the penalties and interest that may be incurred on delinquent ad valorem taxes imposed on a residence homestead |
| SB 2855 | 03/14/2025 | Relating to the best interest of the child in a suit affecting the parent-child relationship |
| SB 2854 | 03/14/2025 | Relating to requirements for a court order following a permanency hearing for a child in the conservatorship of the Department of Family and Protective Services |
| SB 2853 | 03/14/2025 | Relating to conducting an assessment of language accessibility with respect to certain health and human services programs and 2-1-1 services provided by the Texas Information and Referral Network |
| SB 2852 | 03/14/2025 | Relating to the establishment of a bullying prevention pilot program for public schools |
| SB 2851 | 03/14/2025 | Relating to requiring public schools to provide to certain parents notice regarding certain incidents and risks related to the parent’s child and suicide prevention materials |
| SB 2850 | 03/14/2025 | Relating to the task force on pollinator health |
| SB 2849 | 03/14/2025 | Relating to depression screenings for certain women in county jail or in the custody of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice |
| SB 2789 | 03/14/2025 | Relating to the prosecution of and punishment for the criminal offense of invasive visual recording and the applicability of sex offender registration requirements to that offense; increasing a criminal penalty |
| SB 2788 | 03/14/2025 | Relating to an exemption from the assessment requirements of the Texas Success Initiative for students who achieve certain scores on the PSAT or PreACT |
| SB 2787 | 03/14/2025 | Relating to digital citizenship and media literacy instruction in public schools and a public school policy regarding Internet safety |
| SB 2718 | 03/13/2025 | Relating to requiring that all vehicle registrations, including delinquent registrations, are for a 12-month period |
| SB 2717 | 03/13/2025 | Relating to the creation of the Texas Energy Efficiency Council |
| SB 2475 | 03/13/2025 | Relating to the disclosure and consideration of criminal conduct for purposes of certification as a peer specialist or peer specialist supervisor to provide Medicaid mental health and substance use services |
| SB 2474 | 03/13/2025 | Relating to a credit against the ad valorem taxes imposed on real property used for a grocery store or healthy corner store located in a food desert |
| SB 2473 | 03/13/2025 | Relating to the use of an automated employment decision tool by a state agency to assess a job applicant’s fitness for a position |
| SB 2472 | 03/13/2025 | Relating to providing a one-time supplemental payment and a cost-of-living adjustment applicable to certain benefits paid by the Employees Retirement System of Texas |
| SB 2471 | 03/13/2025 | Relating to a set-aside of low income housing tax credits for at-risk housing developments and to the allocation of housing tax credits to those developments and certain other developments |
| SB 2470 | 03/13/2025 | Relating to the requirements for the labeling and dispensing of a prescription drug or biological product |
| SB 2469 | 03/13/2025 | Relating to the regulation of certain day-care centers |
| SB 2468 | 03/13/2025 | Relating to the conduct by electronic means of certain uncontested hearings |
| SB 2467 | 03/13/2025 | Relating to a study by the Texas School Safety Center on public school emergency response maps |
| SB 2466 | 03/13/2025 | Relating to a publication by the Parks and Wildlife Department on the dangers of reflective windows for birds and the distribution of the publication to municipalities and the construction industry |
| SB 2465 | 03/13/2025 | Relating to a study by the Texas Education Agency and Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board regarding standardizing transcripts for public schools |
| SB 2464 | 03/13/2025 | Relating to the establishment of a school safety and mental health grant program |
