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Committee advances bill to certify haulers, brokers of food‑processing residuals

3108016 · April 24, 2025
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Summary

The Agriculture & Rural Affairs Committee amended and reported House Bill 587, which would create a certification program for haulers and brokers who move food‑processing residuals and related material and places the program alongside the existing commercial manure hauler certification.

House Bill 587 was amended and reported out of the Agriculture & Rural Affairs Committee after lawmakers added a new chapter to the agricultural code to create a certification program for haulers and brokers of food‑processing residuals.

The bill, sponsored by Representative Friel, would “establish a certification requirement for haulers and brokers of food processing residuals,” and the amendment offered by Chairman Mao replaces the existing language with a new chapter in the…

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