88R4344 MP-D By: Cain H.B. No. 4648 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT relating to the sale of eggs in a reused carton. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. Subchapter C, Chapter 132, Agriculture Code, is amended by adding Section 132.048 to read as follows: Sec. 132.048. REUSED EGG CARTON. A retailer or a person directly selling eggs to a consumer may sell eggs packaged in a reused carton if the carton is properly labeled with the information required by Section 132.044. SECTION 2. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this Act takes effect September 1, 2023.