H.B. No. 2194         AN ACT   relating to establishing a "Made in Texas" labeling program.          BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:          SECTION 1.  Subtitle F, Title 4, Government Code, is amended   by adding Chapter 490D to read as follows:   CHAPTER 490D. "MADE IN TEXAS" LABELING PROGRAM   SUBCHAPTER A. GENERAL PROVISIONS          Sec. 490D.001.  DEFINITIONS. In this chapter:                (1)  "Office" means the Texas Economic Development and   Tourism Office.                (2)  "Program" means the "Made in Texas" labeling   program established under this chapter.   SUBCHAPTER B. "MADE IN TEXAS" LABELING PROGRAM          Sec. 490D.051.  ESTABLISHMENT OF "MADE IN TEXAS" LABELING   PROGRAM. (a) The office shall establish and administer a "Made in   Texas" labeling program.          (b)  In establishing the program, the office by rule shall:                (1)  establish criteria for determining whether a   person may sell, advertise, or offer for sale in this state a   product that uses "Made in Texas" or equivalent phrasing to   represent that the product was made in whole or in substantial part   in this state; and                (2)  design and administer the use of a logo for   products to be labeled as "Made in Texas" and adopt an application   process for authorizing use of the logo.          (c)  The criteria established under Subsection (b)(1) must   include a requirement that all or virtually all significant parts   and processing of a product originated in this state.          Sec. 490D.052.  EXEMPT PRODUCTS. This chapter does not   apply to or authorize the office to adopt rules governing the   labeling of:                (1)  wine; or                (2)  Texas agricultural products, as defined by Section   12.0175, Agriculture Code.          SECTION 2.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2023.       ______________________________ ______________________________      President of the Senate Speaker of the House                   I certify that H.B. No. 2194 was passed by the House on April   26, 2023, by the following vote:  Yeas 146, Nays 3, 1 present, not   voting; and that the House concurred in Senate amendments to H.B.   No. 2194 on May 24, 2023, by the following vote:  Yeas 128, Nays 14,   1 present, not voting.     ______________________________   Chief Clerk of the House               I certify that H.B. No. 2194 was passed by the Senate, with   amendments, on May 18, 2023, by the following vote:  Yeas 30, Nays   1.     ______________________________   Secretary of the Senate      APPROVED: __________________                   Date                       __________________                 Governor