By: Hinojosa of Hidalgo  S.B. No. 1930          (In the Senate - Filed March 5, 2025; March 17, 2025, read   first time and referred to Committee on Water, Agriculture and   Rural Affairs; March 31, 2025, reported favorably by the following   vote:  Yeas 9, Nays 0; March 31, 2025, sent to printer.)Click here to see the committee vote     A BILL TO BE ENTITLED   AN ACT     relating to the use of proceeds from the sale of saltwater fishing   stamps issued by the Parks and Wildlife Department.          BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:          SECTION 1.  The heading to Section 43.405, Parks and   Wildlife Code, is amended to read as follows:          Sec. 43.405.  DISPOSITION AND USE OF STAMP [COLLECTION]   FEES.          SECTION 2.  Section 43.405(b), Parks and Wildlife Code, is   amended to read as follows:          (b)  The stamp sale net receipts may [shall] be spent only   for coastal fisheries [enforcement and] management, including:                (1)  repair, maintenance, renovation, and construction   of:                      (A)  saltwater fish hatcheries in this state; and                      (B)  facilities supporting the management of and   research related to saltwater fisheries;                (2)  restoration, enhancement, and management of   saltwater fish habitats;                (3)  development of shoreline-based projects allowing   saltwater angler access; and                (4)  purchase of licenses under a license buyback   program authorized by Section 47.081, 76.405, 77.119, or 78.111   [and are hereby appropriated for such purposes].          SECTION 3.  Section 43.405(b), Parks and Wildlife Code, as   amended by this Act, applies only to receipts from the sale of   saltwater fishing stamps collected on or after the effective date   of this Act.  Receipts from the sale of saltwater fishing stamps   collected before the effective date of this Act are governed by the   law in effect immediately before that date, and that law is   continued in effect for that purpose.          SECTION 4.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.     * * * * *