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Texas Legislature · SB 21 · Effective immediately

Relating to the establishment and administration of the Texas Strategic Bitcoin Reserve for the purpose of investing in cryptocurrency and the investment authority of the comptroller of public accounts over the reserve a

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Officially: “Relating to the establishment and administration of the Texas Strategic Bitcoin Reserve for the purpose of investing in cryptocurrency and the investment authority of the comptroller of public accounts over the reserve and certain other state funds. Read the full text

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89th Legislature (2025)

Where it is

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Received by the Secretary of the Senate · Feb 12, 2025
Filed · Feb 12, 2025
Read first time · Feb 13, 2025
Referred to Business & Commerce · Feb 13, 2025
Scheduled for public hearing on . . . · Feb 18, 2025
Considered in public hearing · Feb 18, 2025
Testimony taken in committee · Feb 18, 2025
Left pending in committee · Feb 18, 2025
Co-author authorized · Feb 19, 2025
Considered in public hearing · Feb 27, 2025
Vote taken in committee · Feb 27, 2025
Reported favorably as substituted · Mar 4, 2025
Committee report printed and distributed · Mar 4, 2025
Co-author authorized · Mar 5, 2025
Placed on intent calendar · Mar 5, 2025
Co-author authorized · Mar 6, 2025
Rules suspended-Constitutional 60-Day · Mar 6, 2025
Rules suspended-Regular order of business · Mar 6, 2025
Record vote · Mar 6, 2025
Read 2nd time & passed to engrossment · Mar 6, 2025
Record vote · Mar 6, 2025
Three day rule suspended · Mar 6, 2025
Record vote · Mar 6, 2025
Read 3rd time · Mar 6, 2025
Passed · Mar 6, 2025
Record vote · Mar 6, 2025
Reported engrossed · Mar 6, 2025
Received from the Senate · Mar 11, 2025
Read first time · Apr 9, 2025
Referred to Delivery of Government Efficiency · Apr 9, 2025
Scheduled for public hearing on . . . · Apr 23, 2025
Considered in public hearing · Apr 23, 2025
Committee substitute considered in committee · Apr 23, 2025
Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee · Apr 23, 2025
Left pending in committee · Apr 23, 2025
Considered in public hearing · May 7, 2025
Committee substitute considered in committee · May 7, 2025
Failed to receive affirmative vote in comm. · May 7, 2025
Reported favorably as substituted · May 7, 2025
Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator · May 12, 2025
Committee report distributed · May 13, 2025
Committee report sent to Calendars · May 13, 2025
Considered in Calendars · May 16, 2025
Placed on General State Calendar · May 20, 2025
Rules suspended · May 20, 2025
Additional sponsor(s) authorized · May 20, 2025
Read 2nd time · May 20, 2025
Amended · May 20, 2025
Record vote · May 20, 2025
Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal · May 20, 2025
Passed to 3rd reading as amended · May 20, 2025
Record vote · May 20, 2025
Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal · May 20, 2025
Rules suspended · May 21, 2025
Additional sponsor(s) authorized · May 21, 2025
Read 3rd time · May 21, 2025
Passed · May 21, 2025
Record vote · May 21, 2025
Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal · May 21, 2025
House passage as amended reported · May 21, 2025
House amendment(s) laid before the Senate · May 25, 2025
Read · May 25, 2025
Senate refuses to concur · May 25, 2025
Senate requests conference committee · May 25, 2025
Senate appoints conferees · May 25, 2025
Senate refuses to concur-reported · May 25, 2025
Senate requests conference committee-reported · May 25, 2025
Senate appoints conferees-reported · May 25, 2025
House grants request for conference committee · May 27, 2025
House appoints conferees · May 27, 2025
House grants request for conf comm-reported · May 27, 2025
House appoints conferees-reported · May 27, 2025
Conference committee report filed · May 27, 2025
Conf. Comm. Report distributed · May 27, 2025
House adopts conference committee report · May 29, 2025
Record vote · May 29, 2025
Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal · May 29, 2025
House adopts conf. comm. report-reported · May 29, 2025
Senate adopts conference committee report · May 30, 2025
Record vote · May 30, 2025
Senate adopts conf. comm. report-reported · May 31, 2025
Reported enrolled · May 31, 2025
Signed in the Senate · May 31, 2025
Signed in the House · Jun 1, 2025
Sent to the Governor · Jun 1, 2025
Signed by the Governor · Jun 20, 2025
Effective immediately · Jun 20, 2025

The numbers

9
sponsors on the bill

Sponsors

SchwertnerHinojosa, AdamParkerWestCapriglioneOliversonLongoriaVasutCunningham

Recorded votes

On motion of Senator Schwertner, the Conference Committee Report was adoptedSenate · 2025-05-30 · Yeas 23, Nays 8
The motion to adopt the conference committee report on SBi21 prevailed byHouse · 2025-05-29 · Yeas 110, Nays 25, Present, not voting 2
SBi21 was passed byHouse · 2025-05-21 · Yeas 101, Nays 42, Present, not voting 2
Vasut 5408 89th LEGISLATURE — REGULAR SESSION CSSB 21, as amended, was passed to third reading byHouse · 2025-05-20 · Yeas 105, Nays 23, Present, not voting 2
Amendment No. 1 was adopted byHouse · 2025-05-20 · Yeas 123, Nays 6, Present, not voting 2
Roll-call results shown verbatim from the Texas legislature’s records. A result reflects that roll call’s own motion, not the bill’s overall outcome.
Every fact on this page links to its source, starting with the official bill record. Last action: Effective immediately (Jun 20, 2025).