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HB1056Introduced in the House

Relating to the recognition of gold and silver specie as legal tender and the establishment of a transactional currency based on gold and silver; authorizing a fee.

Passed

Introduced by Mark Dorazio, District 122

What does this bill do?

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Official description

Relating to the recognition of gold and silver specie as legal tender and the establishment of a transactional currency based on gold and silver; authorizing a fee.

Where it stands

See remarks for effective date

June 22, 2025

How did lawmakers vote?

House votes

4 recorded votes · each counted separately

Senate votes

5 recorded votes · each counted separately

HouseStage: House concurs in Senate amendment(s) RV#4060 · May 30, 2025

101

Yes

32

No

17

Absent or Not Voting

150 representatives recorded in this House vote. Colors show vote categories only, not whether a vote was good or bad.

See how each representative voted

RepresentativeDistrictVote
Gary Vandeaver1Yes
Brent Money2Yes
Cecil Bell3Yes
Keith Bell4Yes
Cole Hefner5Yes
Daniel Alders6Yes
Jay Dean7Yes
Cody Harris8Absent
Trent Ashby9Yes
Brian Harrison10Absent

Bill history

  1. Filed

  2. Read first time

  3. Referred to State Affairs

  4. Scheduled for public hearing on . . .

  5. Considered in public hearing

  6. Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee

  7. Left pending in committee

  8. Considered in formal meeting

  9. Reported favorably w/o amendment(s)

  10. Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator

  11. Committee report distributed

  12. Committee report sent to Calendars

  13. Considered in Calendars

  14. Placed on General State Calendar

  15. Read 2nd time

  16. Point of order withdrawn Rule 8, Section 1(a)(1), and Rule 8, Section 1(b)

  17. Amendment(s) offered 1-Dorazio

  18. Point of order withdrawn Rule 4, Section 32(c)(2)

  19. Amended 1-Dorazio

  20. Point of order withdrawn Rule 4, Section 32(c)(2)

  21. Amended 2-Geren

  22. Record vote RV#1170

  23. Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal

  24. Passed to engrossment as amended

  25. Record vote RV#1171

  26. Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal

  27. Read 3rd time

  28. Passed

  29. Record vote RV#1278

  30. Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal

  31. Reported engrossed

  32. Received from the House

  33. Read first time

  34. Referred to Finance

  35. Scheduled for public hearing on . . .

  36. Considered in public hearing

  37. Testimony taken in committee

  38. Left pending in committee

  39. Co-sponsor authorized

  40. Considered in public hearing

  41. Vote taken in committee

  42. Reported favorably as substituted

  43. Committee report printed and distributed

  44. Co-sponsor authorized

  45. Co-sponsor authorized

  46. Rules suspended-Regular order of business

  47. Record vote

  48. Read 2nd time

  49. Amendment(s) offered FA1 Hughes

  50. Amendment to amendment offered FA2 Bettencourt

  51. Amendment amended

  52. Vote recorded in Journal

  53. Amendment adopted as amended FA1 Hughes

  54. Vote recorded in Journal

  55. Placed on intent calendar

  56. Passed to 3rd reading as amended

  57. Record vote

  58. Rules suspended-Regular order of business

  59. Record vote

  60. Read 3rd time

  61. Passed

  62. Record vote

  63. Senate passage as amended reported

  64. Senate Amendments distributed

  65. Senate Amendments Analysis distributed

  66. House concurs in Senate amendment(s)

  67. Record vote RV#4060

  68. Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal

  69. Text of Senate Amendment(s)

  70. House concurs in Senate amendment(s)-reported

  71. Reported enrolled

  72. Signed in the House

  73. Signed in the Senate

  74. Sent to the Governor

  75. Signed by the Governor

  76. See remarks for effective date

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