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SB21Introduced in the Senate

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.

Passed

Introduced by Charles Schwertner, District 5

What does this bill do?

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Official description

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.

Where it stands

Effective immediately

June 20, 2025

How did lawmakers vote?

House votes

4 recorded votes · each counted separately

Senate votes

5 recorded votes · each counted separately

SenateStage: Senate adopts conference committee report · May 30, 2025

23

Yes

8

No

0

Absent or Not Voting

31 senators recorded in this Senate vote. Colors show vote categories only, not whether a vote was good or bad.

See how each senator voted

SenatorDistrictVote
Bryan Hughes1No
Bob Hall2Yes
Robert Nichols3No
Charles Creighton4No
Charles Schwertner5Yes
Carol Alvarado6No
Paul Bettencourt7Yes
Angela Paxton8Yes
Kelly Hancock9Yes
Phil King10Yes

Bill history

  1. Received by the Secretary of the Senate

  2. Filed

  3. Read first time

  4. Referred to Business & Commerce

  5. Scheduled for public hearing on . . .

  6. Considered in public hearing

  7. Testimony taken in committee

  8. Left pending in committee

  9. Co-author authorized

  10. Considered in public hearing

  11. Vote taken in committee

  12. Reported favorably as substituted

  13. Committee report printed and distributed

  14. Co-author authorized

  15. Placed on intent calendar

  16. Co-author authorized

  17. Rules suspended-Constitutional 60-Day

  18. Rules suspended-Regular order of business

  19. Record vote

  20. Read 2nd time & passed to engrossment

  21. Record vote

  22. Three day rule suspended

  23. Record vote

  24. Read 3rd time

  25. Passed

  26. Record vote

  27. Reported engrossed

  28. Received from the Senate

  29. Read first time

  30. Referred to Delivery of Government Efficiency

  31. Scheduled for public hearing on . . .

  32. Considered in public hearing

  33. Committee substitute considered in committee

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

  35. Left pending in committee

  36. Considered in public hearing

  37. Committee substitute considered in committee

  38. Failed to receive affirmative vote in comm.

  39. Reported favorably as substituted

  40. Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator

  41. Committee report distributed

  42. Committee report sent to Calendars

  43. Considered in Calendars

  44. Placed on General State Calendar

  45. Rules suspended

  46. Additional sponsor(s) authorized

  47. Read 2nd time

  48. Amended 1-L. Garcia

  49. Record vote RV#3105

  50. Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal

  51. Passed to 3rd reading as amended

  52. Record vote RV#3106

  53. Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal

  54. Rules suspended

  55. Additional sponsor(s) authorized

  56. Read 3rd time

  57. Passed

  58. Record vote RV#3153

  59. Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal

  60. House passage as amended reported

  61. House amendment(s) laid before the Senate

  62. Read

  63. Senate refuses to concur

  64. Senate requests conference committee

  65. Senate appoints conferees

  66. Senate refuses to concur-reported

  67. Senate requests conference committee-reported

  68. Senate appoints conferees-reported

  69. House grants request for conference committee

  70. House appoints conferees

  71. House grants request for conf comm-reported

  72. House appoints conferees-reported

  73. Conference committee report filed

  74. Conf. Comm. Report distributed

  75. House adopts conference committee report

  76. Record vote RV#4050

  77. Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal

  78. House adopts conf. comm. report-reported

  79. Senate adopts conference committee report

  80. Record vote

  81. Senate adopts conf. comm. report-reported

  82. Reported enrolled

  83. Signed in the Senate

  84. Signed in the House

  85. Sent to the Governor

  86. Signed by the Governor

  87. Effective immediately

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