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SB 21
  • Introduced
    Feb 12, 2025
  • Passed Senate
    Mar 06, 2025
  • Passed House
    May 21, 2025
  • Signed into Law
SB 21
Texas Senate Bill
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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.
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Senate • May 21, 2025: House passage as amended reported
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House Committee Report
Senate Calendar: Senate Bills Returned from House with Amendments Sunday May 25, 2025
Position: 6

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Mar 06, 2024, Senate
CSSB 21, 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. The motion prevailed by the following vote: Yeas 25, Nays 5.
YES: 25
NO: 5
OTHER: 0
YES: 25

NO: 5

ABSENT: 1

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Mar 06, 2024, Senate
Senator Schwertner moved that Senate Rule 7.18 and the Constitutional Rule requiring bills to be read on three several days be suspended and that CSSB 21 be placed on its third reading and final passage. The motion prevailed by the following vote: Yeas 25, Nays 5.
YES: 25
NO: 5
OTHER: 0
YES: 25

NO: 5

ABSENT: 1

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Mar 06, 2024, Senate
The bill was read second time and was passed to engrossment by the following vote: Yeas 25, Nays 5. (Same as previous roll call)
YES: 25
NO: 5
OTHER: 0
YES: 25

NO: 5

ABSENT: 1

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Mar 06, 2024, Senate
The bill was read third time and was passed by the following vote: Yeas 25, Nays 5. (Same as previous roll call)
YES: 25
NO: 5
OTHER: 0
YES: 25

NO: 5

ABSENT: 1

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May 20, 2025, House
CSSB 21, as amended, was passed to third reading by (Record 3106): 105 Yeas, 23 Nays, 2 Present, not voting.
YES: 105
NO: 23
OTHER: 2
YES: 105

NO: 23

ABSENT: 20

NOT VOTING: 2

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May 20, 2025, House
Amendment No. 1 was adopted by (Record 3105): 123 Yeas, 6 Nays, 2 Present, not voting.
YES: 123
NO: 6
OTHER: 2
YES: 123

NO: 6

ABSENT: 19

NOT VOTING: 2

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May 21, 2025, House
SB 21 was passed by (Record 3153): 101 Yeas, 42 Nays, 2 Present, not voting.
YES: 101
NO: 42
OTHER: 2
YES: 101

NO: 42

ABSENT: 5

NOT VOTING: 2

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Actions
  • May 21, 2025 | Senate
    • House passage as amended reported
  • May 21, 2025 | House
    • Rules suspended
    • Additional sponsor(s) authorized
    • Read 3rd time
    • Passed
    • Record vote RV#3153
  • May 20, 2025 | House
    • Placed on General State Calendar
    • Rules suspended
    • Additional sponsor(s) authorized
    • Read 2nd time
    • Amended 1-L. Garcia
    • Record vote RV#3105
    • Passed to 3rd reading as amended
    • Record vote RV#3106
    • Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
  • May 16, 2025 | House
    • Considered in Calendars
  • May 13, 2025 | House
    • Committee report distributed
    • Committee report sent to Calendars
  • May 12, 2025 | House
    • Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator
  • May 07, 2025 | House
    • Considered in public hearing
    • Committee substitute considered in committee
    • Failed to receive affirmative vote in comm.
    • Reported favorably as substituted
  • Apr 23, 2025 | House
    • Scheduled for public hearing on . . . 04/23/2025
    • Considered in public hearing
    • Committee substitute considered in committee
    • Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee
    • Left pending in committee
  • Apr 09, 2025 | House
    • Read first time
    • Referred to Delivery of Government Efficiency
  • Mar 11, 2025 | House
    • Received from the Senate
  • Mar 06, 2025 | Senate
    • Co-author authorized
    • Rules suspended-Constitutional 60-Day
    • Rules suspended-Regular order of business
    • Record vote
    • Read 2nd time & passed to engrossment
    • Record vote
    • Three day rule suspended
    • Record vote
    • Read 3rd time
    • Passed
    • Record vote
    • Reported engrossed
  • Mar 05, 2025 | Senate
    • Co-author authorized
    • Placed on intent calendar
  • Mar 04, 2025 | Senate
    • Reported favorably as substituted
    • Committee report printed and distributed
  • Feb 27, 2025 | Senate
    • Considered in public hearing
    • Vote taken in committee
  • Feb 19, 2025 | Senate
    • Co-author authorized
  • Feb 18, 2025 | Senate
    • Scheduled for public hearing on . . . 02/18/2025
    • Considered in public hearing
    • Testimony taken in committee
    • Left pending in committee
  • Feb 13, 2025 | Senate
    • Read first time
    • Referred to Business & Commerce
  • Feb 12, 2025 | Senate
    • Received by the Secretary of the Senate
    • Filed
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