TX HB 4518
died on adjournmentRelating to the formation of decentralized unincorporated nonprofit associations and the use of distributed ledger or blockchain technology for certain business purposes; authorizing fees.
Texas · 89th Legislature (2025 Regular Session) · lower
Quick answers
Did TX HB 4518 pass?
No. TX HB 4518 died when the 89th Legislature (2025 Regular Session) adjourned without final action on it. Bills that die this way are sometimes reintroduced in a later session. Latest recorded action (2025-05-23): Left pending in committee
What is TX HB 4518 about?
TX HB 4518 is a bill in the 89th Legislature (2025 Regular Session) titled “Relating to the formation of decentralized unincorporated nonprofit associations and the use of distributed ledger or blockchain technology for certain business purposes; authorizing fees.”.
Who sponsors TX HB 4518?
Cook, Parker are the primary sponsors of TX HB 4518.
- Introduced
- 2025-04-03
- Latest action
- 2025-05-23 — Left pending in committee
- Bill type
- bill
- Last updated
- —
Subjects
Sponsors
- Cookprimary
- Parkerprimary
Committees
Not provided by source.
Action timeline
2025-03-12
Filed
filing
2025-04-03
Read first time
introduction,reading-1
2025-04-03
Referred to Trade, Workforce & Economic Development
referral-committee
2025-04-23
Considered in public hearing
2025-04-23
Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee
2025-04-23
Left pending in committee
2025-04-30
Considered in public hearing
2025-04-30
Reported favorably w/o amendment(s)
committee-passage,committee-passage-favorable
2025-05-06
Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator
filing
2025-05-06
Committee report distributed
2025-05-07
Committee report sent to Calendars
2025-05-09
Considered in Calendars
2025-05-11
Placed on General State Calendar
2025-05-14
Read 2nd time
reading-2
2025-05-14
Passed to engrossment
2025-05-14
Record vote
2025-05-14
Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
2025-05-15
Read 3rd time
reading-3
2025-05-15
Passed
passage
2025-05-15
Record vote
2025-05-15
Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
2025-05-15
Reported engrossed
2025-05-15
Received from the House
introduction
2025-05-16
Read first time
introduction,reading-1
2025-05-16
Referred to Business & Commerce
referral-committee
2025-05-23
Scheduled for public hearing on . . .
2025-05-23
Considered in public hearing
2025-05-23
Testimony taken in committee
2025-05-23
Left pending in committee
Versions
Documents
Votes
passage
2025-05-14 · pass · 102-24
Member-level votes (153)
- Alders: yes
- Allen: yes
- Anchía: yes
- Bell, K.: yes
- Bernal: yes
- Bonnen: yes
- Bucy: yes
- Cain: yes
- Campos: yes
- Canales: yes
- Capriglione: yes
- Cole: yes
- Collier: yes
- Cook: yes
- Cortez: yes
- Craddick: yes
- Cunningham: yes
- Curry: yes
- Darby: yes
- Davis, A.: yes
- Dean: yes
- Dorazio: yes
- Dutton: yes
- Dyson: yes
- Fairly: yes
- Flores: yes
- Frank: yes
- Gámez: yes
- Garcia, L.: yes
- Garcia Hernandez: yes
- Gates: yes
- Gerdes: yes
- Geren: yes
- González, J.: yes
- González, M.: yes
- Guerra: yes
- Guillen: yes
- Harless: yes
- Harris Davila: yes
- Hayes: yes
- Hernandez: yes
- Hickland: yes
- Howard: yes
- Hull: yes
- Hunter: yes
- Jones, V.: yes
- Kerwin: yes
- King: yes
- Kitzman: yes
- LaHood: yes
- Lalani: yes
- Lambert: yes
- Leach: yes
- Longoria: yes
- Lopez, J.: yes
- Louderback: yes
- Lowe: yes
- Lozano: yes
- Lujan: yes
- Luther: yes
- Manuel: yes
- Martinez: yes
- McLaughlin: yes
- Meyer: yes
- Money: yes
- Moody: yes
- Morales, E.: yes
- Morales Shaw: yes
- Muñoz: yes
- Noble: yes
- Oliverson: yes
- Orr: yes
- Patterson: yes
- Perez, M.: yes
- Perez, V.: yes
- Phelan: yes
- Pierson: yes
- Plesa: yes
- Raymond: yes
- Romero: yes
- Schatzline: yes
- Schofield: yes
- Schoolcraft: yes
- Shaheen: yes
- Shofner: yes
- Simmons: yes
- Smithee: yes
- Spiller: yes
- Swanson: yes
- Tepper: yes
- Thompson: yes
- Toth: yes
- Troxclair: yes
- Turner: yes
- VanDeaver: yes
- Vasut: yes
- Villalobos: yes
- Vo: yes
- Walle: yes
- Ward Johnson: yes
- Wharton: yes
- Wu: yes
- Ashby: no
- Bell, C.: no
- Bowers: no
- Bryant: no
- Davis, Y.: no
- Gervin-Hawkins: no
- Goodwin: no
- Harrison: no
- Hefner: no
- Hopper: no
- Jones, J.: no
- Leo Wilson: no
- Little: no
- Fischer: no
- McQueeney: no
- Metcalf: no
- Meza: no
- Morales, C.: no
- Morgan: no
- Reynolds: no
- Rodríguez Ramos: no
- Slawson: no
- Tinderholt: no
- Zwiener: no
- Present: not voting
- Speaker: not voting
- Harris(C: not voting
- Absent: absent
- Buckley: absent
- Holt: absent
- Johnson: absent
- Olcott: absent
- Pau: absent
- Excused: absent
- Talarico: absent
- Barry: absent
- Bhojani: absent
- Bumgarner: absent
- Button: absent
- DeAyala: absent
- Garcia, J.: absent
- Hinojosa: absent
- Isaac: absent
- Landgraf: absent
- Lopez, R.: absent
- Ordaz: absent
- Richardson: absent
- Rose: absent
- Rosenthal: absent
- Virdell: absent
- Wilson: absent
passage
2025-05-15 · pass · 118-14
Member-level votes (152)
- Anchía: yes
- Ashby: yes
- Barry: yes
- Bell, C.: yes
- Bell, K.: yes
- Bernal: yes
- Bhojani: yes
- Bonnen: yes
- Bucy: yes
- Bumgarner: yes
- Button: yes
- Canales: yes
- Capriglione: yes
- Cole: yes
- Collier: yes
- Cook: yes
- Cortez: yes
- Craddick: yes
- Cunningham: yes
- Curry: yes
- Darby: yes
- Davis, A.: yes
- Davis, Y.: yes
- Dean: yes
- DeAyala: yes
- Dorazio: yes
- Dyson: yes
- Fairly: yes
- Flores: yes
- Frank: yes
- Gámez: yes
- Garcia, L.: yes
- Garcia Hernandez: yes
- Gates: yes
- Gerdes: yes
- Geren: yes
- González, M.: yes
- Guillen: yes
- Harless: yes
- Harris Davila: yes
- Harrison: yes
- Hayes: yes
- Hernandez: yes
- Hickland: yes
- Hinojosa: yes
- Holt: yes
- Howard: yes
- Hunter: yes
- Isaac: yes
- Johnson: yes
- Kerwin: yes
- King: yes
- Kitzman: yes
- LaHood: yes
- Lalani: yes
- Lambert: yes
- Landgraf: yes
- Leach: yes
- Leo Wilson: yes
- Little: yes
- Longoria: yes
- Lopez, J.: yes
- Lopez, R.: yes
- Louderback: yes
- Lowe: yes
- Lozano: yes
- Lujan: yes
- Luther: yes
- Manuel: yes
- Martinez: yes
- Fischer: yes
- McLaughlin: yes
- McQueeney: yes
- Meyer: yes
- Money: yes
- Morales, E.: yes
- Morales Shaw: yes
- Muñoz: yes
- Noble: yes
- Olcott: yes
- Oliverson: yes
- Ordaz: yes
- Orr: yes
- Patterson: yes
- Perez, M.: yes
- Perez, V.: yes
- Phelan: yes
- Pierson: yes
- Plesa: yes
- Raymond: yes
- Richardson: yes
- Romero: yes
- Rose: yes
- Rosenthal: yes
- Schatzline: yes
- Schoolcraft: yes
- Shaheen: yes
- Shofner: yes
- Smithee: yes
- Spiller: yes
- Swanson: yes
- Talarico: yes
- Tepper: yes
- Thompson: yes
- Tinderholt: yes
- Toth: yes
- Troxclair: yes
- Turner: yes
- VanDeaver: yes
- Villalobos: yes
- Virdell: yes
- Vo: yes
- Walle: yes
- Ward Johnson: yes
- Wharton: yes
- Wilson: yes
- Wu: yes
- Zwiener: yes
- Alders: no
- Bowers: no
- Cain: no
- González, J.: no
- Hefner: no
- Jones, J.: no
- Metcalf: no
- Meza: no
- Morgan: no
- Reynolds: no
- Rodríguez Ramos: no
- Schofield: no
- Simmons: no
- Slawson: no
- Present: not voting
- Speaker: not voting
- Harris(C: not voting
- Absent: absent
- Dutton: absent
- Gervin-Hawkins: absent
- Pau: absent
- Allen: absent
- Bryant: absent
- Buckley: absent
- Campos: absent
- Garcia, J.: absent
- Goodwin: absent
- Guerra: absent
- Hopper: absent
- Hull: absent
- Jones, V.: absent
- Moody: absent
- Morales, C.: absent
- Vasut: absent
Related bills
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