Bill Commons

TX SB 621

died on adjournment

Relating to a prohibition on the establishment, operation, or ownership of a public bank by a political subdivision.

Texas · 89th Legislature (2025 Regular Session) · upper

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Quick answers

Did TX SB 621 pass?

No. TX SB 621 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 (2025-05-24): Committee report sent to Calendars

What is TX SB 621 about?

TX SB 621 is a bill in the 89th Legislature (2025 Regular Session) titled “Relating to a prohibition on the establishment, operation, or ownership of a public bank by a political subdivision.”.

Who sponsors TX SB 621?

Sparks, Troxclair are the primary sponsors of TX SB 621, joined by 1 cosponsor.

Introduced
2024-12-13
Latest action
2025-05-24 — Committee report sent to Calendars
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • Sparksprimary
  • Troxclairprimary
  • Westcosponsor

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

Newest first

  1. 2025-05-24

    Committee report sent to Calendars

  2. 2025-05-23

    Committee report distributed

  3. 2025-05-23

    Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator

    filing

  4. 2025-05-20

    Reported favorably w/o amendment(s)

    committee-passage,committee-passage-favorable

  5. 2025-05-20

    Considered in formal meeting

  6. 2025-05-19

    Left pending in committee

  7. 2025-05-19

    Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee

  8. 2025-05-19

    Considered in public hearing

  9. 2025-04-09

    Referred to Pensions, Investments & Financial Services

    referral-committee

  10. 2025-04-09

    Read first time

    introduction,reading-1

  11. 2025-04-02

    Received from the Senate

    introduction

  12. 2025-04-01

    Reported engrossed

  13. 2025-04-01

    Record vote

  14. 2025-04-01

    Passed

    passage

  15. 2025-04-01

    Read 3rd time

    reading-3

  16. 2025-04-01

    Record vote

  17. 2025-04-01

    Three day rule suspended

  18. 2025-04-01

    Record vote

  19. 2025-04-01

    Read 2nd time & passed to engrossment

    reading-2

  20. 2025-04-01

    Record vote

  21. 2025-04-01

    Rules suspended-Regular order of business

  22. 2025-04-01

    Placed on intent calendar

  23. 2025-03-27

    Not again placed on intent calendar

  24. 2025-03-25

    Placed on intent calendar

  25. 2025-03-24

    Not again placed on intent calendar

  26. 2025-03-19

    Placed on intent calendar

  27. 2025-03-19

    Co-author authorized

  28. 2025-03-17

    Committee report printed and distributed

  29. 2025-03-17

    Reported favorably w/o amendments

    committee-passage-favorable

  30. 2025-03-13

    Vote taken in committee

  31. 2025-03-13

    Considered in public hearing

  32. 2025-03-10

    Left pending in committee

  33. 2025-03-10

    Testimony taken in committee

  34. 2025-03-10

    Considered in public hearing

  35. 2025-03-10

    Scheduled for public hearing on . . .

  36. 2025-02-03

    Referred to Local Government

    referral-committee

  37. 2025-02-03

    Read first time

    introduction,reading-1

  38. 2024-12-13

    Filed

    filing

  39. 2024-12-13

    Received by the Secretary of the Senate

    filing,introduction

Versions

Documents

Votes

  • Senate Rule 7.18 and the Constitutional Rule requiring bills to be read on three several days be suspended and that SB 621 be placed on its third reading and final passage.

    2025-04-01 · pass · 26-5

    Member-level votes (31)
    • Alvarado: yes
    • Bettencourt: yes
    • Birdwell: yes
    • Blanco: yes
    • Campbell: yes
    • Creighton: yes
    • Flores: yes
    • Hagenbuch: yes
    • Hall: yes
    • Hancock: yes
    • A. Hinojosa: yes
    • J. Hinojosa: yes
    • Huffman: yes
    • Hughes: yes
    • King: yes
    • Kolkhorst: yes
    • Middleton: yes
    • Miles: yes
    • Nichols: yes
    • Parker: yes
    • Paxton: yes
    • Perry: yes
    • Schwertner: yes
    • Sparks: yes
    • West: yes
    • Zaffirini: yes
    • Cook: no
    • Eckhardt: no
    • Gutierrez: no
    • Johnson: no
    • Menéndez: no

  • passage

    2025-04-01 · pass · 26-5

    Member-level votes (31)
    • Alvarado: yes
    • Bettencourt: yes
    • Birdwell: yes
    • Blanco: yes
    • Campbell: yes
    • Creighton: yes
    • Flores: yes
    • Hagenbuch: yes
    • Hall: yes
    • Hancock: yes
    • A. Hinojosa: yes
    • J. Hinojosa: yes
    • Huffman: yes
    • Hughes: yes
    • King: yes
    • Kolkhorst: yes
    • Middleton: yes
    • Miles: yes
    • Nichols: yes
    • Parker: yes
    • Paxton: yes
    • Perry: yes
    • Schwertner: yes
    • Sparks: yes
    • West: yes
    • Zaffirini: yes
    • Cook: no
    • Eckhardt: no
    • Gutierrez: no
    • Johnson: no
    • Menéndez: no

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Official source

ftp://ftp.legis.state.tx.us/bills/89R/billhistory/senate_bills/SB00600_SB00699/SB 621.xml

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