# Texas SB 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. Texas SB 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., is a 89th Legislature Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by Giovanni Capriglione, Charles Cunningham, Oscar Longoria and 3 others; status signed, last action 2025-06-20 (Effective immediately) (as of 2026-10-19). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TX-SB21-89R - As of: 2026-10-19 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Texas SB 21 - State: Texas - Session: 89th Legislature Regular Session - Title: 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. - Status: signed - Chamber: Senate - Introduced: 2025-02-12 - Last action: 2025-06-20, Effective immediately - Sponsors: Giovanni Capriglione, Charles Cunningham, Oscar Longoria, Tom Oliverson, Charles Schwertner (Republican), Cody Vasut - Cosponsors: 28 - Subjects: Financial--General, State Finances--Management & Control, TEXAS STRATEGIC BITCOIN RESERVE AND INVESTMENT ACT, AUDITS & AUDITORS, CURRENCY & CURRENCY EXCHANGE, COMPTROLLER OF PUBLIC ACCOUNTS, TEXAS STRATEGIC BITCOIN RESERVE ADVISORY COMMITTEE - Touches household money: no - Roll calls: 11 (580 yes, 128 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 2 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Texas creates a limited cryptocurrency reserve: mixed, low. The law creates the Texas Strategic Bitcoin Reserve outside the state treasury, managed by the comptroller. It can receive state appropriations, dedicated revenue, cryptocurrency, and investment earnings; the law sets no appropriation amount. Investments must follow a prudent-investor standard, con… - Texas sets rules for reserve contractors: mixed, low. The comptroller can hire outside firms to manage the reserve, including qualified custodians using secure storage such as offline storage. Qualified trading providers must meet licensing or regulatory rules, have audited financial statements, and have five years of digital-asset trading experience.… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Giovanni Capriglione, House - Sponsor: Charles Cunningham, House - Sponsor: Oscar Longoria, House - Sponsor: Tom Oliverson, House - Sponsor: Charles Schwertner (Republican), Senate - Sponsor: Cody Vasut, House - Cosponsor: Salman Bhojani, House - Cosponsor: Brad Buckley, House - Cosponsor: Benjamin Bumgarner, House - Cosponsor: Mano DeAyala, House - Cosponsor: Linda Garcia, House - Cosponsor: Cody Harris, House - Cosponsor: Richard Hayes, House - Cosponsor: Adam Hinojosa (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Lacey Hull, House - Cosponsor: Carrie Isaac, House - Cosponsor: Stan Kitzman, House - Cosponsor: Marc LaHood, House - Cosponsor: Suleman Lalani, House - Cosponsor: Terri Leo Wilson, House - Cosponsor: John Lujan, House - Cosponsor: John McQueeney, House - Cosponsor: Will Metcalf, House - Cosponsor: Angelia Orr, House - Cosponsor: Tan Parker (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Jared Patterson, House - Cosponsor: Dennis Paul, House - Cosponsor: Mary Ann Perez, House - Cosponsor: Dade Phelan, House - Cosponsor: Richard Peña Raymond, House - Cosponsor: Keresa Richardson, House - Cosponsor: Steve Toth, House - Cosponsor: Denise Villalobos, House - Cosponsor: Royce West (Democratic), Senate ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2025-05-30 | Senate | Record vote | pass | 23 | 8 | | | 2025-05-29 | House | Record vote | pass | 110 | 25 | | | 2025-05-21 | House | Record vote | pass | 101 | 42 | | | 2025-05-20 | House | Record vote | pass | 105 | 23 | | | 2025-05-20 | House | Record vote | pass | 123 | 6 | | | 2025-03-06 | Senate | Record vote | pass | 25 | 5 | | | 2025-03-06 | Senate | Record vote | pass | 25 | 5 | | | 2025-03-06 | Senate | Record vote | pass | 25 | 5 | | | 2025-03-06 | Senate | Record vote | pass | 25 | 5 | | | | Senate | Committee vote: Business & Commerce | pass | 10 | 0 | | | | House | Committee vote: Delivery of Government Efficiency | pass | 8 | 4 | | ## Actions (87) - 2025-06-20: Effective immediately (House) - 2025-06-20: Signed by the Governor (House) - 2025-06-01: Sent to the Governor (House) - 2025-06-01: Signed in the House (House) - 2025-05-31: Signed in the Senate (Senate) - 2025-05-31: Reported enrolled (Senate) - 2025-05-31: Senate adopts conf. comm. report-reported (House) - 2025-05-30: Record vote (Senate) - 2025-05-30: Senate adopts conference committee report (Senate) - 2025-05-29: House adopts conf. comm. report-reported (Senate) - 2025-05-29: Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal (House) - 2025-05-29: Record vote (RV#4050) (House) - 2025-05-29: House adopts conference committee report (House) - 2025-05-27: Conf. Comm. Report distributed (House) - 2025-05-27: Conference committee report filed (Senate) - 2025-05-27: House appoints conferees-reported (Senate) - 2025-05-27: House grants request for conf comm-reported (Senate) - 2025-05-27: House appoints conferees (House) - 2025-05-27: House grants request for conference committee (House) - 2025-05-25: Senate appoints conferees-reported (House) - 2025-05-25: Senate requests conference committee-reported (House) - 2025-05-25: Senate refuses to concur-reported (House) - 2025-05-25: Senate appoints conferees (Senate) - 2025-05-25: Senate requests conference committee (Senate) - 2025-05-25: Senate refuses to concur (Senate) - 2025-05-25: Read (Senate) - 2025-05-25: House amendment(s) laid before the Senate (Senate) - 2025-05-21: House passage as amended reported (Senate) - 2025-05-21: Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal (House) - 2025-05-21: Record vote (RV#3153) (House) - 2025-05-21: Passed (House) - 2025-05-21: Read 3rd time (House) - 2025-05-21: Additional sponsor(s) authorized (House) - 2025-05-21: Rules suspended (House) - 2025-05-20: Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal (House) - 2025-05-20: Record vote (RV#3106) (House) - 2025-05-20: Passed to 3rd reading as amended (House) - 2025-05-20: Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal (House) - 2025-05-20: Record vote (RV#3105) (House) - 2025-05-20: Amended (1-L. Garcia) (House) - 2025-05-20: Read 2nd time (House) - 2025-05-20: Additional sponsor(s) authorized (House) - 2025-05-20: Rules suspended (House) - 2025-05-20: Placed on General State Calendar (House) - 2025-05-16: Considered in Calendars (House) - 2025-05-13: Committee report sent to Calendars (House) - 2025-05-13: Committee report distributed (House) - 2025-05-12: Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator (House) - 2025-05-07: Reported favorably as substituted (House) - 2025-05-07: Failed to receive affirmative vote in comm. (House) - 2025-05-07: Committee substitute considered in committee (House) - 2025-05-07: Considered in public hearing (House) - 2025-04-23: Left pending in committee (House) - 2025-04-23: Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee (House) - 2025-04-23: Committee substitute considered in committee (House) - 2025-04-23: Considered in public hearing (House) - 2025-04-23: Scheduled for public hearing on . . . (House) - 2025-04-09: Referred to Delivery of Government Efficiency (House) - 2025-04-09: Read first time (House) - 2025-03-11: Received from the Senate (House) - 2025-03-06: Reported engrossed (Senate) - 2025-03-06: Record vote (Senate) - 2025-03-06: Passed (Senate) - 2025-03-06: Read 3rd time (Senate) - 2025-03-06: Record vote (Senate) - 2025-03-06: Three day rule suspended (Senate) - 2025-03-06: Record vote (Senate) - 2025-03-06: Read 2nd time & passed to engrossment (Senate) - 2025-03-06: Record vote (Senate) - 2025-03-06: Rules suspended-Regular order of business (Senate) - 2025-03-06: Rules suspended-Constitutional 60-Day (Senate) - 2025-03-06: Co-author authorized (Senate) - 2025-03-05: Placed on intent calendar (Senate) - 2025-03-05: Co-author authorized (Senate) - 2025-03-04: Committee report printed and distributed (Senate) - 2025-03-04: Reported favorably as substituted (Senate) - 2025-02-27: Vote taken in committee (Senate) - 2025-02-27: Considered in public hearing (Senate) - 2025-02-19: Co-author authorized (Senate) - 2025-02-18: Left pending in committee (Senate) - 2025-02-18: Testimony taken in committee (Senate) - 2025-02-18: Considered in public hearing (Senate) - 2025-02-18: Scheduled for public hearing on . . . (Senate) - 2025-02-13: Referred to Business & Commerce (Senate) - 2025-02-13: Read first time (Senate) - 2025-02-12: Filed (Senate) - 2025-02-12: Received by the Secretary of the Senate (Senate) ## Bill text - Engrossed: [HTML](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/89R/billtext/html/SB00021E.HTM), [PDF](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/89R/billtext/pdf/SB00021E.PDF) - Enrolled: [HTML](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/89R/billtext/html/SB00021F.HTM), [PDF](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/89R/billtext/pdf/SB00021F.PDF) - House Committee Report: [HTML](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/89R/billtext/html/SB00021H.HTM), [PDF](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/89R/billtext/pdf/SB00021H.PDF) - Introduced: [HTML](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/89R/billtext/html/SB00021I.HTM), [PDF](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/89R/billtext/pdf/SB00021I.PDF) - Senate Committee Report: [HTML](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/89R/billtext/html/SB00021S.HTM), [PDF](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/89R/billtext/pdf/SB00021S.PDF) ## Related bills - SB 2111: Relating to legal representation of indigent persons in this state and to proceedings before a magistrate including the appointment of counsel for an indigent… (vetoed) - SB 1838: Relating to the appointment of attorneys ad litem and the compensation of certain attorneys ad litem in suits affecting the parent-child relationship filed by… (vetoed) - SB 3: Relating to the regulation of products derived from hemp, including consumable hemp products and the hemp-derived cannabinoids contained in those products; req… (vetoed) - SB 2878: Relating to the operation and administration of and practices and procedures related to proceedings in the judicial branch of state government, including court… (vetoed) - SB 646: Relating to repayment of certain mental health professional education loans. 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(became law) ## Sources - [Engrossed (HTML)](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/89R/billtext/html/SB00021E.HTM) - [Engrossed (PDF)](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/89R/billtext/pdf/SB00021E.PDF) - [Enrolled (HTML)](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/89R/billtext/html/SB00021F.HTM) - [Enrolled (PDF)](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/89R/billtext/pdf/SB00021F.PDF) - [House Committee Report (HTML)](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/89R/billtext/html/SB00021H.HTM) - [House Committee Report (PDF)](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/89R/billtext/pdf/SB00021H.PDF) - [Introduced (HTML)](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/89R/billtext/html/SB00021I.HTM) - [Introduced (PDF)](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/89R/billtext/pdf/SB00021I.PDF) - [Senate Committee Report (HTML)](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/89R/billtext/html/SB00021S.HTM) - [Senate Committee Report (PDF)](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/89R/billtext/pdf/SB00021S.PDF) ## Related - [SB 2111: Relating to legal representation of indigent persons in this state and to proce…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TX-SB2111-89R) - [SB 1838: Relating to the appointment of attorneys ad litem and the compensation of certa…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TX-SB1838-89R) - [SB 3: Relating to the regulation of products derived from hemp, including consumable…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TX-SB3-89R) - [SB 2878: Relating to the operation and administration of and practices and procedures re…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TX-SB2878-89R) - [SB 646: Relating to repayment of certain mental health professional education loans.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TX-SB646-89R) - [HB 4325: Relating to civil liability for prohibited barratry.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TX-HB4325-89R) - [Texas bills](https://policyrisk.com/states/texas/bills) - [Texas state hub](https://policyrisk.com/states/texas) - [All state legislation](https://policyrisk.com/state-bills) Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TX-SB21-89R (as of 2026-10-19).