# Texas SB 2900: Relating to certain advisory entities and work groups under the jurisdiction of the comptroller of public accounts or on which the comptroller's office is represented and to the repeal or redesignation of certain of those entities. Texas SB 2900, Relating to certain advisory entities and work groups under the jurisdiction of the comptroller of public accounts or on which the comptroller's office is represented and to the repeal or redesignation of certain of those entities., is a 89th Legislature Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by Salman Bhojani, Giovanni Capriglione, Barbara Gervin-Hawkins and 3 others; status signed, last action 2025-06-20 (Effective immediately) (as of 2026-10-19). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TX-SB2900-89R - 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 2900 - State: Texas - Session: 89th Legislature Regular Session - Title: Relating to certain advisory entities and work groups under the jurisdiction of the comptroller of public accounts or on which the comptroller's office is represented and to the repeal or redesignation of certain of those entities. - Status: signed - Chamber: Senate - Introduced: 2025-03-14 - Last action: 2025-06-20, Effective immediately - Sponsors: Salman Bhojani, Giovanni Capriglione, Barbara Gervin-Hawkins, Lois Kolkhorst (Republican), Candy Noble, Chris Turner - Cosponsors: 0 - Subjects: State Agencies, Boards & Commissions, COMPTROLLER OF PUBLIC ACCOUNTS - Touches household money: no - Roll calls: 9 (461 yes, 115 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 3 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - More reporting on Texas tobacco funds: benefit, low. The comptroller must give the tobacco trust advisory committee an annual report on investment results and expected local government payments. The report must include changes to the investment policy or comptroller rules. The committee advises on investments and payment amounts, subject to that poli… - Stronger safeguards for Texas investment advisers: benefit, low. The investment board advises the comptroller and Texas Treasury Safekeeping Trust Company, without acting as a fiduciary. Members need finance knowledge or experience and must finish training before serving. Training covers managed assets, open meetings, and public information laws. A member or spo… - Trust committee expenses covered, service unpaid: mixed, low. Tobacco trust advisory committee members cannot receive pay from the state or trust fund for their service. They can be reimbursed for actual, necessary costs of attending committee meetings. Reimbursement also covers other official duties authorized by the comptroller. The law sets no reimbursemen… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Salman Bhojani, House - Sponsor: Giovanni Capriglione, House - Sponsor: Barbara Gervin-Hawkins, House - Sponsor: Lois Kolkhorst (Republican), Senate - Sponsor: Candy Noble, House - Sponsor: Chris Turner, House ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2025-06-01 | Senate | Record vote | pass | | | | | 2025-06-01 | House | Record vote | pass | 107 | 28 | | | 2025-05-28 | House | Record vote | pass | 115 | 22 | | | 2025-05-27 | House | Record vote | pass | 109 | 33 | | | 2025-05-27 | House | Record vote | pass | 107 | 32 | | | 2025-04-28 | Senate | Record vote | pass | | | | | 2025-04-28 | Senate | Record vote | pass | | | | | | Senate | Committee vote: Finance | pass | 14 | 0 | | | | House | Committee vote: Ways & Means | pass | 9 | 0 | | ## Actions (68) - 2025-06-20: Effective immediately (House) - 2025-06-20: Signed by the Governor (House) - 2025-06-03: Sent to the Governor (House) - 2025-06-02: Signed in the House (House) - 2025-06-02: Signed in the Senate (Senate) - 2025-06-01: Reported enrolled (Senate) - 2025-06-01: Senate adopts conf. comm. report-reported (House) - 2025-06-01: House adopts conf. comm. report-reported (Senate) - 2025-06-01: Record vote (Senate) - 2025-06-01: Senate adopts conference committee report (Senate) - 2025-06-01: Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal (House) - 2025-06-01: Record vote (RV#4140) (House) - 2025-06-01: House adopts conference committee report (House) - 2025-05-31: Conf. Comm. Report distributed (House) - 2025-05-31: Conference committee report filed (Senate) - 2025-05-30: House appoints conferees-reported (Senate) - 2025-05-30: House grants request for conf comm-reported (Senate) - 2025-05-30: House appoints conferees (House) - 2025-05-30: House grants request for conference committee (House) - 2025-05-29: Senate appoints conferees-reported (House) - 2025-05-29: Senate requests conference committee-reported (House) - 2025-05-29: Senate refuses to concur-reported (House) - 2025-05-29: Senate appoints conferees (Senate) - 2025-05-29: Senate requests conference committee (Senate) - 2025-05-29: Senate refuses to concur (Senate) - 2025-05-29: Read (Senate) - 2025-05-29: House amendment(s) laid before the Senate (Senate) - 2025-05-28: House passage as amended reported (Senate) - 2025-05-28: Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal (House) - 2025-05-28: Record vote (RV#3891) (House) - 2025-05-28: Passed (House) - 2025-05-28: Read 3rd time (House) - 2025-05-27: Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal (House) - 2025-05-27: Record vote (RV#3787) (House) - 2025-05-27: Passed to 3rd reading as amended (House) - 2025-05-27: Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal (House) - 2025-05-27: Record vote (RV#3786) (House) - 2025-05-27: Amended (1-Geren) (House) - 2025-05-27: Read 2nd time (House) - 2025-05-25: Placed on General State Calendar (House) - 2025-05-23: Considered in Calendars (House) - 2025-05-23: Committee report sent to Calendars (House) - 2025-05-23: Committee report distributed (House) - 2025-05-23: Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator (House) - 2025-05-21: Reported favorably w/o amendment(s) (House) - 2025-05-21: Considered in formal meeting (House) - 2025-04-30: Referred to Ways & Means (House) - 2025-04-30: Read first time (House) - 2025-04-29: Received from the Senate (House) - 2025-04-28: Reported engrossed (Senate) - 2025-04-28: Record vote (Senate) - 2025-04-28: Passed (Senate) - 2025-04-28: Read 3rd time (Senate) - 2025-04-28: Record vote (Senate) - 2025-04-28: Three day rule suspended (Senate) - 2025-04-28: Vote recorded in Journal (Senate) - 2025-04-28: Read 2nd time & passed to engrossment (Senate) - 2025-04-28: Rules suspended-Regular order of business (Senate) - 2025-04-24: Placed on intent calendar (Senate) - 2025-04-22: Committee report printed and distributed (Senate) - 2025-04-22: Reported favorably as substituted (Senate) - 2025-04-16: Vote taken in committee (Senate) - 2025-04-16: Considered in public hearing (Senate) - 2025-04-16: Scheduled for public hearing on . . . (Senate) - 2025-04-07: Referred to Finance (Senate) - 2025-04-07: Read first time (Senate) - 2025-03-14: Filed (Senate) - 2025-03-14: Received by the Secretary of the Senate (Senate) ## Bill text - Engrossed: [HTML](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/89R/billtext/html/SB02900E.HTM), [PDF](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/89R/billtext/pdf/SB02900E.PDF) - Enrolled: [HTML](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/89R/billtext/html/SB02900F.HTM), [PDF](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/89R/billtext/pdf/SB02900F.PDF) - House Committee Report: [HTML](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/89R/billtext/html/SB02900H.HTM), [PDF](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/89R/billtext/pdf/SB02900H.PDF) - Introduced: [HTML](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/89R/billtext/html/SB02900I.HTM), [PDF](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/89R/billtext/pdf/SB02900I.PDF) - Senate Committee Report: [HTML](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/89R/billtext/html/SB02900S.HTM), [PDF](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/89R/billtext/pdf/SB02900S.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/SB02900E.HTM) - [Engrossed (PDF)](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/89R/billtext/pdf/SB02900E.PDF) - [Enrolled (HTML)](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/89R/billtext/html/SB02900F.HTM) - [Enrolled (PDF)](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/89R/billtext/pdf/SB02900F.PDF) - [House Committee Report (HTML)](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/89R/billtext/html/SB02900H.HTM) - [House Committee Report (PDF)](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/89R/billtext/pdf/SB02900H.PDF) - [Introduced (HTML)](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/89R/billtext/html/SB02900I.HTM) - [Introduced (PDF)](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/89R/billtext/pdf/SB02900I.PDF) - [Senate Committee Report (HTML)](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/89R/billtext/html/SB02900S.HTM) - [Senate Committee Report (PDF)](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/89R/billtext/pdf/SB02900S.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-SB2900-89R (as of 2026-10-19).