TX HB4518 | 2025-2026 | 89th Legislature

Texas House Bill 4518

Status

Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 2)
Status: Engrossed on May 15 2025 - 50% progression, died in committee
Action: 2025-05-23 - Left pending in committee
Pending: Senate Business & Commerce Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Engrossed) [HTML]

Summary

Relating to the formation of decentralized unincorporated nonprofit associations and the use of distributed ledger or blockchain technology for certain business purposes; authorizing fees.

Title

Relating to the formation of decentralized unincorporated nonprofit associations and the use of distributed ledger or blockchain technology for certain business purposes; authorizing fees.

Roll Calls

2025-05-15 - House - Read 3rd time RV#2643 (Y: 118 N: 14 NV: 2 Abs: 16) [PASS]
2025-05-14 - House - Read 2nd time RV#2530 (Y: 102 N: 24 NV: 2 Abs: 22) [PASS]

History

Date	Chamber	Action
2025-05-23	Senate	Left pending in committee
2025-05-23	Senate	Testimony taken in committee
2025-05-23	Senate	Considered in public hearing
2025-05-23	Senate	Scheduled for public hearing on . . .
2025-05-16	Senate	Referred to Business & Commerce
2025-05-16	Senate	Read first time
2025-05-15	Senate	Received from the House
2025-05-15	House	Reported engrossed
2025-05-15	House	Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
2025-05-15	House	Record vote RV#2643
2025-05-15	House	Passed
2025-05-15	House	Read 3rd time
2025-05-14	House	Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
2025-05-14	House	Record vote RV#2530
2025-05-14	House	Passed to engrossment
2025-05-14	House	Read 2nd time
2025-05-11	House	Placed on General State Calendar
2025-05-09	House	Considered in Calendars
2025-05-07	House	Committee report sent to Calendars
2025-05-06	House	Committee report distributed
2025-05-06	House	Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator
2025-04-30	House	Reported favorably w/o amendment(s)
2025-04-30	House	Considered in public hearing
2025-04-23	House	Left pending in committee
2025-04-23	House	Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee
2025-04-23	House	Considered in public hearing
2025-04-23	House	Scheduled for public hearing on . . .
2025-04-03	House	Referred to Trade, Workforce & Economic Development
2025-04-03	House	Read first time
2025-03-12	House	Filed

Subjects

ASSETS
Business & Commerce
Business & Commerce--General
Charitable & Nonprofit Organizations
COMPUTERS & SOFTWARE
Electronic Information Systems
Property Interests
Property Interests--Personal Property
Property Interests--Real Property
RECORDS MANAGEMENT
SECRETARY OF STATE

Texas State Sources

Type	Source
Summary	https://capitol.texas.gov/BillLookup/History.aspx?LegSess=89R&Bill=HB4518
Text	https://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/89R/billtext/html/HB04518I.htm
Text	https://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/89R/billtext/html/HB04518H.htm
Text	https://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/89R/billtext/html/HB04518E.htm
Supplement	https://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/89R/fiscalnotes/html/HB04518I.htm
Supplement	https://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/89R/analysis/html/HB04518H.htm
Supplement	https://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/89R/fiscalnotes/html/HB04518E.htm
Supplement	https://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/89R/analysis/html/HB04518E.htm
Roll Call	https://capitol.texas.gov/BillLookup/RecordVote.aspx?LegSess=89R&Bill=HB4518&RcdVtNo=2530&Ch=H&Dt=05/14/2025
Roll Call	https://capitol.texas.gov/BillLookup/RecordVote.aspx?LegSess=89R&Bill=HB4518&RcdVtNo=2643&Ch=H&Dt=05/15/2025