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Texas · 89th Legislature (2025) · Bill

SB 621: Relating to a prohibition on the establishment, operation, or ownership of a public bank by a political subdivision.

Passed one chamber Official data

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Enacted

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

SB 621 is a bill introduced in the Texas Senate on December 13, 2024. According to its official title, it concerns: Relating to a prohibition on the establishment, operation, or ownership of a public bank by a political subdivision. Primary sponsor: Kevin Sparks (Republican), Ellen Troxclair (Republican). It lists 1 additional sponsor. Most recent recorded action (May 24, 2025): Committee report sent to Calendars.

Generated automatically from the official title, sponsor list, and status record only. It does not characterize the bill’s purpose or effects. How summaries are written

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 1 · Republican 2

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Kevin SparksPrimary sponsorRepublicanSenate31
Ellen TroxclairPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse19
Royce WestCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate23

“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.

Recent official actions

  1. Committee report sent to Calendars
  2. Committee report distributed
  3. Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator
  4. Reported favorably w/o amendment(s)
  5. Considered in formal meeting
  6. Left pending in committee
  7. Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee
  8. Considered in public hearing
  9. Referred to Pensions, Investments & Financial Services
  10. Read first time
  11. Received from the Senate
  12. Reported engrossed

Showing 12 most recent of 39 actions. Full history

Sources

  1. Open States / Plural (data from the official legislature website)
  2. Official legislature source