Relating to the financial crimes intelligence center.
HB 201 establishes Texas' Financial Crimes Intelligence Center to combat card fraud and motor fuel theft. The center coordinates law enforcement, financial institutions, and merchants to detect skimmers (devices stealing card data) and motor fuel manipulation devices (tools altering fuel meters for theft). It serves as a centralized hub for sharing information, providing training, and developing prevention strategies. The bill directly affects law enforcement agencies, banks, credit card companies, and retailers by enhancing their ability to address these specific crimes. The center becomes operational September 1, 2025, after the bill was signed by the governor.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2025
Committee Review
May 2025
House Passage
May 2025
Senate Passage
May 2025
Signed into Law
Jun 2025
Introduced Feb 27, 2025
Signed Jun 20, 2025
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The bill text was converted from an Engrossed version to an Enrolled version, adding signature lines, certification statements, and formatting consistent with final legislative approval. The substantive policy content regarding the Financial Crimes Intelligence Center remains unchanged.
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Added Enrolled version header and footer signature blocks for Senate President, House Speaker, and Governor approval.
Added certification statements confirming the bill was passed by the House and Senate with specific vote counts and dates.
Removed bill tracking numbers, amendment markup indicators, and page headers/footers from the Engrossed version.
Floor votes · House Apr 29, 2025
How they voted
This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
60
Key actions
18
Committee
16
Jun 20, 2025
Signed into law
Signed by the Governor
executive
May 27, 2025
Upper · Passed
Signed in the Senate
upper
May 27, 2025
Lower · Passed
Signed in the House
lower
May 26, 2025
Lower · Passed
Senate passage reported
lower
May 26, 2025
Upper · Passed
Passed
upper
May 23, 2025
Upper · Passed
Committee report printed and distributed
upper
May 23, 2025
Upper · Passed
Reported favorably w/o amendments
upper
May 22, 2025
Upper · Passed
Vote taken in committee
upper
May 15, 2025
Upper · Passed
Left pending in committee
upper
May 15, 2025
Upper · Passed
Testimony taken in committee
upper
May 12, 2025
Committee
Referred to State Affairs
upper
May 12, 2025
Committee
Rereferred to committee
upper
May 1, 2025
Committee
Referred to Criminal Justice
upper
May 1, 2025
Introduced
Read first time
upper
Apr 30, 2025
Introduced
Received from the House
upper
Apr 30, 2025
Lower · Passed
Passed
lower
Apr 29, 2025
Lower · Passed
Passed to engrossment
lower
Apr 25, 2025
Lower · Passed
Committee report sent to Calendars
lower
Apr 25, 2025
Lower · Passed
Returned to Calendars Committee
lower
Mar 26, 2025
Lower · Passed
Committee report distributed
lower
Mar 24, 2025
Lower · Passed
Reported favorably w/o amendment(s)
lower
Mar 24, 2025
Committee
Recommended to be sent to Local & Consent
lower
Mar 17, 2025
Lower · Passed
Left pending in committee
lower
Mar 17, 2025
Lower · Passed
Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee
lower
Feb 27, 2025
Committee
Referred to Pensions, Investments & Financial Services
lower
Feb 27, 2025
Introduced
Read first time
lower
2 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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