SCR 8 Texas Senate · 89th Legislature (2025)

Expressing opposition to the creation of a central bank digital currency.

SCR 8 is a Texas Senate Concurrent Resolution expressing the state legislature's opposition to the Federal Reserve's potential creation of a central bank digital currency (CBDC). The resolution cites concerns about privacy risks, cybersecurity vulnerabilities, and the potential for increased government surveillance of financial transactions that a CBDC could enable. It does not create new law or directly affect any individuals or entities, as it is solely a statement of legislative position. The resolution was passed by the Texas Senate and House and signed by the governor in June 2025.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2025
Committee Review
May 2025
Senate Passage
May 2025
House Passage
May 2025
Signed into Law
Jun 2025
Introduced Jan 22, 2025 Signed Jun 20, 2025
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Engrossed Enrolled · 3 edits · Jun 20, 2025
MINOR
The bill text was reformatted from a draft version to the official enrolled version, adding standard legislative headers, signatures, and certification dates. No substantive policy changes, funding amounts, or legal requirements were altered.
TECHNICAL

Added official enrolled headers, signature lines for the Senate President and House Speaker, and certification dates for adoption by both chambers.

Removed draft metadata, page numbers, and internal document codes that were present in the previous version.

Adjusted line breaks and spacing to conform to the final enrolled format while keeping the original legislative text identical.

Floor votes · House May 23, 2025

How they voted

This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
41
Key actions
15
Committee
11
Jun 20, 2025
Signed into law
Signed by the Governor
executive
May 26, 2025
Lower · Passed
Signed in the House
lower
May 26, 2025
Upper · Passed
Signed in the Senate
upper
May 23, 2025
Upper · Passed
House passage reported
upper
May 23, 2025
Lower · Passed
Adopted
lower
May 15, 2025
Lower · Passed
Committee report sent to Calendars
lower
May 14, 2025
Lower · Passed
Committee report distributed
lower
May 12, 2025
Lower · Passed
Reported favorably w/o amendment(s)
lower
May 9, 2025
Lower · Passed
Left pending in committee
lower
May 9, 2025
Lower · Passed
Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee
lower
Apr 22, 2025
Committee
Referred to State Affairs
lower
Mar 31, 2025
Introduced
Received from the Senate
lower
Mar 27, 2025
Upper · Passed
Adopted
upper
Mar 19, 2025
Upper · Passed
Committee report printed and distributed
upper
Mar 19, 2025
Upper · Passed
Reported favorably w/o amendments
upper
Mar 18, 2025
Upper · Passed
Vote taken in committee
upper
Mar 11, 2025
Upper · Passed
Left pending in committee
upper
Feb 3, 2025
Committee
Referred to Business & Commerce
upper
Feb 3, 2025
Introduced
Read first time
upper
2 primary · 1 co-sponsor

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