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+type: "Bill"
+title: "Relating to the creation of a work group on blockchain matters concerning this state."
+description: "Relating to the creation of a work group on blockchain matters concerning this state."
+jurisdiction: "us/states/tx"
+legislature: "Texas Legislature"
+session: "87"
+identifier: "HB 1576"
+citation: "Texas HB 1576 (87)"
+classification: ["bill"]
+subjects: ["CURRENCY & CURRENCY EXCHANGE (S0335)", "Electronic Information Systems (I0311)", "Governor (I0375)", "INFORMATION RESOURCES", "DEPARTMENT OF (V9827)", "LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR (S0096)", "SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE (S0306)", "Science & Technology (I0751)"]
+status: "enacted"
+primary_sponsors: ["Bucy", "Button", "Capriglione", "Parker", "Paxton", "Wilson"]
+version_count: 5
+action_count: 54
+vote_count: 2
+first_action: "2021-02-04"
+last_action: "2021-06-07"
+source: "openstates"
+source_identifier: "ocd-bill/312ea61c-31af-4e55-9383-7f7cad1c7b93"
+source_url: "ftp://ftp.legis.state.tx.us/bills/87R/billhistory/house_bills/HB01500_HB01599/HB 1576.xml"
+source_hash: "9ebca7e5ca58156c2cd2bfc53d88868d56277f5e4f9a20a008fd039685c3114d"
+vintage: "2026-07-01"
+source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
+retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
+confidence: "reported"
+tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-tx"]
+---
+
+# Texas HB 1576 (87) — Relating to the creation of a work group on blockchain matters concerning this state.
+
+## Version chain
+
+The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
+
+1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/87R/billtext/html/HB01576I.HTM)
+2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/87R/billtext/html/HB01576E.HTM)
+3. **House Committee Report** (committee substitute) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/87R/billtext/html/HB01576H.HTM)
+4. **Senate Committee Report** (committee substitute) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/87R/billtext/html/HB01576S.HTM)
+5. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/87R/billtext/html/HB01576F.HTM)
+
+## Votes
+
+- passage — **135–10** (pass) · lower
+- other — **135–10** (fail) · upper
+
+## Sponsors
+
+- Bucy — primary (person)
+- Button — primary (person)
+- Capriglione — primary (person)
+- Parker — primary (person)
+- Paxton — primary (person)
+- Wilson — primary (person)
+
+## Timeline
+
+The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
+
+- **2021-02-04** Filed `filing`
+- **2021-03-08** Read first time `introduction, reading-1`
+- **2021-03-08** Referred to Pensions, Investments & Financial Services `referral-committee`
+- **2021-03-17** Considered in public hearing
+- **2021-03-17** Committee substitute considered in committee
+- **2021-03-17** Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee
+- **2021-03-17** Left pending in committee
+- **2021-03-24** Considered in public hearing
+- **2021-03-24** Committee substitute considered in committee
+- **2021-03-24** Recommended to be sent to Local & Consent `referral-committee`
+- **2021-03-24** Reported favorably as substituted `committee-passage-favorable`
+- **2021-04-09** Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator
+- **2021-04-12** Committee report distributed
+- **2021-04-12** Comm. report sent to Local & Consent Calendar
+- **2021-04-20** Considered in Local & Consent Calendars
+- **2021-04-23** Placed on Local, Consent, and Res. Calendar
+- **2021-04-23** Read 2nd time `reading-2`
+- **2021-04-23** Passed to engrossment
+- **2021-04-23** Nonrecord vote recorded in Journal
+- **2021-04-23** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
+- **2021-04-23** Passed `passage`
+- **2021-04-23** Record vote
+- **2021-04-23** Nonrecord vote recorded in Journal
+- **2021-04-23** Reported engrossed
+- **2021-04-26** Received from the House `introduction`
+- **2021-05-06** Read first time `introduction, reading-1`
+- **2021-05-06** Referred to Business & Commerce `referral-committee`
+- **2021-05-11** Considered in public hearing
+- **2021-05-12** Reported favorably as substituted `committee-passage-favorable`
+- **2021-05-12** Recommended for local & uncontested calendar
+- **2021-05-12** Committee report printed and distributed
+- **2021-05-19** Placed on local & uncontested calendar
+- **2021-05-19** Laid before the Senate
+- **2021-05-19** Read 2nd time & passed to 3rd reading
+- **2021-05-19** Vote recorded in Journal
+- **2021-05-19** Three day rule suspended
+- **2021-05-19** Record vote
+- **2021-05-19** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
+- **2021-05-19** Passed `passage`
+- **2021-05-19** Record vote
+- **2021-05-19** Senate passage as amended reported
+- **2021-05-19** Senate Amendments distributed
+- **2021-05-19** Senate Amendments Analysis distributed
+- **2021-05-24** House concurs in Senate amendment(s)
+- **2021-05-24** Record vote
+- **2021-05-24** Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
+- **2021-05-24** Text of Senate Amendment(s)
+- **2021-05-24** House concurs in Senate amendment(s)-reported
+- **2021-05-24** Reported enrolled
+- **2021-05-25** Signed in the House
+- **2021-05-26** Signed in the Senate
+- **2021-05-26** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
+- **2021-06-07** Signed by the Governor `executive-signature`
+- **2021-06-07** Effective on 9/1/21 `became-law`
+
+## Source
+
+OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/312ea61c-31af-4e55-9383-7f7cad1c7b93`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Texas legislature records).
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