---
type: "Bill"
title: "Relating to definition of a common paymaster."
description: "Relating to definition of a common paymaster."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tx"
legislature: "Texas Legislature"
session: "86"
identifier: "SB 2296"
citation: "Texas SB 2296 (86)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Labor--General (I0500)", "WORKFORCE COMMISSION", "TEXAS (V0470)"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Cain", "Powell", "Vo"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 52
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2019-03-08"
last_action: "2019-06-10"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/080597c1-80f2-4140-95f3-c0f9cf47214e"
source_url: "ftp://ftp.legis.state.tx.us/bills/86R/billhistory/senate_bills/SB02200_SB02299/SB 2296.xml"
source_hash: "e86992820a8c719f3f5ea4bd4ba1c60d53259b157ebb744111db60c85bc8e49c"
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 SB 2296 (86) — Relating to definition of a common paymaster.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](http://www.legis.state.tx.us/tlodocs/86R/billtext/html/SB02296I.HTM)

## Sponsors

- Cain — primary (person)
- Powell — primary (person)
- Vo — primary (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2019-03-08** Received by the Secretary of the Senate `filing`
- **2019-03-08** Filed `filing`
- **2019-03-21** Read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2019-03-21** Referred to Natural Resources & Economic Development `referral-committee`
- **2019-04-10** Scheduled for public hearing on . . .
- **2019-04-10** Meeting cancelled
- **2019-04-11** Scheduled for public hearing on . . .
- **2019-04-11** Considered in public hearing
- **2019-04-11** Testimony taken in committee
- **2019-04-11** Left pending in committee
- **2019-04-15** Considered in public hearing
- **2019-04-15** Reported favorably w/o amendments `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2019-04-15** Recommended for local & uncontested calendar
- **2019-04-15** Committee report printed and distributed
- **2019-04-17** Placed on intent calendar
- **2019-04-29** Rules suspended-Regular order of business
- **2019-04-29** Read 2nd time & passed to engrossment
- **2019-04-29** Vote recorded in Journal
- **2019-04-29** Three day rule suspended
- **2019-04-29** Record vote
- **2019-04-29** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
- **2019-04-29** Passed `passage`
- **2019-04-29** Record vote
- **2019-04-29** Reported engrossed
- **2019-04-29** Received from the Senate `introduction`
- **2019-05-06** Read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2019-05-06** Referred to International Relations & Economic Development `referral-committee`
- **2019-05-13** Considered in public hearing
- **2019-05-13** Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee
- **2019-05-13** Left pending in committee
- **2019-05-15** Considered in formal meeting
- **2019-05-15** Recommended to be sent to Local & Consent `referral-committee`
- **2019-05-15** Reported favorably w/o amendment(s) `committee-passage`
- **2019-05-18** Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator
- **2019-05-19** Committee report distributed
- **2019-05-19** Comm. report sent to Local & Consent Calendar
- **2019-05-20** Considered in Local & Consent Calendars
- **2019-05-22** Placed on Local, Consent, and Res. Calendar
- **2019-05-22** Read 2nd time `reading-2`
- **2019-05-22** Passed to 3rd reading
- **2019-05-22** Nonrecord vote recorded in Journal
- **2019-05-22** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
- **2019-05-22** Passed `passage`
- **2019-05-22** Record vote
- **2019-05-22** Nonrecord vote recorded in Journal
- **2019-05-22** House passage reported
- **2019-05-23** Reported enrolled
- **2019-05-25** Signed in the Senate
- **2019-05-25** Signed in the House
- **2019-05-25** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2019-06-10** Signed by the Governor `executive-signature`
- **2019-06-10** Effective on 1/1/20 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/080597c1-80f2-4140-95f3-c0f9cf47214e`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Texas legislature records).