---
type: "Bill"
title: "Relating to use of the electronic funds transfer system operated by the comptroller."
description: "Relating to use of the electronic funds transfer system operated by the comptroller."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tx"
legislature: "Texas Legislature"
session: "86"
identifier: "SB 557"
citation: "Texas SB 557 (86)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Health--Emergency Services & Personnel (I0384)", "Retirement Systems--Police & Firefighters (I0730)", "Salaries & Expenses (I0745)", "State Finances--Management & Control (I0748)", "ELECTRONIC FUNDS TRANSFER (S2337)", "COMPTROLLER OF PUBLIC ACCOUNTS (V2608)"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Kolkhorst", "Moody"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 47
vote_count: 1
first_action: "2019-01-31"
last_action: "2019-06-02"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/3a07d40e-cd00-48ab-86d1-93b9e634c2e5"
source_url: "ftp://ftp.legis.state.tx.us/bills/86R/billhistory/senate_bills/SB00500_SB00599/SB 557.xml"
source_hash: "b18ff9edcfd99e8e394cb3e2da4abcf50c90c4eb937ba7f201cba9c12f76e30d"
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 557 (86) — Relating to use of the electronic funds transfer system operated by the comptroller.

## 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/SB00557I.HTM)

## Votes

- passage — **133–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Kolkhorst — primary (person)
- Moody — primary (person)
- Lucio — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2019-01-31** Received by the Secretary of the Senate `filing`
- **2019-01-31** Filed `filing`
- **2019-02-21** Read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2019-02-21** Referred to State Affairs `referral-committee`
- **2019-03-07** Scheduled for public hearing on . . .
- **2019-03-07** Meeting cancelled
- **2019-03-11** Scheduled for public hearing on . . .
- **2019-03-11** Considered in public hearing
- **2019-03-11** Testimony taken in committee
- **2019-03-13** Reported favorably w/o amendments `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2019-03-13** Recommended for local & uncontested calendar
- **2019-03-13** Committee report printed and distributed
- **2019-03-25** Co-author authorized
- **2019-04-11** Placed on local & uncontested calendar
- **2019-04-11** Laid before the Senate
- **2019-04-11** Read 2nd time & passed to engrossment
- **2019-04-11** Vote recorded in Journal
- **2019-04-11** Three day rule suspended
- **2019-04-11** Record vote
- **2019-04-11** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
- **2019-04-11** Passed `passage`
- **2019-04-11** Record vote
- **2019-04-11** Reported engrossed
- **2019-04-11** Received from the Senate `introduction`
- **2019-04-12** Read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2019-04-12** Referred to State Affairs `referral-committee`
- **2019-04-25** Scheduled for formal meeting on . . .
- **2019-04-25** Considered in formal meeting
- **2019-04-25** Reported favorably w/o amendment(s) `committee-passage`
- **2019-05-03** Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator
- **2019-05-04** Committee report distributed
- **2019-05-06** Committee report sent to Calendars
- **2019-05-13** Considered in Calendars
- **2019-05-15** Placed on General State Calendar
- **2019-05-15** Read 2nd time `reading-2`
- **2019-05-15** Amendment withdrawn `amendment-withdrawal`
- **2019-05-15** Passed to 3rd reading
- **2019-05-16** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
- **2019-05-16** Passed `passage`
- **2019-05-16** Record vote
- **2019-05-16** House passage reported
- **2019-05-16** Reported enrolled
- **2019-05-17** Signed in the Senate
- **2019-05-20** Signed in the House
- **2019-05-20** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2019-06-02** Signed by the Governor `executive-signature`
- **2019-06-02** Effective immediately

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/3a07d40e-cd00-48ab-86d1-93b9e634c2e5`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Texas legislature records).