---
type: "Bill"
title: "Expressing opposition to the creation of a central bank digital currency."
description: "Expressing opposition to the creation of a central bank digital currency."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tx"
legislature: "Texas Legislature"
session: "89R"
identifier: "SCR 8"
citation: "Texas SCR 8 (89R)"
classification: ["concurrent resolution"]
subjects: ["CURRENCY & CURRENCY EXCHANGE (S0335)", "Financial--General (I0365)", "Resolutions--Legislative Policy (I0685)"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Capriglione", "Parker"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 41
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2025-01-22"
last_action: "2025-06-20"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/802f0a25-e6da-48d1-bbb1-551233efc964"
source_url: "ftp://ftp.legis.state.tx.us/bills/89R/billhistory/senate_concurrent_resolutions/SCR00001_SCR00099/SCR 8.xml"
source_hash: "5602e429ff75f9e661b65f1d22eb510c959f8cb549c4dd41178052b868b26d7f"
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 SCR 8 (89R) — Expressing opposition to the creation of a central bank digital currency.

## 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/89R/billtext/html/SC00008I.HTM)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/89R/billtext/html/SC00008E.HTM)
3. **House Committee Report** (committee substitute) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/89R/billtext/html/SC00008H.HTM)
4. **Senate Committee Report** (committee substitute) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/89R/billtext/html/SC00008S.HTM)
5. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/89R/billtext/html/SC00008F.HTM)

## Votes

- passage — **30–0** (pass) · upper
- passage — **124–9** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Capriglione — primary (person)
- Parker — primary (person)
- Kolkhorst — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2025-01-22** Received by the Secretary of the Senate `filing, introduction`
- **2025-01-22** Filed `filing`
- **2025-02-03** Read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2025-02-03** Referred to Business & Commerce `referral-committee`
- **2025-03-11** Scheduled for public hearing on . . .
- **2025-03-11** Considered in public hearing
- **2025-03-11** Left pending in committee
- **2025-03-18** Considered in public hearing
- **2025-03-18** Vote taken in committee
- **2025-03-19** Reported favorably w/o amendments `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2025-03-19** Recommended for local & uncontested calendar
- **2025-03-19** Committee report printed and distributed
- **2025-03-20** Co-author authorized
- **2025-03-24** Placed on intent calendar
- **2025-03-27** Rules suspended-Regular order of business
- **2025-03-27** Read 2nd time `reading-2`
- **2025-03-27** Adopted `passage`
- **2025-03-27** Record vote
- **2025-03-31** Received from the Senate `introduction`
- **2025-04-22** Referred to State Affairs `referral-committee`
- **2025-05-05** Posting rule suspended
- **2025-05-09** Considered in public hearing
- **2025-05-09** Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee
- **2025-05-09** Left pending in committee
- **2025-05-12** Considered in formal meeting
- **2025-05-12** Reported favorably w/o amendment(s) `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
- **2025-05-14** Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator `filing`
- **2025-05-14** Committee report distributed
- **2025-05-15** Committee report sent to Calendars
- **2025-05-20** Considered in Calendars
- **2025-05-22** Placed on Resolutions Calendar
- **2025-05-23** Laid before the House `receipt`
- **2025-05-23** Adopted `passage`
- **2025-05-23** Record vote
- **2025-05-23** Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
- **2025-05-23** House passage reported `passage`
- **2025-05-23** Reported enrolled `enrolled`
- **2025-05-26** Signed in the Senate `passage`
- **2025-05-26** Signed in the House `passage`
- **2025-05-27** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2025-06-20** Signed by the Governor `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/802f0a25-e6da-48d1-bbb1-551233efc964`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Texas legislature records).