---
type: "Bill"
title: "Relating to the control of virtual currency and the rights of purchasers who obtain control of virtual currency for purposes of the Uniform Commercial Code."
description: "Relating to the control of virtual currency and the rights of purchasers who obtain control of virtual currency for purposes of the Uniform Commercial Code."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tx"
legislature: "Texas Legislature"
session: "87"
identifier: "HB 4474"
citation: "Texas HB 4474 (87)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["CURRENCY & CURRENCY EXCHANGE (S0335)", "Electronic Information Systems (I0311)"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Anchia", "Capriglione", "Parker", "Paxton", "Perez", "Stephenson"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 52
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2021-03-12"
last_action: "2021-06-15"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/c85720bb-df34-4f7d-b017-735e3aafeed1"
source_url: "ftp://ftp.legis.state.tx.us/bills/87R/billhistory/house_bills/HB04400_HB04499/HB 4474.xml"
source_hash: "ed6a64ae141b14e9c42282026165434ee9f1d21d972306d77e337941ff875e2b"
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 4474 (87) — Relating to the control of virtual currency and the rights of purchasers who obtain control of virtual currency for purposes of the Uniform Commercial Code.

## 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/HB04474I.HTM)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/87R/billtext/html/HB04474E.HTM)
3. **House Committee Report** (committee substitute) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/87R/billtext/html/HB04474H.HTM)
4. **Senate Committee Report** (committee substitute) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/87R/billtext/html/HB04474S.HTM)
5. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/87R/billtext/html/HB04474F.HTM)

## Sponsors

- Anchia — primary (person)
- Capriglione — primary (person)
- Parker — primary (person)
- Paxton — primary (person)
- Perez — primary (person)
- Stephenson — primary (person)
- Wilson — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2021-03-12** Filed `filing`
- **2021-03-29** Read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2021-03-29** Referred to Pensions, Investments & Financial Services `referral-committee`
- **2021-04-14** Considered in public hearing
- **2021-04-14** Committee substitute considered in committee
- **2021-04-14** Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee
- **2021-04-14** Left pending in committee
- **2021-04-16** Considered in public hearing
- **2021-04-16** Committee substitute considered in committee
- **2021-04-16** Recommended to be sent to Local & Consent `referral-committee`
- **2021-04-16** Reported favorably as substituted `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-04-30** Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator
- **2021-05-01** Committee report distributed
- **2021-05-03** Comm. report sent to Local & Consent Calendar
- **2021-05-07** Considered in Local & Consent Calendars
- **2021-05-11** Placed on Local, Consent, and Res. Calendar
- **2021-05-11** Read 2nd time `reading-2`
- **2021-05-11** Passed to engrossment
- **2021-05-11** Nonrecord vote recorded in Journal
- **2021-05-11** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
- **2021-05-11** Passed `passage`
- **2021-05-11** Record vote
- **2021-05-11** Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
- **2021-05-11** Nonrecord vote recorded in Journal
- **2021-05-11** Reported engrossed
- **2021-05-12** Received from the House `introduction`
- **2021-05-13** Read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2021-05-13** Referred to Business & Commerce `referral-committee`
- **2021-05-18** Scheduled for public hearing on . . .
- **2021-05-18** Considered in public hearing
- **2021-05-18** Testimony taken in committee
- **2021-05-18** Left pending in committee
- **2021-05-20** Considered in public hearing
- **2021-05-20** Reported favorably w/o amendments `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-05-20** Recommended for local & uncontested calendar
- **2021-05-21** Committee report printed and distributed
- **2021-05-26** Placed on local & uncontested calendar
- **2021-05-27** Laid before the Senate
- **2021-05-27** Read 2nd time & passed to 3rd reading
- **2021-05-27** Vote recorded in Journal
- **2021-05-27** Three day rule suspended
- **2021-05-27** Record vote
- **2021-05-27** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
- **2021-05-27** Passed `passage`
- **2021-05-27** Record vote
- **2021-05-27** Senate passage reported
- **2021-05-28** Reported enrolled
- **2021-05-29** Signed in the House
- **2021-05-31** Signed in the Senate
- **2021-05-31** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2021-06-15** Signed by the Governor `executive-signature`
- **2021-06-15** 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/c85720bb-df34-4f7d-b017-735e3aafeed1`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Texas legislature records).