---
type: "Bill"
title: "Relating to noncharitable trusts without an ascertainable beneficiary."
description: "Relating to noncharitable trusts without an ascertainable beneficiary."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tx"
legislature: "Texas Legislature"
session: "88"
identifier: "HB 2333"
citation: "Texas HB 2333 (88)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Business & Commerce--General (I0050)", "Property Interests--Trusts (I0008)"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Allison", "Flores"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 50
vote_count: 1
first_action: "2023-02-14"
last_action: "2023-06-18"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/ef78629e-7b9a-456f-a8a9-962aff0ed450"
source_url: "ftp://ftp.legis.state.tx.us/bills/88R/billhistory/house_bills/HB02300_HB02399/HB 2333.xml"
source_hash: "8f1f870f0bfd127ca1b436b3539908ba88793cdec006e84dfc8092c10745768c"
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 2333 (88) — Relating to noncharitable trusts without an ascertainable beneficiary.

## 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/88R/billtext/html/HB02333I.HTM)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/88R/billtext/html/HB02333E.HTM)
3. **House Committee Report** (committee substitute) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/88R/billtext/html/HB02333H.HTM)
4. **Senate Committee Report** (committee substitute) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/88R/billtext/html/HB02333S.HTM)
5. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/88R/billtext/html/HB02333F.HTM)

## Votes

- passage — **137–3** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Allison — primary (person)
- Flores — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-02-14** Filed `filing`
- **2023-03-09** Read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2023-03-09** Referred to Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence `referral-committee`
- **2023-04-05** Considered in public hearing
- **2023-04-05** Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee
- **2023-04-05** Left pending in committee
- **2023-04-17** Considered in formal meeting
- **2023-04-17** Committee substitute considered in committee `substitution`
- **2023-04-17** Reported favorably as substituted `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-04-28** Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator `filing`
- **2023-05-01** Committee report distributed
- **2023-05-01** Committee report sent to Calendars
- **2023-05-05** Considered in Calendars
- **2023-05-08** Placed on General State Calendar
- **2023-05-08** Read 2nd time `reading-2`
- **2023-05-08** Passed to engrossment
- **2023-05-09** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
- **2023-05-09** Passed `passage`
- **2023-05-09** Record vote
- **2023-05-09** Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
- **2023-05-09** Reported engrossed
- **2023-05-10** Received from the House `introduction`
- **2023-05-11** Read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2023-05-11** Referred to Business & Commerce `referral-committee`
- **2023-05-19** Scheduled for public hearing on . . .
- **2023-05-19** Considered in public hearing
- **2023-05-19** Testimony taken in committee
- **2023-05-19** Vote taken in committee
- **2023-05-19** Reported favorably w/o amendments `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-05-19** Recommended for local & uncontested calendar
- **2023-05-19** Committee report printed and distributed
- **2023-05-22** Placed on intent calendar
- **2023-05-23** Placed on local & uncontested calendar
- **2023-05-23** Not again placed on intent calendar
- **2023-05-24** Placed on intent calendar
- **2023-05-24** Laid before the Senate `receipt`
- **2023-05-24** Read 2nd time & passed to 3rd reading `reading-2`
- **2023-05-24** Vote recorded in Journal
- **2023-05-24** Three day rule suspended
- **2023-05-24** Record vote
- **2023-05-24** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
- **2023-05-24** Passed `passage`
- **2023-05-24** Record vote
- **2023-05-25** Senate passage reported `passage`
- **2023-05-26** Reported enrolled `enrolled`
- **2023-05-27** Signed in the House `passage`
- **2023-05-29** Signed in the Senate `passage`
- **2023-05-30** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2023-06-18** Signed by the Governor `executive-signature`
- **2023-06-18** Effective immediately `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/ef78629e-7b9a-456f-a8a9-962aff0ed450`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Texas legislature records).