Relating to the operations of the Financial Crimes Intelligence Center.
HB 3109 transfers the Financial Crimes Intelligence Center from the Occupations Code to Government Code Chapter 426, establishing it under the Texas Commission of Licensing and Regulation. The bill defines key terms like "card fraud," "check fraud," and "payment fraud" (including skimmer-related crimes) to clarify the center's focus. It requires the Commission to adopt rules for implementation and designates the center as the state's primary entity for coordinating law enforcement agencies responding to payment fraud. This reorganization affects state agencies and law enforcement entities working together to detect and prevent financial crime.
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Mar 2025
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Introduced Mar 20, 2025
Last action Apr 28, 2025
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Apr 16, 2025
House · Reported by committee
Committee report sent to Calendars
Apr 16, 2025
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Committee report distributed
Apr 9, 2025
House · Reported by committee
Reported favorably w/o amendment(s)
Mar 31, 2025
House · Reported by committee
Left pending in committee
Mar 31, 2025
House · Reported by committee
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Mar 20, 2025
House · Referred to committee
Referred to Pensions, Investments & Financial Services
Mar 20, 2025
House · Introduced
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Mary Ann Perez
DDemocratic
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