SB 1499 Texas Senate · 89th Legislature (2025)

Relating to the operations of the Financial Crimes Intelligence Center.

SB 1499 transfers the Financial Crimes Intelligence Center from the Occupations Code to Chapter 426 of the Government Code and establishes it within the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation. The bill defines key terms like "card fraud," "check fraud," and "payment fraud" to standardize how financial crime investigations are conducted across agencies. It requires the Texas Commission of Licensing and Regulation to adopt rules for implementing the center's operations. This legislation directly affects law enforcement agencies and financial institutions responding to fraud cases by creating a centralized hub for coordinating fraud investigations within the state.

Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Feb 2025

Committee Review

Apr 2025

Senate Passage

Apr 2025

House Passage

May 2025

Signed into Law

May 2025

Introduced Feb 20, 2025 Signed May 13, 2025

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What changed between versions

Engrossed → Enrolled · 3 edits · May 13, 2025

MINOR

This bill was finalized in its enrolled version with no substantive policy changes to the Financial Crimes Intelligence Center's operations, definitions, or funding. The primary differences are formatting and layout adjustments, including the addition of a WCAG 2.1 accessibility statement at the top and minor text spacing changes throughout the document. The core legislative content regarding the center's establishment, powers, duties, and annual reporting requirements remains identical to the previous version.

TECHNICAL

Added a statement at the top of the document noting that digital content has been updated to align with WCAG 2.1 accessibility standards.

Adjusted formatting and spacing throughout the bill text, including changes to line breaks and paragraph indentation, without altering any substantive legal language.

Removed bill author names and draft version identifiers from the header section.

Floor votes · House Apr 28, 2025

How they voted

This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).

Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions

Key actions

Committee

May 13, 2025

Signed into law

Signed by the Governor

executive

May 1, 2025

Lower · Passed

Signed in the House

lower

Apr 30, 2025

Upper · Passed

Signed in the Senate

upper

Apr 29, 2025

Upper · Passed

House passage reported

upper

Apr 29, 2025

Lower · Passed

Passed

lower

Apr 28, 2025

House · Passed

House Vote: pass (141-3-1)

house

Apr 25, 2025

Lower · Passed

Committee report sent to Calendars

lower

Apr 24, 2025

Lower · Passed

Committee report distributed

lower

Apr 23, 2025

Lower · Passed

Reported favorably w/o amendment(s)

lower

Apr 9, 2025

Committee

Referred to Pensions, Investments & Financial Services

lower

Apr 9, 2025

Introduced

Read first time

lower

Mar 31, 2025

Introduced

Received from the Senate

lower

Mar 27, 2025

Upper · Passed

Passed

upper

Mar 13, 2025

Upper · Passed

Committee report printed and distributed

upper

Mar 13, 2025

Upper · Passed

Reported favorably w/o amendments

upper

Mar 11, 2025

Upper · Passed

Vote taken in committee

upper

Mar 11, 2025

Upper · Passed

Testimony taken in committee

upper

Mar 6, 2025

Committee

Referred to Criminal Justice

upper

Mar 6, 2025

Introduced

Read first time

upper

2 primary · 2 co-sponsors