Criminal Offenses - As enacted, creates a Class E felony offense when a person, for the purpose of deriving a pecuniary benefit, engages in conduct intended to influence the occurrence or nonoccurrence of an event while the person, or another acting in active concert with the person, is a party to a contract traded on a prediction-market by which the person will derive such pecuniary benefit directly from the settlement of that contract based on the occurrence or a nonoccurrence of the event. - Amends TCA Title 39.

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History

1. 2026
   1. May 27Comp. became Pub. Ch. 1109Latest
   2. Apr 21Comp. SB subst.
   3. Apr 21Sponsor(s) Added.Minor
   4. Apr 20
      • Vote recorded HOUSE CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE: H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/20/2026 4/16/2026. Result: fail.Lower
   5. Apr 17
      • Vote recorded HOUSE FINANCE, WAYS, AND MEANS SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee 4/17/2026 Passed. Result: pass.Lower
      • Vote recorded HOUSE FINANCE, WAYS, AND MEANS COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass; ref to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee 4/17/2026 Passed. Result: pass.Lower
   6. Apr 16H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/20/2026
   7. Apr 15Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 4/15/2026
   8. Apr 15Rec for pass by s/c ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means CommitteeMinor
   9. Apr 15Placed on cal. Finance, Ways, and Means Committee for 4/15/2026
   10. Apr 15Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules CommitteeMinor
   11. Apr 15Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 4/16/2026
   12. Apr 8Placed behind the budget
   13. Apr 8Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 4/14/2026
   14. Apr 1Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means CommitteeMinor
       • Vote recorded HOUSE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee 4/1/2026 Passed. Result: pass.Lower
   15. Apr 1Assigned to s/c Finance, Ways, and Means SubcommitteeMinor
   16. Apr 1Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 4/8/2026
   17. Mar 25Action def. in Judiciary Committee to 4/1/2026
   18. Mar 25Placed on cal. Judiciary Committee for 4/1/2026
   19. Mar 18Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Judiciary CommitteeMinor
       • Vote recorded HOUSE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Judiciary Committee 3/18/2026 Passed. Result: pass.Lower
   20. Mar 18Placed on cal. Judiciary Committee for 3/23/2026
   21. Mar 11Placed on s/c cal Criminal Justice Subcommittee for 3/18/2026
   22. Feb 4P2C, ref. to Judiciary CommitteeMinor
   23. Feb 4Assigned to s/c Criminal Justice SubcommitteeMinor
   24. Feb 2Intro., P1C.Minor
   25. Jan 23Filed for introductionIntroduced