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TX HB2798

Bill

Status

Engrossed

4/25/2025

Primary Sponsor

Mihaela Plesa

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Origin

House of Representatives

89th Legislature Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Requires virtual currency kiosk operators to provide customers with mandatory risk disclosures before initial transactions, including warnings that virtual currency is not legal tender, not FDIC/NCUA/SIPC insured, and that values may be volatile or lost entirely

  • Mandates a prominent warning disclosure about irreversible transactions and common scam tactics, which customers must acknowledge before completing any transaction

  • Establishes a $2,000 maximum daily transaction limit for new customers at virtual currency kiosks in Texas

  • Requires operators to provide receipts containing transaction details including fees, exchange rates, transaction hash, operator contact information, and refund policies

  • Allows customers who believe they were victims of fraud to file complaints within 14 days; if law enforcement determines the transaction was fraudulently induced, the operator must refund all fees charged

  • Assigns the Texas Department of Banking to administer and enforce the chapter, with authority to charge operators fees and conduct compliance investigations; compliance required by September 1, 2026

Legislative Description

Relating to disclosures and other requirements concerning virtual currency kiosk transactions; authorizing a fee.

Financial

Last Action

Referred to Business & Commerce

4/29/2025

Committee Referrals

Business & Commerce4/29/2025
Pensions, Investments & Financial Services3/19/2025

Full Bill Text

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