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CS/CS/CS/SB 498: Trust Fund Interest for Purposes Approved by the Supreme Court

GENERAL BILL by Rules ; Banking and Insurance ; Judiciary ; Grall

Trust Fund Interest for Purposes Approved by the Supreme Court; Authorizing financial institutions to hold funds in specified trust accounts to be used for specified purposes; requiring such financial institutions to pay a certain minimum interest rate or dividend; requiring that the interest rate be at least a specified percentage; requiring a financial institution to submit a quarterly rate validation sheet and affidavit to the Chief Financial Officer attesting that it will pay a minimum certain interest rate or dividend; requiring that the affidavit attest that certain information is true and factual, etc.

Effective Date: Upon becoming a law
Last Action: 4/10/2025 Senate - Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Senate Committee References:
  1. Judiciary (JU)
  2. Banking and Insurance (BI)
  3. Rules (RC)

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  • Bill History

    Date Chamber Action
    2/5/2025 Senate • Filed
    2/20/2025 Senate • Referred to Judiciary; Banking and Insurance; Rules
    3/4/2025 Senate • Introduced
    3/7/2025 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Judiciary, 03/12/25, 8:30 am, 110 Senate Building
    3/12/2025 Senate • CS by Judiciary; YEAS 9 NAYS 2
    • Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
    • CS by Judiciary read 1st time
    3/13/2025 Senate • Now in Banking and Insurance
    3/26/2025 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Banking and Insurance, 03/31/25, 1:30 pm, 412 Knott Building
    3/31/2025 Senate • CS/CS by Banking and Insurance; YEAS 9 NAYS 1
    4/2/2025 Senate • Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
    • Now in Rules
    • CS/CS by Banking and Insurance read 1st time
    4/3/2025 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Rules, 04/08/25, 9:00 am, 412 Knott Building
    4/8/2025 Senate • CS/CS/CS by- Rules; YEAS 17 NAYS 7
    4/9/2025 Senate • Pending reference review -under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
    • CS/CS/CS by Rules read 1st time
    4/10/2025 Senate • Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading

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  • CS/CS/CS/SB 498, Committee Substitute 3 (Current Bill Version) Posted 4/9/2025 at 3:39 PM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   None

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 173 Interest on Trust Accounts Program Interest Rates Brackett Similar Last Action: 3/4/2025 H 1st Reading (Original Filed Version)

    Citations - Statutes (1)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    655.97 Page 3 (pdf)

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  • CS/CS/SB 498, Committee Substitute 2 Posted 4/2/2025 at 8:49 AM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   Rules (Pre-Meeting) 4/7/2025 (pdf)
    Rules (Post-Meeting) 4/10/2025 (pdf)

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 173 Interest on Trust Accounts Program Interest Rates Brackett Similar Last Action: 3/4/2025 H 1st Reading (Original Filed Version)

    Committee Amendments (2)

    Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Committee Action Format
    869322 - Amendment
    Delete lines 68 - 80 and insert:
    Rules
    (Grall)
    4/7/2025
    8:20 AM
    Replaced by Substitute Amendment
    4/8/2025
    Web Page
    PDF
    hierarchy 690360 - Substitute Amendment (869322)
    Delete lines 68 - 80 and insert:
    Rules
    (Grall)
    4/7/2025
    5:24 PM
    (Late Filed)
    Replaced by Committee Substitute
    4/8/2025
    Web Page
    PDF

    Committee Votes (1)

    Date Committee Result
    4/8/2025 9:00 AM Rules 17 Yeas - 7 Nays

    Citations - Statutes (1)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    655.97 Page 3 (pdf)

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  • CS/SB 498, Committee Substitute 1 Posted 3/12/2025 at 2:49 PM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   Banking and Insurance (Pre-Meeting) 3/28/2025 (pdf)
    Banking and Insurance (Post-Meeting) 4/2/2025 (pdf)

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 173 Interest on Trust Accounts Program Interest Rates Brackett Similar Last Action: 3/4/2025 H 1st Reading (Original Filed Version)

    Committee Amendments (1)

    Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Committee Action Format
    496408 - Amendment
    Delete lines 75 - 109 and insert:
    Banking and Insurance
    (Grall)
    3/28/2025
    12:00 PM
    Replaced by Committee Substitute
    4/1/2025
    Web Page
    PDF

    Committee Votes (1)

    Date Committee Result
    3/31/2025 1:30 PM Banking and Insurance 9 Yeas - 1 Nays

    Citations - Statutes (1)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    655.97 Page 3 (pdf)

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  • SB 498, Original Filed Version Posted 2/5/2025 at 11:58 AM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   Judiciary (Pre-Meeting) 3/11/2025 (pdf)
    Judiciary (Post-Meeting) 3/12/2025 (pdf)

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 173 Interest on Trust Accounts Program Interest Rates Brackett Similar Last Action: 3/4/2025 H 1st Reading (Original Filed Version)

    Committee Amendments (2)

    Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Committee Action Format
    263874 - Amendment (Delete All)
    Delete everything after the enacting clause and insert:
    Judiciary
    (Grall)
    3/11/2025
    8:02 AM
    Replaced by Substitute Amendment
    3/12/2025
    Web Page
    PDF
    hierarchy 651292 - Substitute Amendment (Delete All) (263874)
    Delete everything after the enacting clause and insert:
    Judiciary
    (Grall)
    3/11/2025
    11:58 AM
    Replaced by Committee Substitute
    3/12/2025
    Web Page
    PDF

    Committee Votes (1)

    Date Committee Result
    3/12/2025 8:30 AM Judiciary 9 Yeas - 2 Nays

    Citations - Statutes (1)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    655.97 Page 2 (pdf)

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