CS/CS/HB 1311: Legal Tender
GENERAL BILL by Commerce Committee ; Insurance & Banking Subcommittee ; Bankson
Legal Tender; Revises definitions of "gold coin" & "silver coin"; revises requirements for gold coin & silver coin to be recognized as legal tender; revises definition of terms "custodian of gold coin or silver coin" & "custodian."
Effective Date: upon becoming a law
Last Action: 3/2/2026 House - Bill added to Special Order Calendar (3/5/2026)
Bill Text: PDF
Last Action: 3/2/2026 House - Bill added to Special Order Calendar (3/5/2026)
Bill Text: PDF
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Bill History
Date Chamber Action 1/8/2026 House • Filed
1/13/2026 House • 1st Reading (Original Filed Version)
1/15/2026 House • Referred to Insurance & Banking Subcommittee
• Referred to Commerce Committee
• Now in Insurance & Banking Subcommittee
1/27/2026 House • Added to Insurance & Banking Subcommittee agenda
1/29/2026 House • Favorable with CS by Insurance & Banking Subcommittee
• Reported out of Insurance & Banking Subcommittee
• Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a)
• CS Filed
1/30/2026 House • Referred to Commerce Committee
• Now in Commerce Committee
• 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 1)
2/20/2026 House • Added to Commerce Committee agenda
2/24/2026 House • Favorable with CS by Commerce Committee
2/26/2026 House • Reported out of Commerce Committee
• Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a)
• CS Filed
• 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 2)
3/2/2026 House • Bill referred to House Calendar
• Added to Second Reading Calendar
• Bill added to Special Order Calendar (3/5/2026)
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CS/CS/HB 1311, Committee Substitute 2 (Current Bill Version) Posted 2/26/2026 at 6:50 PM
Bill Text: PDF Analyses: None Related Bills (2)
Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills H 1221 (c3) Department of Financial Services Insurance & Banking Subcommittee Compare Last Action: 3/2/2026 H Added to Second Reading Calendar 
S 1588 Legal Tender Gruters Compare Last Action: 3/3/2026 S CS by- Rules; YEAS 20 NAYS 1
Floor Amendments (2)
Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Floor Action Format 287655 - Amendment
Remove lines 44-137Bankson 3/3/2026
12:05 PMPDF 153179 - Amendment
Remove line 138 and insert:Snyder 3/3/2026
3:48 PMPDF Citations - Statutes (2)
Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help 215.986 Gold and silver coin as legal tender. Page 2 (pdf) 560.103 Definitions. Page 5 (pdf) Citations - Chapter Law (1)
Chapter Law Section Amended Location in Bill Location In Bill Help 2025-100 Section 18 Page 2 (pdf) -
CS/HB 1311, Committee Substitute 1 Posted 1/29/2026 at 4:05 PM
Bill Text: PDF Analyses: Commerce Committee (Post-Meeting) 2/27/2026 (pdf)
Related Bills (1)
Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills S 1588 Legal Tender Gruters Compare Last Action: 3/3/2026 S CS by- Rules; YEAS 20 NAYS 1
Committee Amendments (1)
Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Committee Action Format 779949 - Strike All Amendment
Remove everything after the enacting clause and insert:Bankson 2/23/2026
4:26 PMAdopted without Objection
2/25/2026PDF Citations - Chapter Law (2)
Chapter Law Section Amended Location in Bill Location In Bill Help 2025-100 Section 18 Page 2 (pdf) 2025-100 Section 13 Page 2 (pdf) -
HB 1311, Original Filed Version Posted 1/8/2026 at 3:31 PM
Bill Text: PDF Analyses: Insurance & Banking Subcommittee (Post-Meeting) 1/30/2026 (pdf)
Related Bills (1)
Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills S 1588 Legal Tender Gruters Compare Last Action: 3/3/2026 S CS by- Rules; YEAS 20 NAYS 1
Committee Amendments (1)
Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Committee Action Format 132151 - Amendment
Remove line 19 and insert:Bankson 1/28/2026
4:37 PMAdopted without Objection
1/29/2026PDF Citations - Chapter Law (2)
Chapter Law Section Amended Location in Bill Location In Bill Help 2025-100 Section 18 Page 2 (pdf) 2025-100 Section 13 Page 2 (pdf)