SB 642: Foreign and Alien Bail Bond Insurers
GENERAL BILL by Burgess
Foreign and Alien Bail Bond Insurers; Providing duties of certain foreign and alien bail bond insurers relating to reporting bail bond premiums to the Office of Insurance Regulation, keeping records of considerations paid for bail bonds written by the insurers, and disclosing certain information in the financial statements filed with the office, etc.
Effective Date: 7/1/2026
Last Action: 1/14/2026 Senate - Now in Criminal Justice
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Last Action: 1/14/2026 Senate - Now in Criminal Justice
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Senate Committee References:
- Banking and Insurance (BI)
- Criminal Justice (CJ)
- Rules (RC)
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Bill History
Date Chamber Action 11/21/2025 Senate • Filed
12/9/2025 Senate • Referred to Banking and Insurance; Criminal Justice; Rules
1/8/2026 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Banking and Insurance, 01/13/26, 4:00 pm, 412 Knott Building
1/13/2026 Senate • Favorable by Banking and Insurance; YEAS 10 NAYS 0
• Introduced
1/14/2026 Senate • Now in Criminal Justice
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SB 642, Original Filed Version (Current Bill Version) Posted 11/21/2025 at 9:48 AM
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF Analyses: Banking and Insurance (Pre-Meeting) 1/12/2026 (pdf)
Banking and Insurance (Post-Meeting) 1/14/2026 (pdf)
Related Bills (1)
Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills H 271 Foreign and Alien Bail Bond Insurers Valdés Identical Last Action: 1/13/2026 H 1st Reading (Original Filed Version)
Committee Votes (1)
Date Committee Result 1/13/2026 4:00 PM Banking and Insurance 10 Yeas - 0 Nays Citations - Statutes (1)
Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help 624.4094 Bail bond premiums. Page 1 (pdf)