HB 2079 Reported from Committee
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.
Introduced
In Committee
Floor
Crossed Over
Passed
Enacted
May 27, 2026 · House
Comp. became Pub. Ch. 1109
Apr 21, 2026 · House
Sponsor(s) Added.
Apr 21, 2026 · House
Comp. SB subst.
Apr 16, 2026 · House
H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/20/2026
Apr 15, 2026 · House
Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 4/16/2026
Apr 15, 2026 · House
Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee
Apr 15, 2026 · House
Placed on cal. Finance, Ways, and Means Committee for 4/15/2026
Apr 15, 2026 · House
Rec for pass by s/c ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee
Apr 15, 2026 · House
Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 4/15/2026
Apr 8, 2026 · House
Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 4/14/2026
Apr 8, 2026 · House
Placed behind the budget
Apr 1, 2026 · House
Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 4/8/2026
Apr 1, 2026 · House
Assigned to s/c Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee
Apr 1, 2026 · House
Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee
Mar 25, 2026 · House
Placed on cal. Judiciary Committee for 4/1/2026
Mar 25, 2026 · House
Action def. in Judiciary Committee to 4/1/2026
Mar 18, 2026 · House
Placed on cal. Judiciary Committee for 3/23/2026
Mar 18, 2026 · House
Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Judiciary Committee
Mar 11, 2026 · House
Placed on s/c cal Criminal Justice Subcommittee for 3/18/2026
Feb 4, 2026 · House
P2C, ref. to Judiciary Committee
Feb 4, 2026 · House
Assigned to s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee
Feb 2, 2026 · House
Intro., P1C.
Jan 23, 2026 · House
Filed for introduction