HB 271: Foreign and Alien Bail Bond Insurers

GENERAL BILL by Valdés

Foreign and Alien Bail Bond Insurers; Provides duties of certain foreign & alien bail bond insurers relating to reporting bail bond premiums to OIR, keeping records of considerations paid for bail bonds written by insurers, & disclosing certain information in financial statements filed with office.

Current Bill Version Posted: 3/6/2026 04:44 PM

• Senate Committee References (1)

  1. Rules (RC)

• Related Bills (1)

  Bill Number Subject Filed By Last Action and Location	Relationship Learn more about bill relationships
  S 642 by Burgess Foreign and Alien Bail Bond Insurers Last Action: 3/6/2026 S Laid on Table, refer to HB 271 -SJ 673	Identical

• Citations - Statute (1)

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  624.4094

  Bail bond premiums.

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• Bill History

  S = Senate, H = House

  10/28/2025	H	• Filed
  11/4/2025	H	• Referred to Insurance & Banking Subcommittee • Referred to Commerce Committee • Now in Insurance & Banking Subcommittee
  1/13/2026	H	• 1st Reading (Original Filed Version)
  1/27/2026	H	• Added to Insurance & Banking Subcommittee agenda
  1/29/2026	H	• Favorable by Insurance & Banking Subcommittee • Reported out of Insurance & Banking Subcommittee • Now in Commerce Committee
  1/30/2026	H	• Added to Commerce Committee agenda
  2/3/2026	H	• Favorable by Commerce Committee • Reported out of Commerce Committee • Bill released to House Calendar • Added to Second Reading Calendar
  2/10/2026	H	• Bill added to Special Order Calendar (2/17/2026)
  2/17/2026	H	• Read 2nd time • Added to Third Reading Calendar • Read 3rd time • Passed; YEAS 107, NAYS 1
  2/17/2026	S	• In Messages
  2/18/2026	S	• Referred to Rules • Received
  3/6/2026	S	• Withdrawn from Rules -SJ 673 • Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading • Substituted for SB 642 -SJ 673 • Read 2nd time -SJ 673 • Read 3rd time -SJ 673 • Passed; YEAS 34 NAYS 0 -SJ 673
  3/6/2026	H	• In Messages • Ordered enrolled