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HB4281 • 2025

Relating to a civil cause of action for fraudulent crowdfunding.

Relating to a civil cause of action for fraudulent crowdfunding.

Enacted

This bill passed the Legislature and reached final enactment based on the latest official action.

Sponsor
McQueeney | Lalani | Leo Wilson | Lowe
Last action
2025-06-20
Official status
06/20/2025 E Effective on 9/1/25
Effective date
2025-06-20

Plain English Breakdown

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Relating to a civil cause of action for fraudulent crowdfunding.

Relating to a civil cause of action for fraudulent crowdfunding.

What This Bill Does

  • Relating to a civil cause of action for fraudulent crowdfunding.

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Bill History

  1. 2025-06-20 Texas Legislature Online

    Signed by the Governor

  2. 2025-06-20 Texas Legislature Online

    Effective on 9/1/25

  3. 2025-05-28 Texas Legislature Online

    Sent to the Governor

  4. 2025-05-27 Texas Legislature Online

    Reported enrolled

  5. 2025-05-27 Texas Legislature Online

    Signed in the House

  6. 2025-05-27 Texas Legislature Online

    Signed in the Senate

  7. 2025-05-26 Texas Legislature Online

    Co-sponsor authorized

  8. 2025-05-26 Texas Legislature Online

    Placed on intent calendar

  9. 2025-05-26 Texas Legislature Online

    Rules suspended-Regular order of business

  10. 2025-05-26 Texas Legislature Online

    Read 2nd time & passed to 3rd reading

  11. 2025-05-26 Texas Legislature Online

    Vote recorded in Journal

  12. 2025-05-26 Texas Legislature Online

    Three day rule suspended

  13. 2025-05-26 Texas Legislature Online

    Record vote

  14. 2025-05-26 Texas Legislature Online

    Read 3rd time

  15. 2025-05-26 Texas Legislature Online

    Passed

  16. 2025-05-26 Texas Legislature Online

    Record vote

  17. 2025-05-26 Texas Legislature Online

    Senate passage reported

  18. 2025-05-25 Texas Legislature Online

    Reported favorably w/o amendments

  19. 2025-05-25 Texas Legislature Online

    Recommended for local & uncontested calendar

  20. 2025-05-25 Texas Legislature Online

    Committee report printed and distributed

  21. 2025-05-22 Texas Legislature Online

    Scheduled for public hearing on . . .

  22. 2025-05-22 Texas Legislature Online

    Considered in public hearing

  23. 2025-05-22 Texas Legislature Online

    Testimony taken in committee

  24. 2025-05-22 Texas Legislature Online

    Vote taken in committee

  25. 2025-05-15 Texas Legislature Online

    Read first time

  26. 2025-05-15 Texas Legislature Online

    Referred to State Affairs

  27. 2025-05-14 Texas Legislature Online

    Read 3rd time

  28. 2025-05-14 Texas Legislature Online

    Passed

  29. 2025-05-14 Texas Legislature Online

    Record vote. RV#2453

  30. 2025-05-14 Texas Legislature Online

    Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal

  31. 2025-05-14 Texas Legislature Online

    Reported engrossed

  32. 2025-05-14 Texas Legislature Online

    Received from the House

  33. 2025-05-13 Texas Legislature Online

    Read 2nd time

  34. 2025-05-13 Texas Legislature Online

    Amended. 1-McQueeney

  35. 2025-05-13 Texas Legislature Online

    Passed to engrossment as amended

  36. 2025-05-13 Texas Legislature Online

    Record vote. RV#2369

  37. 2025-05-13 Texas Legislature Online

    Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal

  38. 2025-05-10 Texas Legislature Online

    Placed on General State Calendar

  39. 2025-05-08 Texas Legislature Online

    Considered in Calendars

  40. 2025-05-07 Texas Legislature Online

    Committee report sent to Calendars

  41. 2025-05-06 Texas Legislature Online

    Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator

  42. 2025-05-06 Texas Legislature Online

    Committee report distributed

  43. 2025-05-01 Texas Legislature Online

    Considered in formal meeting

  44. 2025-05-01 Texas Legislature Online

    Committee substitute considered in committee

  45. 2025-05-01 Texas Legislature Online

    Reported favorably as substituted

  46. 2025-04-16 Texas Legislature Online

    Scheduled for public hearing on . . .

  47. 2025-04-16 Texas Legislature Online

    Considered in public hearing

  48. 2025-04-16 Texas Legislature Online

    Committee substitute considered in committee

  49. 2025-04-16 Texas Legislature Online

    Left pending in committee

  50. 2025-04-01 Texas Legislature Online

    Read first time

  51. 2025-04-01 Texas Legislature Online

    Referred to Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence

  52. 2025-03-10 Texas Legislature Online

    Filed

Official Summary Text

Relating to a civil cause of action for fraudulent crowdfunding.

Current Bill Text

Read the full stored bill text 
89(R) HB 4281 - Enrolled version - Bill Text

H.B. No. 4281

AN ACT

relating to a civil cause of action for fraudulent crowdfunding.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:

SECTION 1. Title 4, Civil Practice and Remedies Code, is

amended by adding Chapter 100B to read as follows:

CHAPTER 100B. LIABILITY FOR FRAUDULENT CROWDFUNDING

Sec.

100B.001.

DEFINITION. In this chapter, "fraudulent

crowdfunding" means collecting donations on behalf of a donee with

the intent to keep the donations instead of giving the donations to

the donee on whose behalf the donations were made.

Sec.

100B.002.

LIABILITY FOR FRAUDULENT CROWDFUNDING. A

person who engages in fraudulent crowdfunding is liable to the

donee on whose behalf the donations were made or the donee's estate.

Sec.

100B.003.

DAMAGES. (a)

A court shall award a donee or

donee's estate who prevails in an action brought under this

chapter:

(1)

125 percent of the amount of donations the

defendant collected on behalf of the donee through the fraudulent

crowdfunding; and

(2) reasonable and necessary attorney's fees.

(b)

Nothing in this section prevents the donee or the

donee's estate from pursuing a claim for exemplary damages under

Chapter 41 for the defendant's fraudulent crowdfunding.

SECTION 2. Chapter 100B, Civil Practice and Remedies Code,

as added by this Act, applies only to a cause of action that accrues

on or after the effective date of this Act.

SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.

______________________________

______________________________

President of the Senate

Speaker of the House

I certify that H.B. No. 4281 was passed by the House on May

14, 2025, by the following vote: Yeas 143, Nays 0, 2 present, not

voting.

______________________________

Chief Clerk of the House

I certify that H.B. No. 4281 was passed by the Senate on May

26, 2025, by the following vote: Yeas 30, Nays 1.

______________________________

Secretary of the Senate

APPROVED: _____________________

Date

_____________________

Governor