Relating to the prosecution of the criminal offenses of prohibited barratry and solicitation of professional employment
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Officially: “Relating to the prosecution of the criminal offenses of prohibited barratry and solicitation of professional employment.” Read the full text
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89th Legislature (2025)
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Filed · Feb 12, 2025
Read first time · Mar 18, 2025
Referred to Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence · Mar 18, 2025
Scheduled for public hearing on . . . · Mar 26, 2025
Considered in public hearing · Mar 26, 2025
Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee · Mar 26, 2025
Left pending in committee · Mar 26, 2025
Considered in formal meeting · Apr 3, 2025
Reported favorably w/o amendment(s) · Apr 3, 2025
Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator · Apr 11, 2025
Committee report distributed · Apr 14, 2025
Committee report sent to Calendars · Apr 15, 2025
Considered in Calendars · Apr 17, 2025
Placed on General State Calendar · Apr 22, 2025
Read 2nd time · Apr 22, 2025
Passed to engrossment · Apr 22, 2025
Record vote · Apr 22, 2025
Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal · Apr 22, 2025
Read 3rd time · Apr 23, 2025
Passed · Apr 23, 2025
Record vote · Apr 23, 2025
Reported engrossed · Apr 23, 2025
Received from the House · Apr 23, 2025
Read first time · Apr 28, 2025
Referred to Jurisprudence · Apr 28, 2025
Scheduled for public hearing on . . . · May 14, 2025
Considered in public hearing · May 14, 2025
Vote taken in committee · May 14, 2025
Reported favorably as substituted · May 19, 2025
Recommended for local & uncontested calendar · May 19, 2025
Committee report printed and distributed · May 19, 2025
Placed on intent calendar · May 20, 2025
Rules suspended-Regular order of business · May 20, 2025
Read 2nd time & passed to 3rd reading · May 20, 2025
Vote recorded in Journal · May 20, 2025
Three day rule suspended · May 20, 2025
Record vote · May 20, 2025
Read 3rd time · May 20, 2025
Passed · May 20, 2025
Record vote · May 20, 2025
Senate passage as amended reported · May 21, 2025
Senate Amendments distributed · May 21, 2025
Senate Amendments Analysis distributed · May 21, 2025
House concurs in Senate amendment(s) · May 23, 2025
Record vote · May 23, 2025
Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal · May 23, 2025
Text of Senate Amendment(s) · May 23, 2025
House concurs in Senate amendment(s)-reported · May 23, 2025
Reported enrolled · May 24, 2025
Signed in the House · May 25, 2025
Signed in the Senate · May 25, 2025
Sent to the Governor · May 26, 2025
Signed by the Governor · Jun 20, 2025
Effective on 9/1/25 · Jun 20, 2025
The numbers
2
sponsors on the bill
Sponsors
Recorded votes
The motion to concur in the senate amendments to HB 2733 prevailed byHouse · 2025-05-23 · Yeas 131, Nays 6, Present, not voting 1
HBi2733 was passed byHouse · 2025-04-23 · Yeas 148, Nays 0, Present, not voting 2
HBi2733 was passed to engrossment byHouse · 2025-04-22 · Yeas 147, Nays 0, Present, not voting 1
Roll-call results shown verbatim from the Texas legislature’s records. A result reflects that roll call’s own motion, not the bill’s overall outcome.
Every fact on this page links to its source, starting with the official bill record. Last action: Effective on 9/1/25 (Jun 20, 2025).