Relating to the business court
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89th Legislature (2025)
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Filed · Mar 14, 2025
Read first time · Mar 17, 2025
Referred to Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence · Mar 17, 2025
Scheduled for public hearing on . . . · Apr 9, 2025
Considered in public hearing · Apr 9, 2025
Committee substitute considered in committee · Apr 9, 2025
Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee · Apr 9, 2025
Left pending in committee · Apr 9, 2025
Considered in formal meeting · Apr 14, 2025
Committee substitute considered in committee · Apr 14, 2025
Reported favorably as substituted · Apr 14, 2025
Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator · May 6, 2025
Committee report distributed · May 7, 2025
Committee report sent to Calendars · May 7, 2025
Considered in Calendars · May 8, 2025
Placed on General State Calendar · May 10, 2025
Read 2nd time · May 12, 2025
Amended · May 12, 2025
Passed to engrossment as amended · May 12, 2025
Record vote · May 12, 2025
Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal · May 12, 2025
Read 3rd time · May 13, 2025
Passed · May 13, 2025
Record vote · May 13, 2025
Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal · May 13, 2025
Reported engrossed · May 13, 2025
Received from the House · May 14, 2025
Read first time · May 15, 2025
Referred to Jurisprudence · May 15, 2025
Scheduled for public hearing on . . . · May 21, 2025
Considered in public hearing · May 21, 2025
Vote taken in committee · May 21, 2025
Reported favorably as substituted · May 25, 2025
Recommended for local & uncontested calendar · May 25, 2025
Committee report printed and distributed · May 25, 2025
Placed on intent calendar · May 28, 2025
Rules suspended-Regular order of business · May 28, 2025
Record vote · May 28, 2025
Read 2nd time · May 28, 2025
Amendment(s) offered · May 28, 2025
Amended · May 28, 2025
Vote recorded in Journal · May 28, 2025
Amendment(s) offered · May 28, 2025
Amended · May 28, 2025
Vote recorded in Journal · May 28, 2025
Passed to 3rd reading as amended · May 28, 2025
Record vote · May 28, 2025
Three day rule suspended · May 28, 2025
Record vote · May 28, 2025
Read 3rd time · May 28, 2025
Passed · May 28, 2025
Record vote · May 28, 2025
Senate passage as amended reported · May 29, 2025
Senate Amendments distributed · May 29, 2025
Senate Amendments Analysis distributed · May 29, 2025
House refuses to concur in Senate amendments · May 30, 2025
House requests conference committee · May 30, 2025
House appoints conferees · May 30, 2025
House refuses to concur-reported · May 30, 2025
House requests conference committee-reported · May 30, 2025
House appoints conferees-reported · May 30, 2025
Senate grants request for conference comm. · May 30, 2025
Senate appoints conferees · May 30, 2025
Senate grants request for conf comm-reported · May 31, 2025
Senate appoints conferees-reported · May 31, 2025
Conference committee report filed · May 31, 2025
Conf. Comm. Report distributed · May 31, 2025
House adopts resolution to go outside bounds · Jun 1, 2025
House adopts conference committee report · Jun 1, 2025
Record vote · Jun 1, 2025
Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal · Jun 1, 2025
Senate adopts resolution to go outside bounds · Jun 1, 2025
Senate adopts conference committee report · Jun 1, 2025
Record vote · Jun 1, 2025
Senate adopts conf. comm. report-reported · Jun 1, 2025
House adopts conf. comm. report-reported · Jun 1, 2025
Reported enrolled · Jun 2, 2025
Signed in the House · Jun 2, 2025
Signed in the Senate · Jun 2, 2025
Sent to the Governor · Jun 2, 2025
Signed by the Governor · Jun 20, 2025
Effective on 9/1/25 · Jun 20, 2025
The numbers
6
sponsors on the bill
Sponsors
Recorded votes
On motion of Senator Hughes, the Conference Committee Report was adoptedSenate · 2025-06-01 · Yeas 24, Nays 7
The motion to adopt the conference committee report on HBi40 prevailed byHouse · 2025-06-01 · Yeas 95, Nays 39, Present, not voting 2
The motion prevailedSenate · 2025-05-28 · Yeas 24, Nays 7
HBi40 was passed byHouse · 2025-05-13 · Yeas 99, Nays 40, Present, not voting 2
CSHB 40, as amended, was passed to engrossment byHouse · 2025-05-12 · Yeas 88, Nays 49, 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).