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IntroducedFeb 03, 2025
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Passed SenateMar 24, 2025
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Passed HouseMay 08, 2025
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Signed into LawMay 29, 2025
Business courts; creating business court divisions in certain judicial districts; providing for appointment of business court judges; specifying authority and jurisdiction of business court. Effective date.
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Senate • May 29, 2025: Approved by Governor 05/29/2025
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Comments on SB 632
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Votes
YES: 0
NOT VOTING: 40
EXCUSED: 1
YES: 71
- Adams
- Fetgatter
- Luttrell
- Staires
- Archer
- Ford
- Manger
- Stark
- Bashore
- George
- Marti
- Steagall
- Blair
- Gise
- May
- Sterling
- Boles
- Grego
- Menz
- Stewart
- Burns
- Hall
- Miller
- Strom
- Caldwell, C
- Harris
- Moore
- Tedford
- Caldwell, T
- Hasenbeck
- Newton
- Townley
- Cantrell
- Hays
- Osburn
- Turner
- Chapman
- Hill
- Pae
- Waldron
- Cornwell
- Johns
- Patzkowsky
- West, J
- Crosswhite Hader Kane
- Pfeiffer
- West, K
- Culver
- Kannady
- Pittman
- West, T
- Deck
- Kelley
- Provenzano
- Wilk
- Dempsey
- Kendrix
- Roberts
- Williams
- Dobrinski
- Lawson
- Roe
- Worthen
- Duel
- Lay
- Rosecrants
- Kyle Hilbert
- Eaves
- Lowe, D
- Schreiber
NO: 19
ABSTAIN: 1
YES: 0
NOT VOTING: 39
YES: 77
- Adams
- Grego
- Luttrell
- Staires
- Banning
- Hall
- Manger
- Stark
- Bashore
- Hardin
- May
- Steagall
- Blair
- Harris
- Maynard
- Sterling
- Blancett
- Hasenbeck
- Menz
- Stewart
- Boles
- Hefner
- Miller
- Strom
- Caldwell, C
- Hildebrant
- Newton
- Tedford
- Caldwell, T
- Hill
- Olsen
- Townley
- Cantrell
- Humphrey
- Osburn
- Turner
- Chapman
- Johns
- Pae
- Waldron
- Cornwell
- Kane
- Patzkowsky
- West, J
- Crosswhite Hader Kannady
- Pfeiffer
- West, K
- Culver
- Kelley
- Provenzano
- West, T
- Deck
- Kendrix
- Roberts
- Wilk
- Dempsey
- Kerbs
- Roe
- Williams
- Dobrinski
- Lawson
- Rosecrants
- Wolfley
- Duel
- Lay
- Schreiber
- Woolley
- Eaves
- Lepak
- Shaw
- Worthen
- George
- Lowe, D
- Smith
- Kyle Hilbert
- Gise
Actions
- May 29, 2025 | Senate
- Approved by Governor 05/29/2025
- May 28, 2025 | Senate
- Sent to Governor
- May 28, 2025 | House
- Signed, returned to Senate
- May 28, 2025 | Senate
- Referred for enrollment
- Enrolled, to House
- May 28, 2025 | House
- 2 CCR submitted
- 2 CCR adopted
- Fourth Reading, Measure passed: Ayes: 77 Nays: 12
- To Senate
- May 28, 2025 | Senate
- 2 CCR adopted
- Measure passed, to House: Ayes: 39 Nays: 7
- May 27, 2025 | Senate
- 2 CCR read
- May 27, 2025 | House
- Further conference granted, naming Conference Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety Oversight
- May 22, 2025 | Senate
- CCR read
- CCR rejected, further conference requested, same conferees
- May 19, 2025 | House
- Conference granted, naming Conference Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety Oversight
- May 19, 2025 | Senate
- HAs rejected, conference requested
- SCs named Paxton, Howard, Daniels, Rader, Rosino, Pugh, Kirt
- May 12, 2025 | Senate
- HAs read
- May 12, 2025 | House
- Engrossed, signed, to Senate
- May 08, 2025 | House
- General Order
- Coauthored by Representative(s) Duel
- Amended
- Title restored
- Third Reading, Measure passed: Ayes: 71 Nays: 19
- Referred for engrossment
- Apr 22, 2025 | House
- CR; Do Pass Judiciary and Public Safety Oversight Committee
- Apr 10, 2025 | House
- Policy recommendation to the Judiciary and Public Safety Oversight committee; Do Pass Civil Judiciary
- Apr 01, 2025 | House
- Second Reading referred to Judiciary and Public Safety Oversight
- Referred to Civil Judiciary
- Mar 25, 2025 | House
- First Reading
- Mar 25, 2025 | Senate
- Engrossed to House
- Mar 24, 2025 | Senate
- General Order, Considered
- Measure passed: Ayes: 40 Nays: 6
- Referred for engrossment
- Mar 10, 2025 | Senate
- Placed on General Order
- Mar 05, 2025 | Senate
- Reported Do Pass Appropriations committee; CR filed
- Mar 03, 2025 | Senate
- Coauthored by Representative Hilbert (principal House author)
- Feb 25, 2025 | Senate
- Reported Do Pass as amended Judiciary committee; CR filed
- Title stricken
- Referred to Appropriations
- Feb 04, 2025 | Senate
- Second Reading referred to Judiciary Committee then to Appropriations Committee
- Feb 03, 2025 | Senate
- First Reading
- Authored by Senator Paxton
Bill Texts
- IntroducedPDF
- Floor (House)PDF
- Floor (Senate)PDF
- EngrossedPDF
- Amended And EngrossedPDF
- Senate Conference Committee SubstitutePDF
- Enrolled (final version)PDF
- Floor Amendment (House) 1 by HILBERT (UNTIMELY FILED)PDF
- Floor Amendment (House) 2 by HILBERT (UNTIMELY FILED)PDF
- Floor Amendment (House) 3 by HILBERT (UNTIMELY FILED)PDF
Documents
- House Policy Committee ReportPDF
- House Committee ReportPDF
- Senate Committee Report 1PDF
- Senate Committee Report 2PDF
- Scheduled House CCR 1(A)PDF
- Scheduled House CCR 2(A)PDF
- Scheduled House CCR 2(B)PDF
- Senate Conference Committee ReportPDF
- Summary Engrossed (House)PDF
- Summary Floor Amendment 1 (House)PDF
- Summary Floor Amendment 3 (House)PDF
- Summary Conference Committee Report (House)PDF
- Summary Conference Committee Report (House)PDF
- Summary Conference Committee Report (House)PDF
- Summary Conference Committee Report (House)PDF
- Summary Conference Committee Substitute (House)PDF
- Summary Introduced (House)PDF
- Summary SB632 INT FI.PDF (House)PDF