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                        IntroducedFeb 03, 2025
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                        Passed HouseMar 24, 2025
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                        Passed SenateMay 05, 2025
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                        Signed into Law
 
                    
                    
                    Business courts; creating of business courts; jurisdiction; emergency.
                
                
            
        Last Action See all actions
                         House • May 29, 2025: Emergency added
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            Summary/Bill Text
Comments on HB 1562
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                Votes
                        YES: 73
                                                
                                        - Adams
 - George
 - Manger
 - Staires
 - Banning
 - Gise
 - Marti
 - Stark
 - Bashore
 - Grego
 - May
 - Steagall
 - Blair
 - Hall
 - Maynard
 - Sterling
 - Blancett
 - Harris
 - Menz
 - Stewart
 - Boles
 - Hasenbeck
 - Miller
 - Stinson
 - Burns
 - Hays
 - Newton
 - Strom
 - Caldwell, C
 - Hefner
 - Osburn
 - Tedford
 - Caldwell, T
 - Hildebrant
 - Pae
 - Townley
 - Cantrell
 - Hill
 - Patzkowsky
 - Turner
 - Chapman
 - Johns
 - Pfeiffer
 - Waldron
 - Cornwell
 - Kane
 - Pogemiller
 - West, J
 - Crosswhite Hader Kelley
 - Provenzano
 - West, K
 - Culver
 - Kendrix
 - Roberts
 - Wilk
 - Dempsey
 - Kerbs
 - Roe
 - Williams
 - Dobrinski
 - Lay
 - Rosecrants
 - Wolfley
 - Duel
 - Lowe, D
 - Schreiber
 - Worthen
 - Eaves
 - Luttrell
 - Sneed
 - Kyle Hilbert
 - Fetgatter
 
NO: 16
                                            YES: 0
                                                
                                        
NOT VOTING: 35
                                                        Actions
            - May 29, 2025 | House
- CCR submitted
 - Title restored
 - Enacting clause restored
 - Emergency added
 
 - May 15, 2025 | Senate
- Conference granted, SCs named Howard, Gollihare, Jech, Rosino, Paxton, Daniels, Boren
 
 - May 15, 2025 | House
- HC's named: Conference Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety Oversight
 
 - May 14, 2025 | House
- SA's rejected, conference requested, conferees to be named later
 
 - May 06, 2025 | House
- SA's received
 
 - May 06, 2025 | Senate
- Engrossed to House
 
 - May 05, 2025 | Senate
- General Order, Considered
 - Measure passed: Ayes: 35 Nays: 12
 - Referred for engrossment
 
 - Apr 28, 2025 | Senate
- Placed on General Order
 
 - Apr 23, 2025 | Senate
- Reported Do Pass as amended Appropriations committee; CR filed
 - Enacting clause stricken
 
 - Apr 15, 2025 | Senate
- Reported Do Pass Judiciary committee; CR filed
 - Referred to Appropriations
 
 - Apr 01, 2025 | Senate
- Second Reading referred to Judiciary Committee then to Appropriations Committee
 
 - Mar 25, 2025 | Senate
- First Reading
 
 - Mar 25, 2025 | House
- Engrossed, signed, to Senate
 
 - Mar 24, 2025 | House
- General Order
 - Authored by Senator Howard (principal Senate author)
 - Amended
 - Title stricken
 - Third Reading, Measure passed: Ayes: 73 Nays: 16
 - Referred for engrossment
 
 - Mar 04, 2025 | House
- CR; Do Pass, amended by committee substitute Judiciary and Public Safety Oversight Committee
 
 - Feb 13, 2025 | House
- Policy recommendation to the Judiciary and Public Safety Oversight committee; Do Pass Civil Judiciary
 
 - Feb 04, 2025 | House
- Second Reading referred to Judiciary and Public Safety Oversight
 - Referred to Civil Judiciary
 
 - Feb 03, 2025 | House
- First Reading
 - Authored by Representative Duel
 
 
Documents
        
            - House Policy Committee ReportPDF
 - House Committee ReportPDF
 - Senate Committee Report 1PDF
 - Senate Committee Report 2PDF
 - Scheduled House CCR 1(A)PDF
 - House Conference Committee ReportPDF
 - Summary Introduced (House)PDF
 - Summary Proposed Committee Substitute (full committee) 1 (House)PDF
 - Summary Committee Substitute (House)PDF
 - Summary Conference Committee Report (House)PDF
 - Summary Conference Committee Substitute (House)PDF
 - Summary HB1562 ENG FI.PDF (House)PDF
 


