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                        IntroducedFeb 03, 2025
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                        Passed SenateMar 18, 2025
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                        Passed HouseMay 08, 2025
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                        Signed into LawMay 27, 2025
 
                    
                    
                    Worker's compensation; expanding rights and remedies granted to certain persons; authorizing agreement between contractors to provide certain insurance coverage. Emergency.
                
                
            
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                         Senate • May 27, 2025: Approved by Governor 05/23/2025
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Votes
                        YES: 0
                                                
                                        
NOT VOTING: 37
                                                        EXCUSED: 3
                                                        YES: 74
                                                
                                        - Adams
 - George
 - Luttrell
 - Staires
 - Archer
 - Gise
 - Manger
 - Stark
 - Bashore
 - Grego
 - Marti
 - Steagall
 - Blair
 - Hall
 - May
 - Sterling
 - Boles
 - Hardin
 - Maynard
 - Stinson
 - Burns
 - Harris
 - Miller
 - Strom
 - Caldwell, T
 - Hays
 - Moore
 - Tedford
 - Cantrell
 - Hildebrant
 - Newton
 - Townley
 - Chapman
 - Hill
 - Olsen
 - Turner
 - Cornwell
 - Humphrey
 - Osburn
 - West, J
 - Crosswhite Hader Johns
 - Pae
 - West, K
 - Culver
 - Kane
 - Patzkowsky
 - West, T
 - Dempsey
 - Kannady
 - Pfeiffer
 - Wilk
 - Dobrinski
 - Kelley
 - Roberts
 - Williams
 - Duel
 - Kendrix
 - Roe
 - Wolfley
 - Eaves
 - Kerbs
 - Schreiber
 - Woolley
 - Fetgatter
 - Lay
 - Smith
 - Worthen
 - Ford
 - Lepak
 - Sneed
 - Kyle Hilbert
 - Fugate
 - Lowe, D
 
NO: 18
                                            YES: 0
                                                
                                        
NOT VOTING: 40
                                                        YES: 81
                                                
                                        - Adams
 - George
 - Lowe, D
 - Sneed
 - Archer
 - Gise
 - Manger
 - Staires
 - Bashore
 - Grego
 - May
 - Stark
 - Blair
 - Hall
 - Maynard
 - Steagall
 - Blancett
 - Harris
 - McCane
 - Sterling
 - Boles
 - Hasenbeck
 - Menz
 - Stinson
 - Burns
 - Hays
 - Miller
 - Strom
 - Caldwell, C
 - Hildebrant
 - Moore
 - Tedford
 - Cantrell
 - Hill
 - Newton
 - Townley
 - Chapman
 - Humphrey
 - Olsen
 - Turner
 - Cornwell
 - Jenkins
 - Osburn
 - West, J
 - Crosswhite Hader Johns
 - Pae
 - West, K
 - Culver
 - Kane
 - Patzkowsky
 - West, R
 - Dempsey
 - Kannady
 - Pfeiffer
 - West, T
 - Dobrinski
 - Kelley
 - Pittman
 - Wilk
 - Duel
 - Kendrix
 - Roberts
 - Williams
 - Eaves
 - Kerbs
 - Roe
 - Wolfley
 - Fetgatter
 - Lawson
 - Schreiber
 - Woolley
 - Ford
 - Lay
 - Shaw
 - Worthen
 - Fugate
 - Lepak
 - Smith
 - Kyle Hilbert
 - Gann
 
NO: 12
                                            EXCUSED: 5
                                                        Actions
            - May 27, 2025 | Senate
- Approved by Governor 05/23/2025
 
 - May 21, 2025 | Senate
- Sent to Governor
 
 - May 21, 2025 | House
- Signed, returned to Senate
 
 - May 21, 2025 | Senate
- Referred for enrollment
 - Enrolled, to House
 
 - May 21, 2025 | House
- CCR submitted
 - CCR adopted
 - Fourth Reading, Measure and Emergency Passed: Ayes: 81 Nays: 12
 - To Senate
 
 - May 21, 2025 | Senate
- CCR adopted
 - Measure and Emergency passed, to House: Ayes: 40 Nays: 6
 
 - May 20, 2025 | Senate
- CCR read
 - Coauthored by Representative Ford
 
 - May 15, 2025 | House
- Conference granted, naming Conference Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety Oversight
 
 - May 13, 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 by floor substitute
 - Third Reading, Measure and Emergency passed: Ayes: 74 Nays: 18
 - Notice served to reconsider vote by Representative Kannady
 - Motion to reconsider tabled
 - 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 24, 2025 | House
- First Reading
 
 - Mar 24, 2025 | Senate
- Engrossed to House
 
 - Mar 18, 2025 | Senate
- General Order, Amended
 - Measure and Emergency passed: Ayes: 37 Nays: 7
 - Referred for engrossment
 
 - Mar 13, 2025 | Senate
- Coauthored by Representative Hilbert (principal House author)
 
 - Mar 04, 2025 | Senate
- Placed on General Order
 
 - Feb 27, 2025 | Senate
- Reported Do Pass, amended by committee substitute Business and Insurance committee; CR filed
 
 - Feb 04, 2025 | Senate
- Second Reading referred to Business and Insurance
 
 - Feb 03, 2025 | Senate
- First Reading
 - Authored by Senator Paxton
 
 
Bill Texts 
        
            - IntroducedPDF
 - Committee SubstitutePDF
 - Floor (House)PDF
 - Floor (Senate)PDF
 - EngrossedPDF
 - Amended And EngrossedPDF
 - Senate Conference Committee SubstitutePDF
 - Enrolled (final version)PDF
 - Floor Amendment (Senate) SB642 (3-17-25) (PAXTON) FA1PDF
 - Floor Amendment (House) 1 by HILBERTPDF
 - Floor Amendment (House) 1 to by HILBERT (UNTIMELY FILED)PDF
 - Floor Amendment (House) 2 to by HILBERT (UNTIMELY FILED)PDF
 - Floor Amendment (House) 2 by HILBERT (UNTIMELY FILED)PDF
 - Floor Amendment (House) 3 to by HILBERT (UNTIMELY FILED)PDF
 - Committee Amendment (Senate) PDF
 
Documents
        
            - House Policy Committee ReportPDF
 - House Committee ReportPDF
 - Senate Committee ReportPDF
 - Scheduled House CCR 1(A)PDF
 - Senate Conference Committee ReportPDF
 - Summary Engrossed (House)PDF
 - Summary Engrossed (House)PDF
 - Summary Floor Amendment 1 (House)PDF
 - Summary Floor Amendment 1- - Amendment to amendment 2 (House)PDF
 - Summary Floor Amendment 2 (House)PDF
 - Summary Floor Amendment 1- - Amendment to amendment 3 (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 Committee Substitute (House)PDF
 
