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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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                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
 



