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IntroducedMar 14, 2025
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Passed HouseMay 13, 2025
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Passed SenateMay 28, 2025
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Signed into Law
Relating to the business court.
Last Action See all actions
Senate • May 30, 2025: Senate appoints conferees
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Summary/Bill Text
Comments on HB 40
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Whip Lists
Sponsors
Votes
YES: 88
- Alders
- Ashby
- Barry
- Bell, C.
- Bell, K.
- Bhojani
- Bonnen
- Buckley
- Bumgarner
- Button
- Cain
- Campos
- Capriglione
- Cook
- Craddick
- Cunningham
- Curry
- Darby
- Dean
- DeAyala
- Dorazio
- Dyson
- Fairly
- Frank
- Garcia, J.
- Gates
- Gerdes
- Geren
- Guillen
- Harless
- Harris Davila
- Harrison
- Hayes
- Hefner
- Hickland
- Holt
- Hopper
- Hull
- Hunter
- Isaac
- Kerwin
- Kitzman
- LaHood
- Lambert
- Landgraf
- Leach
- Leo Wilson
- Little
- Longoria
- Lopez, J.
- Louderback
- Lowe
- Lozano
- Lujan
- Luther
- McLaughlin
- McQueeney
- Meyer
- Morales, E.
- Morgan
- Noble
- Olcott
- Oliverson
- Orr
- Patterson
- Paul
- Phelan
- Pierson
- Plesa
- Raymond
- Richardson
- Schatzline
- Schoolcraft
- Shaheen
- Shofner
- Slawson
- Spiller
- Swanson
- Tepper
- Tinderholt
- Toth
- Troxclair
- VanDeaver
- Vasut
- Villalobos
- Wharton
- Wilson
- Zwiener
NO: 49
- Allen
- AnchÃa
- Bernal
- Bryant
- Bucy
- Canales
- Cole
- Collier
- Davis, A.
- Davis, Y.
- Dutton
- Gámez
- Garcia, L.
- Garcia Hernandez
- González, J.
- González, M.
- Goodwin
- Guerra
- Hernandez
- Hinojosa
- Howard
- Johnson
- Jones, J.
- Lalani
- Lopez, R.
- Manuel
- Martinez
- Fischer
- Metcalf
- Meza
- Moody
- Morales, C.
- Morales Shaw
- Muñoz
- Ordaz
- Perez, M.
- Perez, V.
- Reynolds
- RodrÃguez Ramos
- Romero
- Rose
- Rosenthal
- Talarico
- Thompson
- Turner
- Vo
- Walle
- Ward Johnson
- Wu
NOT VOTING: 1
YES: 99
- Alders
- Ashby
- Barry
- Bell, C.
- Bell, K.
- Bhojani
- Bonnen
- Buckley
- Bumgarner
- Button
- Cain
- Campos
- Capriglione
- Cook
- Cortez
- Craddick
- Cunningham
- Curry
- Darby
- Davis, A.
- Dean
- DeAyala
- Dorazio
- Dutton
- Dyson
- Frank
- Garcia, J.
- Gates
- Gerdes
- Geren
- Guillen
- Harless
- Harris Davila
- Harrison
- Hayes
- Hefner
- Hickland
- Holt
- Hopper
- Hull
- Hunter
- Isaac
- Jones, V.
- Kerwin
- King
- Kitzman
- LaHood
- Lalani
- Lambert
- Landgraf
- Leo Wilson
- Longoria
- Lopez, J.
- Louderback
- Lowe
- Lozano
- Lujan
- Luther
- Martinez
- McLaughlin
- McQueeney
- Meyer
- Money
- Moody
- Morales, E.
- Morgan
- Noble
- Olcott
- Oliverson
- Ordaz
- Orr
- Patterson
- Paul
- Perez, M.
- Perez, V.
- Phelan
- Pierson
- Plesa
- Raymond
- Richardson
- Schatzline
- Schoolcraft
- Shaheen
- Shofner
- Slawson
- Smithee
- Spiller
- Swanson
- Tepper
- Thompson
- Tinderholt
- Toth
- Troxclair
- VanDeaver
- Vasut
- Villalobos
- Virdell
- Wharton
- Wilson
NO: 40
NOT VOTING: 2
- Dustin Burrows
- Harris(C)
Actions
- May 30, 2025 | Senate
- House refuses to concur-reported
- House requests conference committee-reported
- House appoints conferees-reported
- Senate grants request for conference comm.
- Senate appoints conferees
- May 30, 2025 | House
- House refuses to concur in Senate amendments
- House requests conference committee
- House appoints conferees
- May 29, 2025 | House
- Senate passage as amended reported
- Senate Amendments distributed
- Senate Amendments Analysis distributed
- May 28, 2025 | Senate
- Placed on intent calendar
- Rules suspended-Regular order of business
- Record vote
- Read 2nd time
- Amendment(s) offered FA1 Hughes
- Amended
- Vote recorded in Journal
- Amendment(s) offered
- Amended
- Vote recorded in Journal
- Passed to 3rd reading as amended
- Record vote
- Three day rule suspended
- Record vote
- Read 3rd time
- Passed
- Record vote
- May 25, 2025 | Senate
- Reported favorably as substituted
- Recommended for local & uncontested calendar
- Committee report printed and distributed
- May 21, 2025 | Senate
- Scheduled for public hearing on . . . 05/21/2025
- Considered in public hearing
- Vote taken in committee
- May 15, 2025 | Senate
- Read first time
- Referred to Jurisprudence
- May 14, 2025 | Senate
- Received from the House
- May 13, 2025 | House
- Read 3rd time
- Passed
- Record vote RV#2285
- Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
- Reported engrossed
- May 12, 2025 | House
- Read 2nd time
- Amended 1-Landgraf
- Amended 2-Johnson
- Passed to engrossment as amended
- Record vote RV#2219
- Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
- May 10, 2025 | House
- Placed on General State Calendar
- May 08, 2025 | House
- Considered in Calendars
- May 07, 2025 | House
- Committee report distributed
- Committee report sent to Calendars
- May 06, 2025 | House
- Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator
- Apr 14, 2025 | House
- Considered in formal meeting
- Committee substitute considered in committee
- Reported favorably as substituted
- Apr 09, 2025 | House
- Scheduled for public hearing on . . . 04/09/2025
- Considered in public hearing
- Committee substitute considered in committee
- Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee
- Left pending in committee
- Mar 17, 2025 | House
- Read first time
- Referred to Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence
- Mar 14, 2025 | House
- Filed
Bill Texts
- IntroducedPDF
- IntroducedHTML
- House Committee ReportPDF
- House Committee ReportHTML
- EngrossedPDF
- EngrossedHTML
- Senate Committee ReportPDF
- Senate Committee ReportHTML
- Senate Amendments PrintingPDF
- House Amendment 1 (Adopted, 5/12/2025) -- LandgrafPDF
- House Amendment 1 (Adopted, 5/12/2025) -- LandgrafHTML
- House Amendment 2 (Adopted, 5/12/2025) -- JohnsonPDF
- House Amendment 2 (Adopted, 5/12/2025) -- JohnsonHTML
- Senate Amendment F1 (Adopted, 5/28/2025) -- HughesPDF
- Senate Amendment F1 (Adopted, 5/28/2025) -- HughesHTML
Documents
- Fiscal Note (Introduced)PDF
- Fiscal Note (Introduced)HTML
- Analysis (House Committee Report)PDF
- Analysis (House Committee Report)HTML
- Fiscal Note (House Committee Report)PDF
- Fiscal Note (House Committee Report)HTML
- Witness List (House Committee Report)HTML
- Summary of Committee Action (House Committee Report)HTML
- Analysis (Engrossed)PDF
- Analysis (Engrossed)HTML
- Fiscal Note (Engrossed)PDF
- Fiscal Note (Engrossed)HTML
- Analysis (Senate Committee Report)PDF
- Analysis (Senate Committee Report)HTML
- Fiscal Note (Senate Committee Report)PDF
- Fiscal Note (Senate Committee Report)HTML
- Witness List (Senate Committee Report)HTML
- Analysis (Senate Amendments Printing)PDF
- Fiscal Note (Senate Amendments Printing)PDF
- Fiscal Note (Senate Amendments Printing)HTML