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HB40Introduced in the House

Relating to the business court.

Passed

Introduced by Brooks Landgraf, District 81

What does this bill do?

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Official description

Relating to the business court.

Where it stands

Effective on 9/1/25

June 20, 2025

How did lawmakers vote?

House votes

3 recorded votes · each counted separately

Senate votes

11 recorded votes · each counted separately

SenateStage: Senate adopts conference committee report · June 1, 2025

24

Yes

7

No

0

Absent or Not Voting

31 senators recorded in this Senate vote. Colors show vote categories only, not whether a vote was good or bad.

See how each senator voted

SenatorDistrictVote
Bryan Hughes1Yes
Bob Hall2Yes
Robert Nichols3Yes
Charles Creighton4Yes
Charles Schwertner5Yes
Carol Alvarado6No
Paul Bettencourt7Yes
Angela Paxton8Yes
Kelly Hancock9Yes
Phil King10Yes

Bill history

  1. Filed

  2. Read first time

  3. Referred to Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence

  4. Scheduled for public hearing on . . .

  5. Considered in public hearing

  6. Committee substitute considered in committee

  7. Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee

  8. Left pending in committee

  9. Considered in formal meeting

  10. Committee substitute considered in committee

  11. Reported favorably as substituted

  12. Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator

  13. Committee report distributed

  14. Committee report sent to Calendars

  15. Considered in Calendars

  16. Placed on General State Calendar

  17. Read 2nd time

  18. Amended 1-Landgraf

  19. Amended 2-Johnson

  20. Passed to engrossment as amended

  21. Record vote RV#2219

  22. Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal

  23. Read 3rd time

  24. Passed

  25. Record vote RV#2285

  26. Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal

  27. Reported engrossed

  28. Received from the House

  29. Read first time

  30. Referred to Jurisprudence

  31. Scheduled for public hearing on . . .

  32. Considered in public hearing

  33. Vote taken in committee

  34. Reported favorably as substituted

  35. Recommended for local & uncontested calendar

  36. Committee report printed and distributed

  37. Placed on intent calendar

  38. Rules suspended-Regular order of business

  39. Vote recorded in Journal

  40. Record vote

  41. Read 2nd time

  42. Amendment(s) offered FA1 Hughes

  43. Amended

  44. Vote recorded in Journal

  45. Amendment(s) offered

  46. Amended

  47. Vote recorded in Journal

  48. Passed to 3rd reading as amended

  49. Record vote

  50. Three day rule suspended

  51. Record vote

  52. Read 3rd time

  53. Passed

  54. Record vote

  55. Senate passage as amended reported

  56. Senate Amendments distributed

  57. Senate Amendments Analysis distributed

  58. House refuses to concur in Senate amendments

  59. House requests conference committee

  60. House appoints conferees

  61. House refuses to concur-reported

  62. House requests conference committee-reported

  63. House appoints conferees-reported

  64. Senate grants request for conference comm.

  65. Senate appoints conferees

  66. Senate grants request for conf comm-reported

  67. Senate appoints conferees-reported

  68. Conference committee report filed

  69. Conf. Comm. Report distributed

  70. House adopts resolution to go outside bounds HR 1514

  71. House adopts conference committee report

  72. Record vote RV#4156

  73. Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal

  74. Senate adopts resolution to go outside bounds SR 713

  75. Senate adopts conference committee report

  76. Record vote

  77. Senate adopts conf. comm. report-reported

  78. House adopts conf. comm. report-reported

  79. Reported enrolled

  80. Signed in the House

  81. Signed in the Senate

  82. Sent to the Governor

  83. Signed by the Governor

  84. Effective on 9/1/25

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