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2026 Regular Session

HB1562

Business courts; creating of business courts; jurisdiction; emergency.

Legislative progress

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Introduced in House February 3, 2025 House committee passed February 13, 2025 House committee substitute March 4, 2025 House passed March 24, 2025 Sent to Senate March 25, 2025 Introduced in Senate March 25, 2025 Senate committee passed April 15, 2025 Senate committee passed April 23, 2025 Senate passed May 5, 2025 Sent to House May 6, 2025

Recorded floor votes

6 roll calls are available for this bill. This record includes procedural and intermediate action as well as substantive final votes.

February 13, 2025 · House

House: Civil Judiciary Committee: DO PASS

Passed

7 yea–1 nay

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March 4, 2025 · House

House: Judiciary and Public Safety Oversight Committee: DO PASS AS AMENDED BY CS

Passed

14 yea–0 nay

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March 24, 2025 · House

House: THIRD READING

Passed ⭐ Substantive final action

73 yea–16 nay · 10 absent

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April 15, 2025 · Senate

Senate: Judiciary Committee: DO PASS

Passed

6 yea–2 nay

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April 23, 2025 · Senate

Senate: Appropriations Committee: DO PASS AMENDED

Passed

17 yea–4 nay

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May 5, 2025 · Senate

Senate: THIRD READING

Passed ⭐ Substantive final action

35 yea–12 nay

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Committee referrals

Instrument history

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  1. House Emergency added
  2. House Enacting clause restored
  3. House Title restored
  4. House CCR submitted
  5. Senate Conference granted, SCs named Howard, Gollihare, Jech, Rosino, Paxton, Daniels, Boren
  6. House HC's named: Conference Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety Oversight
  7. House SA's rejected, conference requested, conferees to be named later
  8. House SA's received
  9. Senate Engrossed to House
  10. Senate Referred for engrossment
  11. Senate Measure passed: Ayes: 35 Nays: 12 View roll call
  12. Senate General Order, Considered
  13. Senate Placed on General Order
  14. Senate Enacting clause stricken
  15. Senate Reported Do Pass as amended Appropriations committee; CR filed View roll call
  16. Senate Referred to Appropriations
  17. Senate Reported Do Pass Judiciary committee; CR filed View roll call
  18. Senate Second Reading referred to Judiciary Committee then to Appropriations Committee
  19. Senate First Reading
  20. House Engrossed, signed, to Senate
  21. House Referred for engrossment
  22. House Third Reading, Measure passed: Ayes: 73 Nays: 16 View roll call
  23. House Title stricken
  24. House Amended
  25. House Authored by Senator Howard (principal Senate author)
  26. House General Order
  27. House CR; Do Pass, amended by committee substitute Judiciary and Public Safety Oversight Committee View roll call
  28. House Policy recommendation to the Judiciary and Public Safety Oversight committee; Do Pass Civil Judiciary View roll call
  29. House Referred to Civil Judiciary
  30. House Second Reading referred to Judiciary and Public Safety Oversight
  31. House Authored by Representative Duel
  32. House First Reading
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