2026 Regular Session
HB1562
Business courts; creating of business courts; jurisdiction; emergency.
Legislative progress
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This summary includes only completed milestones supported by recorded actions. It does not predict the next step, and it preserves later committee reassignments, concurrence, conference, veto, and approval actions when they occur.
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
March 4, 2025 · House
House: Judiciary and Public Safety Oversight Committee: DO PASS AS AMENDED BY CS
Passed
14 yea–0 nay
March 24, 2025 · House
House: THIRD READING
Passed ⭐ Substantive final action
73 yea–16 nay · 10 absent
April 15, 2025 · Senate
Senate: Judiciary Committee: DO PASS
Passed
6 yea–2 nay
April 23, 2025 · Senate
Senate: Appropriations Committee: DO PASS AMENDED
Passed
17 yea–4 nay
May 5, 2025 · Senate
Senate: THIRD READING
Passed ⭐ Substantive final action
35 yea–12 nay
Committee referrals
April 15, 2025 · Senate
Appropriations
April 1, 2025 · Senate
Judiciary
February 4, 2025 · House
Judiciary and Public Safety Oversight
February 4, 2025 · House
Civil Judiciary
Instrument history
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This is the complete recorded action history in the current source package. Highlighted entries are marked as significant by the source. A roll-call link appears only when a vote-like action has one unambiguous same-day chamber vote.
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House Emergency added
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House Enacting clause restored
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House Title restored
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House CCR submitted
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Senate Conference granted, SCs named Howard, Gollihare, Jech, Rosino, Paxton, Daniels, Boren
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House HC's named: Conference Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety Oversight
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House SA's rejected, conference requested, conferees to be named later
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House SA's received
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Senate Engrossed to House
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Senate Referred for engrossment
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Senate Measure passed: Ayes: 35 Nays: 12 View roll call
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Senate General Order, Considered
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Senate Placed on General Order
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Senate Enacting clause stricken
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Senate Reported Do Pass as amended Appropriations committee; CR filed View roll call
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Senate Referred to Appropriations
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Senate Reported Do Pass Judiciary committee; CR filed View roll call
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Senate Second Reading referred to Judiciary Committee then to Appropriations Committee
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Senate First Reading
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House Engrossed, signed, to Senate
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House Referred for engrossment
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House Third Reading, Measure passed: Ayes: 73 Nays: 16 View roll call
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House Title stricken
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House Amended
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House Authored by Senator Howard (principal Senate author)
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House General Order
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House CR; Do Pass, amended by committee substitute Judiciary and Public Safety Oversight Committee View roll call
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House Policy recommendation to the Judiciary and Public Safety Oversight committee; Do Pass Civil Judiciary View roll call
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House Referred to Civil Judiciary
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House Second Reading referred to Judiciary and Public Safety Oversight
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House Authored by Representative Duel
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House First Reading