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2026 Regular Session

HB2619

Discovery; creating the Foreign Litigation Funding Prevention Act; commercial litigation funding agreements; prohibiting admissibility of certain information as evidence; effective date.

Legislative progress

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Introduced in House February 3, 2025 House committee substitute February 24, 2025 House committee substitute March 4, 2025 House passed March 11, 2025 Sent to Senate March 12, 2025 Introduced in Senate March 12, 2025 Senate committee passed April 22, 2025 Senate passed May 8, 2025 Sent to House May 8, 2025 Enrolled May 8, 2025 Enrolled May 12, 2025 Sent to Governor May 12, 2025 Governor approved May 15, 2025

Recorded floor votes

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

February 20, 2025 · House

House: Civil Judiciary Committee: DO PASS AS AMENDED BY CS

Passed

8 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 11, 2025 · House

House: THIRD READING

Passed ⭐ Substantive final action

88 yea–2 nay · 9 absent

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April 22, 2025 · Senate

Senate: Judiciary Committee: DO PASS

Passed

6 yea–2 nay

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May 8, 2025 · Senate

Senate: THIRD READING

Passed ⭐ Substantive final action

40 yea–5 nay · 2 absent

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Committee referrals

Instrument history

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  1. House Approved by Governor 05/14/2025
  2. House Sent to Governor
  3. Senate Enrolled measure signed, returned to House
  4. House Enrolled, signed, to Senate
  5. House Referred for enrollment
  6. Senate Engrossed measure signed, returned to House
  7. Senate Measure passed: Ayes: 40 Nays: 5 View roll call
  8. Senate General Order, Considered
  9. Senate Placed on General Order
  10. Senate Reported Do Pass Judiciary committee; CR filed View roll call
  11. Senate Second Reading referred to Judiciary
  12. Senate First Reading
  13. House Engrossed, signed, to Senate
  14. House Referred for engrossment
  15. House Third Reading, Measure passed: Ayes: 88 Nays: 2 View roll call
  16. House Coauthored by Representative(s) Lepak
  17. House General Order
  18. House Authored by Senator Howard (principal Senate author)
  19. House CR; Do Pass, amended by committee substitute Judiciary and Public Safety Oversight Committee View roll call
  20. House Policy recommendation to the Judiciary and Public Safety Oversight committee; Do Pass, amended by committee substitute Civil Judiciary
  21. House Referred to Civil Judiciary
  22. House Second Reading referred to Judiciary and Public Safety Oversight
  23. House Authored by Representative Harris
  24. House First Reading
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