2026 Regular Session
HB3697
Civil procedure; defenses and objections; pleading or motion; defendant; answer; effective date.
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
3 roll calls are available for this bill. This record includes procedural and intermediate action as well as substantive final votes.
February 5, 2026 · House
House: Civil Judiciary Committee: DO PASS
Passed
9 yea–0 nay
March 3, 2026 · House
House: Judiciary and Public Safety Oversight Committee: DO PASS
Passed
13 yea–0 nay
March 24, 2026 · House
House: THIRD READING
Passed ⭐ Substantive final action
92 yea–0 nay · 7 absent
Committee referrals
April 1, 2026 · Senate
Judiciary
February 3, 2026 · House
Judiciary and Public Safety Oversight
February 3, 2026 · 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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Senate Second Reading referred to Judiciary
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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: 92 Nays: 0 View roll call
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House General Order
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House Authored by Senator Howard (principal Senate author)
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House CR; Do Pass 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 Gise
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House First Reading