2026 Regular Session
HB3970
Court reporters; duties and salaries; remote availability; transcripts; certifications; continuing education; shorthand reporter examinations; methods; effective date; 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
5 roll calls are available for this bill. This record includes procedural and intermediate action as well as substantive final votes.
February 17, 2026 · House
House: Appropriations and Budget Committee: DO PASS AS AMENDED BY CS
Passed
30 yea–0 nay
March 11, 2026 · House
House: THIRD READING
Passed ⭐ Substantive final action
89 yea–0 nay · 10 absent
April 7, 2026 · Senate
Senate: Judiciary Committee: DO PASS AMENDED
Passed
7 yea–0 nay
April 27, 2026 · Senate
Senate: THIRD READING
Passed ⭐ Substantive final action
47 yea–0 nay · 1 absent
May 6, 2026 · House
House: FOURTH READING
Passed
85 yea–0 nay · 14 absent
Committee referrals
April 7, 2026 · Senate
Appropriations
April 1, 2026 · Senate
Judiciary
February 3, 2026 · House
Appropriations and Budget
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 Approved by Governor 05/12/2026
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House Sent to Governor
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Senate Enrolled measure signed, returned to House
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House Enrolled, signed, to Senate
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House Referred for enrollment
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House Fourth Reading, Measure and Emergency Passed: Ayes: 85 Nays: 0 View roll call
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House SA's read, adopted View roll call
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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 and Emergency passed: Ayes: 47 Nays: 0 View roll call
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Senate General Order, Amended by Floor Substitute
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Senate Placed on General Order
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Senate Withdrawn from Appropriations committee
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Senate Referred to Appropriations
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Senate Emergency added
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Senate Reported Do Pass as amended 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: 89 Nays: 0 View roll call
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House General Order
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House Emergency removed
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House Authored by Senator Hall (principal Senate author)
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House CR; Do Pass, amended by committee substitute Appropriations and Budget Committee
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House Second Reading referred to Appropriations and Budget
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House Authored by Representative Caldwell (Trey)
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House First Reading