2026 Regular Session
SB2084
Governmental Tort Claims Act; limiting settlement awards for wrongful termination claims; providing for inclusion of certain damages. 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
5 roll calls are available for this bill. This record includes procedural and intermediate action as well as substantive final votes.
February 17, 2026 · Senate
Senate: Judiciary Committee: DO PASS
Passed
6 yea–2 nay
March 26, 2026 · Senate
Senate: THIRD READING
Passed ⭐ Substantive final action
35 yea–7 nay · 6 absent
April 2, 2026 · House
House: Civil Judiciary Committee: DO PASS
Passed
7 yea–2 nay
April 14, 2026 · House
House: Judiciary and Public Safety Oversight Committee: DO PASS
Passed
8 yea–5 nay
May 6, 2026 · House
House: THIRD READING
Passed ⭐ Substantive final action
70 yea–21 nay · 8 absent
Committee referrals
March 31, 2026 · House
Judiciary and Public Safety Oversight
March 31, 2026 · House
Civil Judiciary
February 3, 2026 · Senate
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 Approved by Governor 05/12/2026
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Senate Sent to Governor
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House Signed, returned to Senate
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Senate Enrolled, to House
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Senate Referred for enrollment
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House Signed, returned to Senate
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House Third Reading, Measure passed: Ayes: 70 Nays: 21 View roll call
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House General Order
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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
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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 First Reading
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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: 7 View roll call
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Senate General Order, Amended by Floor Substitute
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Senate Coauthored by Representative Hilbert (principal House author)
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Senate Placed on General Order
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Senate Reported Do Pass Judiciary committee; CR filed View roll call
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Senate Coauthored by Senator Jett
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Senate Second Reading referred to Judiciary
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Senate Authored by Senator Paxton
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Senate First Reading