2026 Regular Session
SB632
Business courts; creating business court divisions in certain judicial districts; providing for appointment of business court judges; specifying authority and jurisdiction of business court. 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
8 roll calls are available for this bill. This record includes procedural and intermediate action as well as substantive final votes.
February 25, 2025 · Senate
Senate: Judiciary Committee: DO PASS AMENDED
Passed
5 yea–2 nay
March 5, 2025 · Senate
Senate: Appropriations Committee: DO PASS
Passed
21 yea–3 nay
March 24, 2025 · Senate
Senate: THIRD READING
Passed ⭐ Substantive final action
40 yea–6 nay · 1 absent
April 10, 2025 · House
House: Civil Judiciary Committee: DO PASS
Passed
7 yea–1 nay
April 22, 2025 · House
House: Judiciary and Public Safety Oversight Committee: DO PASS
Passed
10 yea–0 nay
May 8, 2025 · House
House: THIRD READING
Passed ⭐ Substantive final action
71 yea–19 nay · 1 not voting · 7 absent
May 28, 2025 · Senate
Senate: FOURTH READING
Passed
39 yea–7 nay · 2 absent
May 28, 2025 · House
House: FOURTH READING
Passed
77 yea–12 nay · 2 not voting · 7 absent
Committee referrals
April 1, 2025 · House
Judiciary and Public Safety Oversight
April 1, 2025 · House
Civil Judiciary
February 25, 2025 · Senate
Appropriations
February 4, 2025 · 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 05/29/2025
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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 To Senate
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House Fourth Reading, Measure passed: Ayes: 77 Nays: 12 View roll call
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House 2 CCR adopted View roll call
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House 2 CCR submitted
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Senate Measure passed, to House: Ayes: 39 Nays: 7 View roll call
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Senate 2 CCR adopted View roll call
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Senate 2 CCR read
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House Further conference granted, naming Conference Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety Oversight
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Senate CCR rejected, further conference requested, same conferees
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Senate CCR read
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House Conference granted, naming Conference Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety Oversight
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Senate SCs named Paxton, Howard, Daniels, Rader, Rosino, Pugh, Kirt
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Senate HAs rejected, conference requested
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Senate HAs read
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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: 71 Nays: 19 View roll call
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House Title restored
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House Amended
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House Coauthored by Representative(s) Duel
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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 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 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: 40 Nays: 6 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 Reported Do Pass Appropriations committee; CR filed View roll call
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Senate Coauthored by Representative Hilbert (principal House author)
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Senate Referred to Appropriations
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Senate Title stricken
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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 Authored by Senator Paxton
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Senate First Reading