2025-2026 89th Legislature
HB40
Relating to the business court.
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
14 roll calls are available for this bill. This record includes procedural and intermediate action as well as substantive final votes.
May 12, 2025 · House
Amended RV#2219
Passed
88 yea–49 nay · 1 not voting · 12 absent
May 13, 2025 · House
Read 3rd time RV#2285
Passed ⭐ Substantive final action
99 yea–40 nay · 2 not voting · 9 absent
May 28, 2025 · Senate
Rules suspended-Regular order of business
Passed
24 yea–7 nay
May 28, 2025 · Senate
Vote recorded in Journal
Passed
25 yea–6 nay
May 28, 2025 · Senate
Three day rule suspended
Passed
24 yea–7 nay
May 28, 2025 · Senate
Read 3rd time
Failed ⭐ Substantive final action
0 yea–1 nay
May 28, 2025 · Senate
Vote recorded in Journal
Passed
24 yea–7 nay
May 28, 2025 · Senate
Vote recorded in Journal
Passed
25 yea–6 nay
May 28, 2025 · Senate
Three day rule suspended
Passed
24 yea–7 nay
May 28, 2025 · Senate
Read 3rd time
Failed ⭐ Substantive final action
0 yea–1 nay
June 1, 2025 · House
House adopts conference committee report RV#4156
Passed ⭐ Substantive final action
95 yea–39 nay · 2 not voting · 14 absent
June 1, 2025 · Senate
Senate adopts conference committee report
Passed ⭐ Substantive final action
24 yea–7 nay
June 1, 2025 · Senate
Senate adopts conference committee report
Passed ⭐ Substantive final action
24 yea–7 nay
June 1, 2025 · Senate
Senate adopts conference committee report
Passed ⭐ Substantive final action
24 yea–7 nay
Committee referrals
May 15, 2025 · Senate
Jurisprudence
March 17, 2025 · House
Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence
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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State Effective on 9/1/25
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State Signed by the Governor
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State Sent to the Governor
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Senate Signed in the Senate
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House Signed in the House
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House Reported enrolled
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Senate House adopts conf. comm. report-reported
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House Senate adopts conf. comm. report-reported
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Senate Record vote
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Senate Senate adopts conference committee report
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Senate Senate adopts resolution to go outside bounds SR 713
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House Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal View roll call
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House Record vote RV#4156 View roll call
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House House adopts conference committee report
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House House adopts resolution to go outside bounds HR 1514
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House Conf. Comm. Report distributed
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Senate Conference committee report filed
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House Senate appoints conferees-reported
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House Senate grants request for conf comm-reported
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Senate Senate appoints conferees
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Senate Senate grants request for conference comm.
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Senate House appoints conferees-reported
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Senate House requests conference committee-reported
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Senate House refuses to concur-reported
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House House appoints conferees
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House House requests conference committee
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House House refuses to concur in Senate amendments
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House Senate Amendments Analysis distributed
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House Senate Amendments distributed
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House Senate passage as amended reported
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Senate Record vote
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Senate Passed
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Senate Read 3rd time
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Senate Record vote
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Senate Three day rule suspended
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Senate Record vote
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Senate Passed to 3rd reading as amended
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Senate Vote recorded in Journal
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Senate Amended
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Senate Amendment(s) offered
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Senate Vote recorded in Journal
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Senate Amended
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Senate Amendment(s) offered FA1 Hughes
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Senate Read 2nd time
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Senate Record vote
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Senate Vote recorded in Journal
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Senate Rules suspended-Regular order of business
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Senate Placed on intent calendar
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Senate Committee report printed and distributed
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Senate Recommended for local & uncontested calendar
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Senate Reported favorably as substituted
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Senate Vote taken in committee
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Senate Considered in public hearing
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Senate Scheduled for public hearing on . . .
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Senate Referred to Jurisprudence
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Senate Read first time
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Senate Received from the House
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House Reported engrossed
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House Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal View roll call
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House Record vote RV#2285 View roll call
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House Passed View roll call
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House Read 3rd time
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House Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal View roll call
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House Record vote RV#2219 View roll call
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House Passed to engrossment as amended View roll call
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House Amended 2-Johnson
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House Amended 1-Landgraf
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House Read 2nd time
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House Placed on General State Calendar
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House Considered in Calendars
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House Committee report sent to Calendars
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House Committee report distributed
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House Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator
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House Reported favorably as substituted
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House Committee substitute considered in committee
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House Considered in formal meeting
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House Left pending in committee
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House Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee
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House Committee substitute considered in committee
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House Considered in public hearing
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House Scheduled for public hearing on . . .
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House Referred to Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence
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House Read first time
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House Filed