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2025-2026 89th Legislature

HB4081

Relating to the sealing of certain documents alleged to contain trade secrets.

Current disposition
Signed by Governor
Last status date
June 20, 2025
Last status update
Signed by the Governor
Author
Cody Vasut
Co-sponsors
Ben BumgarnerRichard HayesBryan Hughes

Legislative progress

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Enrolled May 31, 2025 Governor approved June 20, 2025
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Recorded floor votes

2 roll calls are available for this bill. This record includes procedural and intermediate action as well as substantive final votes.

May 6, 2025 · House

Read 3rd time RV#1428

Passed ⭐ Substantive final action

140 yea–5 nay · 2 not voting · 3 absent

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May 30, 2025 · House

House concurs in Senate amendment(s) RV#4078

Passed ⭐ Substantive final action

129 yea–7 nay · 2 not voting · 12 absent

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Committee referrals

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.

  1. State Effective on 9/1/25
  2. State Signed by the Governor
  3. State Sent to the Governor
  4. Senate Signed in the Senate
  5. House Signed in the House
  6. House Reported enrolled
  7. Senate House concurs in Senate amendment(s)-reported
  8. House Text of Senate Amendment(s)
  9. House Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal View roll call
  10. House Record vote RV#4078 View roll call
  11. House House concurs in Senate amendment(s)
  12. House Senate Amendments Analysis distributed
  13. House Senate Amendments distributed
  14. House Senate passage as amended reported
  15. Senate Record vote
  16. Senate Passed
  17. Senate Read 3rd time
  18. Senate Record vote
  19. Senate Three day rule suspended
  20. Senate Vote recorded in Journal
  21. Senate Read 2nd time & passed to 3rd reading
  22. Senate Laid before the Senate
  23. Senate Placed on local & uncontested calendar
  24. Senate Committee report printed and distributed
  25. Senate Recommended for local & uncontested calendar
  26. Senate Reported favorably as substituted
  27. Senate Vote taken in committee
  28. Senate Considered in public hearing
  29. Senate Scheduled for public hearing on . . .
  30. Senate Referred to State Affairs
  31. Senate Read first time
  32. Senate Received from the House
  33. House Reported engrossed
  34. House Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal View roll call
  35. House Record vote RV#1428 View roll call
  36. House Passed View roll call
  37. House Read 3rd time
  38. House Passed to engrossment as amended
  39. House Amended 1-Vasut
  40. House Read 2nd time
  41. House Placed on General State Calendar
  42. House Considered in Calendars
  43. House Committee report sent to Calendars
  44. House Committee report distributed
  45. House Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator
  46. House Reported favorably w/o amendment(s)
  47. House Considered in formal meeting
  48. House Left pending in committee
  49. House Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee
  50. House Considered in public hearing
  51. House Scheduled for public hearing on . . .
  52. House Referred to Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence
  53. House Read first time
  54. House Filed
Source provenance
LegiScan bill ID
1995022
LegiScan session ID
2160
Source file
var/states/texas/source/legiscan/2160-8caaa099665d/bill/HB4081.json
Package observed
2026-07-17T02:14:58+00:00