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SB 632 Approved by Governor 05/29/2025

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.

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44 actions
  1. May 29, 2025 upper
    Approved by Governor 05/29/2025
  2. May 28, 2025 upper
    Sent to Governor
  3. May 28, 2025 lower
    Signed, returned to Senate
  4. May 28, 2025 upper
    Enrolled, to House
  5. May 28, 2025 upper
    Referred for enrollment
  6. May 28, 2025 lower
    To Senate
  7. May 28, 2025 lower
    Fourth Reading, Measure passed: Ayes: 77 Nays: 12
  8. May 28, 2025 lower
    2 CCR adopted
  9. May 28, 2025 lower
    2 CCR submitted
  10. May 28, 2025 upper
    Measure passed, to House: Ayes: 39 Nays: 7
  11. May 28, 2025 upper
    2 CCR adopted
  12. May 27, 2025 upper
    2 CCR read
  13. May 27, 2025 lower
    Further conference granted, naming Conference Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety Oversight
  14. May 22, 2025 upper
    CCR rejected, further conference requested, same conferees
  15. May 22, 2025 upper
    CCR read
  16. May 19, 2025 lower
    Conference granted, naming Conference Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety Oversight
  17. May 19, 2025 upper
    SCs named Paxton, Howard, Daniels, Rader, Rosino, Pugh, Kirt
  18. May 19, 2025 upper
    HAs rejected, conference requested
  19. May 12, 2025 upper
    HAs read
  20. May 12, 2025 lower
    Engrossed, signed, to Senate
  21. May 8, 2025 lower
    Referred for engrossment
  22. May 8, 2025 lower
    Third Reading, Measure passed: Ayes: 71 Nays: 19
  23. May 8, 2025 lower
    Title restored
  24. May 8, 2025 lower
    Amended
  25. May 8, 2025 lower
    Coauthored by Representative(s) Duel
  26. May 8, 2025 lower
    General Order
  27. Apr 22, 2025 lower
    CR; Do Pass Judiciary and Public Safety Oversight Committee
  28. Apr 10, 2025 lower
    Policy recommendation to the Judiciary and Public Safety Oversight committee; Do Pass Civil Judiciary
  29. Apr 1, 2025 lower
    Referred to Civil Judiciary
  30. Apr 1, 2025 lower
    Second Reading referred to Judiciary and Public Safety Oversight
  31. Mar 25, 2025 lower
    First Reading
  32. Mar 25, 2025 upper
    Engrossed to House
  33. Mar 24, 2025 upper
    Referred for engrossment
  34. Mar 24, 2025 upper
    Measure passed: Ayes: 40 Nays: 6
  35. Mar 24, 2025 upper
    General Order, Considered
  36. Mar 10, 2025 upper
    Placed on General Order
  37. Mar 5, 2025 upper
    Reported Do Pass Appropriations committee; CR filed
  38. Mar 3, 2025 upper
    Coauthored by Representative Hilbert (principal House author)
  39. Feb 25, 2025 upper
    Referred to Appropriations
  40. Feb 25, 2025 upper
    Title stricken
  41. Feb 25, 2025 upper
    Reported Do Pass as amended Judiciary committee; CR filed
  42. Feb 4, 2025 upper
    Second Reading referred to Judiciary Committee then to Appropriations Committee
  43. Feb 3, 2025 upper
    Authored by Senator Paxton
  44. Feb 3, 2025 upper
    First Reading
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