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SB 642 Approved by Governor 05/23/2025

Worker's compensation; expanding rights and remedies granted to certain persons; authorizing agreement between contractors to provide certain insurance coverage. Emergency.

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40 actions
  1. May 27, 2025 upper
    Approved by Governor 05/23/2025
  2. May 21, 2025 upper
    Sent to Governor
  3. May 21, 2025 lower
    Signed, returned to Senate
  4. May 21, 2025 upper
    Enrolled, to House
  5. May 21, 2025 upper
    Referred for enrollment
  6. May 21, 2025 lower
    To Senate
  7. May 21, 2025 lower
    Fourth Reading, Measure and Emergency Passed: Ayes: 81 Nays: 12
  8. May 21, 2025 lower
    CCR adopted
  9. May 21, 2025 lower
    CCR submitted
  10. May 21, 2025 upper
    Measure and Emergency passed, to House: Ayes: 40 Nays: 6
  11. May 21, 2025 upper
    CCR adopted
  12. May 20, 2025 upper
    Coauthored by Representative Ford
  13. May 20, 2025 upper
    CCR read
  14. May 15, 2025 lower
    Conference granted, naming Conference Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety Oversight
  15. May 13, 2025 upper
    SCs named Paxton, Howard, Daniels, Rader, Rosino, Pugh, Kirt
  16. May 13, 2025 upper
    HAs rejected, conference requested
  17. May 12, 2025 upper
    HAs read
  18. May 12, 2025 lower
    Engrossed, signed, to Senate
  19. May 8, 2025 lower
    Referred for engrossment
  20. May 8, 2025 lower
    Motion to reconsider tabled
  21. May 8, 2025 lower
    Notice served to reconsider vote by Representative Kannady
  22. May 8, 2025 lower
    Third Reading, Measure and Emergency passed: Ayes: 74 Nays: 18
  23. May 8, 2025 lower
    Amended by floor substitute
  24. May 8, 2025 lower
    Coauthored by Representative(s) Duel
  25. May 8, 2025 lower
    General Order
  26. Apr 22, 2025 lower
    CR; Do Pass Judiciary and Public Safety Oversight Committee
  27. Apr 10, 2025 lower
    Policy recommendation to the Judiciary and Public Safety Oversight committee; Do Pass Civil Judiciary
  28. Apr 1, 2025 lower
    Referred to Civil Judiciary
  29. Apr 1, 2025 lower
    Second Reading referred to Judiciary and Public Safety Oversight
  30. Mar 24, 2025 lower
    First Reading
  31. Mar 24, 2025 upper
    Engrossed to House
  32. Mar 18, 2025 upper
    Referred for engrossment
  33. Mar 18, 2025 upper
    Measure and Emergency passed: Ayes: 37 Nays: 7
  34. Mar 18, 2025 upper
    General Order, Amended
  35. Mar 13, 2025 upper
    Coauthored by Representative Hilbert (principal House author)
  36. Mar 4, 2025 upper
    Placed on General Order
  37. Feb 27, 2025 upper
    Reported Do Pass, amended by committee substitute Business and Insurance committee; CR filed
  38. Feb 4, 2025 upper
    Second Reading referred to Business and Insurance
  39. Feb 3, 2025 upper
    Authored by Senator Paxton
  40. Feb 3, 2025 upper
    First Reading
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