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HB40

Signed by Governor
Authored by Brooks Landgraf (R)
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Caption: Relating to the Business Court.
Initially Referred to House Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence Committee, chaired by a Republican
Last Referred to Senate Jurisprudence Committee, chaired by a Republican
This bill would cost taxpayers $41,730,047.00 over five years, according to the Legislative Budget Bureau.
Joint authors: LaHood (R); Leach (R); Meyer (R); Schofield (R)
Sponsors: Hughes (R)


(H) Hughes signed onto the bill as
 

Mar 14, 2025


(H) Landgraf signed onto the bill as Author
(H) Filed
 

Mar 17, 2025


(H) Read first time
(H) Referred to the House Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence, chaired by a Republican
 

Apr 9, 2025


(H) Scheduled for public hearing on . . .
(H) Considered in public hearing
(H) Committee substitute considered in committee
(H) Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee
(H) Left pending in committee
 

Apr 14, 2025


(H) House Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence met.
(H) Considered in formal meeting
(H) Committee substitute considered in committee
(H) Reported favorably as substituted
 

May 6, 2025


(H) Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator
 

May 7, 2025


(H) LaHood signed onto the bill as Joint Author
(H) Leach signed onto the bill as Joint Author
(H) Meyer signed onto the bill as Joint Author
(H) Schofield signed onto the bill as Joint Author
(H) Committee report distributed
(H) Committee report sent to Calendars
 

May 8, 2025


(H) Considered in Calendars
 

May 10, 2025


(H) Placed on General State Calendar
 

May 12, 2025


(H) Read 2nd time
(H) A Republican amendment (No. 1) from Landgraf amended the bill.
(H) A Democrat amendment (No. 2) from Johnson amended the bill.
(H) Passed to engrossment as amended
(H) Record vote

RV#2219: Yea 88 (R 80, D 8) - Nay 49 (R 1, D 48)
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Yea - Alders; Ashby; Barry; Bell, C.; Bell, K.; Bhojani; Bonnen; Buckley; Bumgarner; Button; Cain; Campos; Capriglione; Cook; Craddick; Cunningham; Curry; Darby; Dean; DeAyala; Dorazio; Dyson; Fairly; Frank; Garcia, J.; Gates; Gerdes; Geren; Guillen; Harless; Harris Davila; Harrison; Hayes; Hefner; Hickland; Holt; Hopper; Hull; Hunter; Isaac; Kerwin; Kitzman; LaHood; Lambert; Landgraf; Leach; Leo Wilson; Little; Longoria; Lopez, J.; Louderback; Lowe; Lozano; Lujan; Luther; McLaughlin; McQueeney; Meyer; Morales, E.; Morgan; Noble; Olcott; Oliverson; Orr; Patterson; Paul; Phelan; Pierson; Plesa; Raymond; Richardson; Schatzline; Schoolcraft; Shaheen; Shofner; Slawson; Spiller; Swanson; Tepper; Tinderholt; Toth; Troxclair; VanDeaver; Vasut; Villalobos; Wharton; Wilson; Zweiner

Nay - Allen; Anchia; Bernal; Bryant; Bucy; Canales; Cole; Collier; Davis, A.; Davis, Y.; Dutton; Gamez; Garcia Hernandez; Garcia, L.; Gonzalez, J.; Gonzalez, M.; Goodwin; Guerra; Hernandez; Hinojosa; Howard; Johnson; Jones, J.; Lalani; Lopez, R.; Manuel; Martinez; Martinez Fischer; Metcalf; Meza; Moody; Morales Shaw; Morales, C.; Munoz; Ordaz; Perez, M.; Perez, V.; Reynolds; Rodriguez Ramos; Romero; Rose; Rosenthal; Talarico; Thompson; Turner; Vo; Walle; Ward Johnson; Wu

Absent - Bowers; Cortez; Harris; Jones, V.; Virdell

Present, Not Voting - Burrows

Please note: the following statements by legislators do not affect the vote count that was recorded.

Rhetta Bowers: "When Record No. 2219 was taken, I was absent to attend a meeting of the Committee on Criminal Jurisprudence. I would have voted no." (view other statements of vote for this Rep)

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(H) Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
 

May 13, 2025


(H) Read 3rd time
(H) Passed
(H) Record vote

RV#2285: Yea 99 (R 81, D 18) - Nay 40 (R 1, D 39)
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Yea - Alders; Ashby; Barry; Bell, C.; Bell, K.; Bhojani; Bonnen; Buckley; Bumgarner; Button; Cain; Campos; Capriglione; Cook; Cortez; Craddick; Cunningham; Curry; Darby; Davis, A.; Dean; DeAyala; Dorazio; Dutton; Dyson; Frank; Garcia, J.; Gates; Gerdes; Geren; Guillen; Harless; Harris Davila; Harrison; Hayes; Hefner; Hickland; Holt; Hopper; Hull; Hunter; Isaac; Jones, V.; Kerwin; King; Kitzman; LaHood; Lalani; Lambert; Landgraf; Leo Wilson; Longoria; Lopez, J.; Louderback; Lowe; Lozano; Lujan; Luther; Martinez; McLaughlin; McQueeney; Meyer; Money; Moody; Morales, E.; Morgan; Noble; Olcott; Oliverson; Ordaz; Orr; Patterson; Paul; Perez, M.; Perez, V.; Phelan; Pierson; Plesa; Raymond; Richardson; Schatzline; Schoolcraft; Shaheen; Shofner; Slawson; Smithee; Spiller; Swanson; Tepper; Thompson; Tinderholt; Toth; Troxclair; VanDeaver; Vasut; Villalobos; Virdell; Wharton; Wilson

Nay - Allen; Anchia; Bernal; Bowers; Bryant; Bucy; Canales; Cole; Collier; Davis, Y.; Flores; Gamez; Garcia Hernandez; Garcia, L.; Gonzalez, M.; Goodwin; Guerra; Hernandez; Hinojosa; Howard; Jones, J.; Lopez, R.; Manuel; Martinez Fischer; Metcalf; Meza; Morales Shaw; Morales, C.; Munoz; Reynolds; Rodriguez Ramos; Romero; Rose; Rosenthal; Talarico; Turner; Vo; Walle; Wu; Zweiner

Absent - Gonzalez, J.; Little; Ward Johnson

Present, Not Voting - Burrows; Harris

Please note: the following statements by legislators do not affect the vote count that was recorded.

Charlene Ward Johnson: "When Record No. 2285 was taken, I was in the house but away from my desk. I would have voted no." (view other statements of vote for this Rep)

Senfronia Thompson: "When Record No. 2285 was taken, I was shown voting yes. I intended to vote no." (view other statements of vote for this Rep)

Will Metcalf: "When Record No. 2285 was taken, I was shown voting no. I intended to vote yes." (view other statements of vote for this Rep)

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(H) Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
(H) Reported engrossed
 

May 14, 2025


(S) Received from the House
 

May 15, 2025


(S) Read first time
(S) Referred to the Senate Jurisprudence, chaired by a Republican
 

May 21, 2025


(S) Scheduled for public hearing on . . .
(S) Considered in public hearing
(S) Vote taken in committee
 

May 25, 2025


(S) Reported favorably as substituted
(S) Recommended for local & uncontested calendar
(S) Committee report printed and distributed
 

May 28, 2025


(S) Placed on intent calendar
(S) Rules suspended-Regular order of business
(S) Record vote
(S) Read 2nd time

20250528_HB40_2R: Yea 24 (R 20, D 4) - Nay 7 (R 0, D 7)

Yea - A. Hinojosa; Bettencourt; Birdwell; Blanco; Campbell; Creighton; Flores; Hagenbuch; Hall; Hancock; Huffman; Hughes; J. Hinojosa; Johnson; King; Kolkhorst; Menendez; Middleton; Nichols; Parker; Paxton; Perry; Schwertner; Sparks

Nay - Alvarado; Cook; Eckhardt; Gutierrez; Miles; West; Zaffirini

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(S) Amendment(s) offered

20250528_HB40_FA1: Yea 31 (R 20, D 11) - Nay 0 (R 0, D 0)

Yea - A. Hinojosa; Alvarado; Bettencourt; Birdwell; Blanco; Campbell; Cook; Creighton; Eckhardt; Flores; Gutierrez; Hagenbuch; Hall; Hancock; Huffman; Hughes; J. Hinojosa; Johnson; King; Kolkhorst; Menendez; Middleton; Miles; Nichols; Parker; Paxton; Perry; Schwertner; Sparks; West; Zaffirini

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(S) Amended
(S) Vote recorded in Journal
(S) Amendment(s) offered
(S) Amended
(S) Record vote
(S) Passed to 3rd reading as amended
(S) Record vote
(S) Three day rule suspended
(S) Record vote
(S) Read 3rd time
(S) Passed

20250528_HB40_3R: Yea 24 (R 20, D 4) - Nay 7 (R 0, D 7)

Yea - A. Hinojosa; Bettencourt; Birdwell; Blanco; Campbell; Creighton; Flores; Hagenbuch; Hall; Hancock; Huffman; Hughes; J. Hinojosa; Johnson; King; Kolkhorst; Menendez; Middleton; Nichols; Parker; Paxton; Perry; Schwertner; Sparks

Nay - Alvarado; Cook; Eckhardt; Gutierrez; Miles; West; Zaffirini

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(S) Record vote
 

May 29, 2025


(H) Senate passage as amended reported
(H) Senate Amendments distributed
(H) Senate Amendments Analysis distributed
 

May 30, 2025


(H) House refuses to concur in Senate amendments
(H) House requests conference committee
(H) House appoints conferees
(S) House refuses to concur-reported
(S) House requests conference committee-reported
(S) House appoints conferees-reported
(S) Senate grants request for conference comm.
(S) Senate appoints conferees
 

May 31, 2025


(H) Senate grants request for conf comm-reported
(H) Senate appoints conferees-reported
(S) Conference committee report filed
(H) Conf. Comm. Report distributed
 

Jun 1, 2025


(H) House adopts resolution to go outside bounds
(H) House adopts conference committee report
(H) Record vote

RV#4156: Yea 95 (R 84, D 11) - Nay 39 (R 0, D 39)
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Yea - Alders; Ashby; Barry; Bell, C.; Bell, K.; Bonnen; Buckley; Bumgarner; Cain; Capriglione; Cook; Cortez; Craddick; Cunningham; Curry; Darby; Dean; DeAyala; Dorazio; Dyson; Fairly; Frank; Gates; Gerdes; Geren; Gervin-Hawkins; Guerra; Guillen; Harless; Harris Davila; Harrison; Hayes; Hefner; Hernandez; Hickland; Holt; Hopper; Hull; Hunter; Isaac; Kerwin; King; Kitzman; LaHood; Lambert; Leach; Leo Wilson; Little; Lopez, J.; Louderback; Lowe; Lozano; Lujan; Luther; Martinez; McLaughlin; McQueeney; Metcalf; Meyer; Money; Morales, E.; Morgan; Munoz; Noble; Olcott; Oliverson; Ordaz; Orr; Patterson; Paul; Perez, M.; Phelan; Pierson; Raymond; Richardson; Schatzline; Schofield; Schoolcraft; Shaheen; Shofner; Slawson; Smithee; Spiller; Swanson; Tepper; Thompson; Tinderholt; Toth; Troxclair; VanDeaver; Vasut; Villalobos; Virdell; Wharton; Wilson

Nay - Anchia; Bhojani; Bowers; Bryant; Bucy; Campos; Canales; Cole; Collier; Davis, A.; Dutton; Flores; Gamez; Garcia Hernandez; Garcia, J.; Gonzalez, J.; Gonzalez, M.; Goodwin; Hinojosa; Howard; Johnson; Jones, J.; Lalani; Lopez, R.; Manuel; Martinez Fischer; Meza; Moody; Morales Shaw; Plesa; Rodriguez Ramos; Romero; Rosenthal; Talarico; Turner; Walle; Ward Johnson; Wu; Zweiner

Absent - Bernal; Button; Davis, Y.; Longoria; Morales, C.; Perez, V.; Reynolds; Rose; Simmons; Vo

Present, Not Voting - Burrows; Landgraf

Please note: the following statements by legislators do not affect the vote count that was recorded.

Senfronia Thompson: "When Record No. 4156 was taken, I was shown voting yes. I intended to vote no." (view other statements of vote for this Rep)

Toni Rose: "When Record No. 4156 was taken, I was temporarily out of the house chamber. I would have voted no." (view other statements of vote for this Rep)

Vincent Perez: "When Record No. 4156 was taken, I was in the house but away from my desk. I would have voted yes." (view other statements of vote for this Rep)

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(H) Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
(S) Senate adopts resolution to go outside bounds
(S) Senate adopts conference committee report
(S) Record vote

20250601_HB40_FA1: Yea 24 (R 20, D 4) - Nay 7 (R 0, D 7)

Yea - A. Hinojosa; Bettencourt; Birdwell; Blanco; Campbell; Creighton; Flores; Hagenbuch; Hall; Hancock; Huffman; Hughes; J. Hinojosa; Johnson; King; Kolkhorst; Menendez; Middleton; Nichols; Parker; Paxton; Perry; Schwertner; Sparks

Nay - Alvarado; Cook; Eckhardt; Gutierrez; Miles; West; Zaffirini

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(H) Senate adopts conf. comm. report-reported
(S) House adopts conf. comm. report-reported
 

Jun 2, 2025


(H) Reported enrolled
(H) Signed in the House
(S) Signed in the Senate
(E) Sent to the Governor

Lobbying Against/For/On This Bill

Against

(Wed 4/9/2025) Registering before H Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence as Jay Harvey for self (with TEXABOTA)
(Wed 4/9/2025) Registering before H Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence as Jennie Knapp for Texas Association of Defense Counsel
(Wed 4/9/2025) Registering before H Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence as Josie Castro Garcia for Dallas County
(Wed 5/21/2025) Registering before S Jurisprudence as Josie Castro Garcia for Dallas County Commissioners Court
(Wed 4/9/2025) Registering before H Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence as Katelyn Caldwell for Harris County Commissioners Court
(Wed 4/9/2025) Registering before H Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence as Melissa Shannon for Bexar County Commissioners Court
(Wed 5/21/2025) Registering before S Jurisprudence as Steven Deline for self
 

For

(Wed 4/9/2025) Testifying before H Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence as David Harrell for self (with Texas business law foundation)
(Wed 4/9/2025) Testifying before H Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence as Kevin Reddington for Texans for Lawsuit Reform (TLR)
(Wed 4/9/2025) Testifying before H Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence as Mike Tankersley for self (with Texas Business Law Foundation)
(Wed 5/21/2025) Registering before S Jurisprudence as Becky Walker for Texas Society of Architects
(Wed 4/9/2025) Registering before H Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence as Carrie Simmons for Energy Transfer
(Wed 4/9/2025) Registering before H Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence as Chuck Mains for Texas Business Law Foundation
(Wed 5/21/2025) Registering before S Jurisprudence as Chuck Mains for Texas Business Law Foundation
(Wed 5/21/2025) Registering before S Jurisprudence as George Christian for Texas Civil Justice League
(Wed 5/21/2025) Registering before S Jurisprudence as Guy Herman for self (with Texas Statutory Probate Courts)
(Wed 5/21/2025) Registering before S Jurisprudence as Jason Damen for Energy Transfer
(Wed 5/21/2025) Registering before S Jurisprudence as Jeff Burdett for National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB)
(Wed 4/9/2025) Registering before H Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence as John Kuhl for Texas Business Law Foundation
(Wed 5/21/2025) Registering before S Jurisprudence as Lee Parsley for Texans for Lawsuit Reform (TLR)
(Wed 4/9/2025) Registering before H Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence as Margo Cardwell for Texas Civil Justice League
(Wed 4/9/2025) Registering before H Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence as Megan Mauro for Texas Association of Business
(Wed 5/21/2025) Registering before S Jurisprudence as Megan Mauro for Texas Association of Business
(Wed 4/9/2025) Registering before H Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence as Meredyth Fowler for Texas Mortgage Bankers Association
(Wed 5/21/2025) Registering before S Jurisprudence as Meredyth Fowler for Texas Mortgage Bankers Association
(Wed 4/9/2025) Registering before H Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence as Sarah Horn for National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB)
(Wed 4/9/2025) Registering before H Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence as Tulsi Oberbeck for Texas Oil and Gas Association (TXOGA)
(Wed 4/9/2025) Registering before H Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence as Wendt Foster for Independent Bankers Association of Texas (IBAT)
(Wed 5/21/2025) Registering before S Jurisprudence as Wendy Foster for Independent Bankers Association of Texas (IBAT)
 

On

(Wed 4/9/2025) Testifying before H Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence as Jerry Bullard for Texas Business Court
(Wed 4/9/2025) Testifying before H Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence as Megan LaVoie for Office of Court Administration
(Wed 4/9/2025) Registering before H Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence as Cicely Kay for Travis County Commissioners Court



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