Texas House Bill 40

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Completed Legislative Action
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 6)
Status: Passed on June 20 2025 - 100% progression
Action: 2025-06-20 - Effective on 9/1/25
Text: Latest bill text (Enrolled) [HTML]

Relating to the business court.

Relating to the business court.

Rep. Brooks Landgraf [R]	Rep. Morgan Meyer [R]	Rep. Jeff Leach [R]	Rep. Mike Schofield [R]
Rep. Marc LaHood [R]	Sen. Bryan Hughes [R]

2025-06-01 - Senate - Senate adopts conference committee report (Y: 24 N: 7 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2025-06-01 - Senate - Senate adopts conference committee report (Y: 24 N: 7 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2025-06-01 - Senate - Senate adopts conference committee report (Y: 24 N: 7 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2025-06-01 - House - House adopts conference committee report RV#4156 (Y: 95 N: 39 NV: 2 Abs: 14) [PASS]
2025-05-28 - Senate - Read 3rd time (Y: 0 N: 1 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [FAIL]
2025-05-28 - Senate - Three day rule suspended (Y: 24 N: 7 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2025-05-28 - Senate - Vote recorded in Journal (Y: 25 N: 6 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2025-05-28 - Senate - Vote recorded in Journal (Y: 24 N: 7 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2025-05-28 - Senate - Read 3rd time (Y: 0 N: 1 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [FAIL]
2025-05-28 - Senate - Three day rule suspended (Y: 24 N: 7 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2025-05-28 - Senate - Vote recorded in Journal (Y: 25 N: 6 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2025-05-28 - Senate - Rules suspended-Regular order of business (Y: 24 N: 7 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2025-05-13 - House - Read 3rd time RV#2285 (Y: 99 N: 40 NV: 2 Abs: 9) [PASS]
2025-05-12 - House - Amended RV#2219 (Y: 88 N: 49 NV: 1 Abs: 12) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2025-06-20		Effective on 9/1/25
2025-06-20		Signed by the Governor
2025-06-02		Sent to the Governor
2025-06-02	Senate	Signed in the Senate
2025-06-02	House	Signed in the House
2025-06-02	House	Reported enrolled
2025-06-01	Senate	House adopts conf. comm. report-reported
2025-06-01	House	Senate adopts conf. comm. report-reported
2025-06-01	Senate	Record vote
2025-06-01	Senate	Senate adopts conference committee report
2025-06-01	Senate	Senate adopts resolution to go outside bounds SR 713
2025-06-01	House	Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
2025-06-01	House	Record vote RV#4156
2025-06-01	House	House adopts conference committee report
2025-06-01	House	House adopts resolution to go outside bounds HR 1514
2025-05-31	House	Conf. Comm. Report distributed
2025-05-31	Senate	Conference committee report filed
2025-05-31	House	Senate appoints conferees-reported
2025-05-31	House	Senate grants request for conf comm-reported
2025-05-30	Senate	Senate appoints conferees
2025-05-30	Senate	Senate grants request for conference comm.
2025-05-30	Senate	House appoints conferees-reported
2025-05-30	Senate	House requests conference committee-reported
2025-05-30	Senate	House refuses to concur-reported
2025-05-30	House	House appoints conferees
2025-05-30	House	House requests conference committee
2025-05-30	House	House refuses to concur in Senate amendments
2025-05-29	House	Senate Amendments Analysis distributed
2025-05-29	House	Senate Amendments distributed
2025-05-29	House	Senate passage as amended reported
2025-05-28	Senate	Record vote
2025-05-28	Senate	Passed
2025-05-28	Senate	Read 3rd time
2025-05-28	Senate	Record vote
2025-05-28	Senate	Three day rule suspended
2025-05-28	Senate	Record vote
2025-05-28	Senate	Passed to 3rd reading as amended
2025-05-28	Senate	Vote recorded in Journal
2025-05-28	Senate	Amended
2025-05-28	Senate	Amendment(s) offered
2025-05-28	Senate	Vote recorded in Journal
2025-05-28	Senate	Amended
2025-05-28	Senate	Amendment(s) offered FA1 Hughes
2025-05-28	Senate	Read 2nd time
2025-05-28	Senate	Record vote
2025-05-28	Senate	Vote recorded in Journal
2025-05-28	Senate	Rules suspended-Regular order of business
2025-05-28	Senate	Placed on intent calendar
2025-05-25	Senate	Committee report printed and distributed
2025-05-25	Senate	Recommended for local & uncontested calendar
2025-05-25	Senate	Reported favorably as substituted
2025-05-21	Senate	Vote taken in committee
2025-05-21	Senate	Considered in public hearing
2025-05-21	Senate	Scheduled for public hearing on . . .
2025-05-15	Senate	Referred to Jurisprudence
2025-05-15	Senate	Read first time
2025-05-14	Senate	Received from the House
2025-05-13	House	Reported engrossed
2025-05-13	House	Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
2025-05-13	House	Record vote RV#2285
2025-05-13	House	Passed
2025-05-13	House	Read 3rd time
2025-05-12	House	Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
2025-05-12	House	Record vote RV#2219
2025-05-12	House	Passed to engrossment as amended
2025-05-12	House	Amended 2-Johnson
2025-05-12	House	Amended 1-Landgraf
2025-05-12	House	Read 2nd time
2025-05-10	House	Placed on General State Calendar
2025-05-08	House	Considered in Calendars
2025-05-07	House	Committee report sent to Calendars
2025-05-07	House	Committee report distributed
2025-05-06	House	Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator
2025-04-14	House	Reported favorably as substituted
2025-04-14	House	Committee substitute considered in committee
2025-04-14	House	Considered in formal meeting
2025-04-09	House	Left pending in committee
2025-04-09	House	Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee
2025-04-09	House	Committee substitute considered in committee
2025-04-09	House	Considered in public hearing
2025-04-09	House	Scheduled for public hearing on . . .
2025-03-17	House	Referred to Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence
2025-03-17	House	Read first time
2025-03-14	House	Filed

Type	Source
Summary	https://capitol.texas.gov/BillLookup/History.aspx?LegSess=89R&Bill=HB40
Text	https://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/89R/billtext/html/HB00040I.htm
Text	https://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/89R/billtext/html/HB00040H.htm
Text	https://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/89R/billtext/html/HB00040E.htm
Text	https://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/89R/billtext/html/HB00040S.htm
Text	https://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/89R/billtext/html/HB00040F.htm
Amendment	https://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/89R/amendments/html/HB00040H21.HTM
Amendment	https://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/89R/amendments/html/HB00040H22.HTM
Amendment	https://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/89R/amendments/html/HB00040S2F1.HTM
Supplement	https://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/89R/fiscalnotes/html/HB00040I.htm
Supplement	https://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/89R/fiscalnotes/html/HB00040H.htm
Supplement	https://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/89R/analysis/html/HB00040H.htm
Supplement	https://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/89R/analysis/html/HB00040E.htm
Supplement	https://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/89R/fiscalnotes/html/HB00040E.htm
Supplement	https://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/89R/fiscalnotes/html/HB00040S.htm
Supplement	https://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/89R/analysis/html/HB00040S.htm
Supplement	https://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/89R/fiscalnotes/html/HB00040A.htm
Supplement	https://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/89R/fiscalnotes/html/HB00040C.htm
Supplement	https://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/89R/fiscalnotes/html/HB00040F.htm
Roll Call	https://capitol.texas.gov/BillLookup/RecordVote.aspx?LegSess=89R&Bill=HB40&RcdVtNo=2219&Ch=H&Dt=05/12/2025
Roll Call	https://capitol.texas.gov/BillLookup/RecordVote.aspx?LegSess=89R&Bill=HB40&RcdVtNo=2285&Ch=H&Dt=05/13/2025
Roll Call	https://journals.senate.texas.gov/sjrnl/89r/pdf/89RSJ05-28-F.PDF#page=239
Roll Call	https://journals.senate.texas.gov/sjrnl/89r/pdf/89RSJ05-28-F.PDF#page=240
Roll Call	https://capitol.texas.gov/BillLookup/RecordVote.aspx?LegSess=89R&Bill=HB40&RcdVtNo=4156&Ch=H&Dt=06/01/2025
Roll Call	https://journals.senate.texas.gov/sjrnl/89r/pdf/89RSJ06-01-F.PDF#page=17