Bill:  HB 40 
Legislative Session: 89(R)
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Last Action:06/20/2025 E Effective on 9/1/25
Caption Version:Enrolled
Caption Text:Relating to the business court.
Author:Landgraf | Meyer | Leach | Schofield | LaHood
Sponsor:Hughes
Subjects:MONTGOMERY COUNTY (G1122)
Business & Commerce--General (I0050)
Courts--Administration (I0130)
Courts--Appellate (I0125)
Courts--District (I0120)
Courts--General (I0160)
Courts--Judges (I0140)
Governor (I0375)
Insurance--General (I0445)
Lawyers (I0515)
INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY (S0501)
MEDIATION, DISPUTE RESOLUTION, & ARBITRATION (S8683)
SUPREME COURT (V0311)
House Committee:Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence
Status:Out of committee
Vote:Ayes=6   Nays=5   Present Not Voting=0   Absent=0
Senate Committee:Jurisprudence
Status:Out of committee
Vote:Ayes=4   Nays=0   Present Not Voting=0   Absent=1
House Conferees:Appointed (05/30/2025) Landgraf (Chair) | Dyson | Johnson | Leach | Meyer
Senate Conferees:Appointed (05/30/2025) Hughes (Chair) | Creighton | Huffman | King | Parker
Actions: (ascending date order)
Viewing Votes: Most Recent House Vote | Most Recent Senate Vote
Description Comment Date       Time       Journal Page
H   Filed      03/14/2025    
H   Read first time      03/17/2025     607
H   Referred to Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence      03/17/2025   02:32 PM  607
H   Scheduled for public hearing on . . .      04/09/2025    
H   Considered in public hearing      04/09/2025    
H   Committee substitute considered in committee      04/09/2025    
H   Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee      04/09/2025    
H   Left pending in committee      04/09/2025    
H   Considered in formal meeting      04/14/2025    
H   Committee substitute considered in committee      04/14/2025    
H   Reported favorably as substituted      04/14/2025    
H   Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator      05/06/2025     3474
H   Committee report distributed      05/07/2025   07:38 AM 
H   Committee report sent to Calendars      05/07/2025    
H   Considered in Calendars      05/08/2025    
H   Placed on General State Calendar      05/10/2025    
H   Read 2nd time      05/12/2025     4086
H   Amended   1-Landgraf   05/12/2025     4086
H   Amended   2-Johnson   05/12/2025     4087
H   Passed to engrossment as amended      05/12/2025     4087
H   Record vote   RV#2219   05/12/2025     4087
H   Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal      05/12/2025     4088
H   Read 3rd time      05/13/2025     4175
H   Passed      05/13/2025     4175
H   Record vote   RV#2285   05/13/2025     4175
H   Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal      05/13/2025     4175
H   Reported engrossed      05/13/2025   03:21 PM  4565
S   Received from the House      05/14/2025     2074
S   Read first time      05/15/2025     2169
S   Referred to Jurisprudence      05/15/2025     2169
S   Scheduled for public hearing on . . .      05/21/2025    
S   Considered in public hearing      05/21/2025    
S   Vote taken in committee      05/21/2025    
S   Reported favorably as substituted      05/25/2025     2667
S   Recommended for local & uncontested calendar      05/25/2025    
S   Committee report printed and distributed      05/25/2025   11:30 PM 
S   Placed on intent calendar      05/28/2025    
S   Rules suspended-Regular order of business      05/28/2025     3133
S   Record vote      05/28/2025     3133
S   Read 2nd time      05/28/2025     3133
S   Amendment(s) offered   FA1 Hughes   05/28/2025     3133
S   Amended      05/28/2025     3134
S   Vote recorded in Journal      05/28/2025     3134
S   Amendment(s) offered      05/28/2025    
S   Amended      05/28/2025    
S   Vote recorded in Journal      05/28/2025    
S   Passed to 3rd reading as amended      05/28/2025     3134
S   Record vote      05/28/2025     3134
S   Three day rule suspended      05/28/2025     3134
S   Record vote      05/28/2025     3134
S   Read 3rd time      05/28/2025     3134
S   Passed      05/28/2025     3134
S   Record vote      05/28/2025     3134
H   Senate passage as amended reported      05/29/2025     7117
H   Senate Amendments distributed      05/29/2025   02:43 PM 
H   Senate Amendments Analysis distributed      05/29/2025   02:44 PM 
H   House refuses to concur in Senate amendments      05/30/2025     7232
H   House requests conference committee      05/30/2025     7232
H   House appoints conferees      05/30/2025     7232
S   House refuses to concur-reported      05/30/2025     3332
S   House requests conference committee-reported      05/30/2025     3332
S   House appoints conferees-reported      05/30/2025     3332
S   Senate grants request for conference comm.      05/30/2025     3333
S   Senate appoints conferees      05/30/2025     3333
H   Senate grants request for conf comm-reported      05/31/2025     7409
H   Senate appoints conferees-reported      05/31/2025     7409
S   Conference committee report filed      05/31/2025     3784
H   Conf. Comm. Report distributed      05/31/2025   06:11 PM 
H   House adopts resolution to go outside bounds   HR 1514   06/01/2025     7526
H   House adopts conference committee report      06/01/2025     7527
H   Record vote   RV#4156   06/01/2025     7551
H   Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal      06/01/2025     7551
S   Senate adopts resolution to go outside bounds   SR 713   06/01/2025     3818
S   Senate adopts conference committee report      06/01/2025     3819
S   Record vote      06/01/2025     3819
H   Senate adopts conf. comm. report-reported      06/01/2025     7577
S   House adopts conf. comm. report-reported      06/01/2025     3822
H   Reported enrolled      06/02/2025   07:41 AM  7610
H   Signed in the House      06/02/2025     7607
S   Signed in the Senate      06/02/2025     3858
E   Sent to the Governor      06/02/2025     7610
E   Signed by the Governor      06/20/2025     7610
E   Effective on 9/1/25      06/20/2025