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TX HR1514
Resolution
Status
6/1/2025
Primary Sponsor
Brooks Landgraf
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AI Summary
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Suspends House Rule 13, Section 9(a)(4) to allow the conference committee on House Bill 40 (relating to the business court) to add provisions not included in either the House or Senate version of the bill
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Permits civil actions commenced before September 1, 2024, that fall within business court jurisdiction to be transferred to the business court upon agreed motion of parties and with court permission
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Requires the Texas Supreme Court to adopt transfer rules prioritizing complex, long-duration civil actions that district courts have struggled to resolve due to caseload demands
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The provision allowing pre-September 2024 case transfers expires September 1, 2035
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Adopted by the House on June 1, 2025, with a vote of 108-24
Legislative Description
Suspending limitations on conference committee jurisdiction, H.B. No. 40.
Business & Commerce
Last Action
Reported enrolled
6/1/2025