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TX SR713
Resolution
Status
6/1/2025
Primary Sponsor
Bryan Hughes
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AI Summary
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Suspends Senate Rule 12.03 to allow the conference committee on House Bill 40 (relating to the business court) to add provisions not included in either chamber's version of the bill
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Permits civil actions filed before September 1, 2024 to be transferred to the Texas business court with agreement from the parties and permission from the business court, under rules to be adopted by the Texas Supreme Court
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Requires the Supreme Court's transfer rules to prioritize complex, long-duration cases that district courts have struggled to resolve due to caseload demands
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Includes a sunset provision causing the transfer authority for pre-September 2024 cases to expire on September 1, 2035
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Adopted by the Texas Senate on June 1, 2025, by a vote of 24-7
Legislative Description
Suspending limitations on conference committee jurisdiction, H.B. No. 40.
Business & Commerce
Last Action
Reported enrolled
6/1/2025