House bill · 89R

HB 2733

Relating to the prosecution of the criminal offenses of prohibited barratry and solicitation of professional employment.

Became law

Effective on 9/1/25

Progress

128 days from first to latest action, across 53 recorded actions.

Filed
Feb 12
Referred to committee
Mar 18
Heard in committee
Mar 26
Reported from committee
Apr 3
Passed first chamber
Apr 23
Passed second chamber
May 20
Sent to governor
May 26
Became law
Jun 20

Filled marks are milestones (committee report, floor passage, governor action). Larger marks hold more same-day actions.

Record votes

Each dot is one member, grouped by how they voted.

passage

House · Apr 22, 2025

Passed 147–0

147 Yea

0 Nay

1 Absent / not voting

RepublicanDemocraticOther

passage

House · Apr 23, 2025

Passed 148–0

148 Yea

0 Nay

2 Absent / not voting

RepublicanDemocraticOther

Senate Rule 7.18 and the Constitutional Rule requiring bills to be read on three several days be suspended and that CSHB 2733 be placed on its third reading and final passage.

Senate · May 20, 2025

Passed 31–0

Individual votes were not recorded for this roll call.

passage

House · May 23, 2025

Passed 131–6

131 Yea

6 Nay

1 Absent / not voting

RepublicanDemocraticOther

passage

Senate · May 23, 2025

Passed 131–6

Individual votes were not recorded for this roll call.

Full history

Every action recorded by Texas Legislature Online.

Effective on 9/1/25
Jun 20, 2025 · Governor
Signed by the Governor
Jun 20, 2025 · Governor
Sent to the Governor
May 26, 2025 · Governor
Signed in the Senate
May 25, 2025 · Senate
Signed in the House
May 25, 2025 · House
Reported enrolled
May 24, 2025 · House
House concurs in Senate amendment(s)-reported
May 23, 2025 · Senate
Text of Senate Amendment(s)
May 23, 2025 · House
Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
May 23, 2025 · House
Record vote
May 23, 2025 · House
House concurs in Senate amendment(s)
May 23, 2025 · House
Senate Amendments Analysis distributed
May 21, 2025 · House
Senate Amendments distributed
May 21, 2025 · House
Senate passage as amended reported
May 21, 2025 · House
Record vote
May 20, 2025 · Senate
Passed
May 20, 2025 · Senate
Read 3rd time
May 20, 2025 · Senate
Record vote
May 20, 2025 · Senate
Three day rule suspended
May 20, 2025 · Senate
Vote recorded in Journal
May 20, 2025 · Senate
Read 2nd time & passed to 3rd reading
May 20, 2025 · Senate
Rules suspended-Regular order of business
May 20, 2025 · Senate
Placed on intent calendar
May 20, 2025 · Senate
Committee report printed and distributed
May 19, 2025 · Senate
Recommended for local & uncontested calendar
May 19, 2025 · Senate
Reported favorably as substituted Jurisprudence
May 19, 2025 · Senate
Vote taken in committee
May 14, 2025 · Senate
Considered in public hearing Jurisprudence
May 14, 2025 · Senate
Scheduled for public hearing on . . .
May 14, 2025 · Senate
Referred to Jurisprudence Jurisprudence
Apr 28, 2025 · Senate
Read first time
Apr 28, 2025 · Senate
Received from the House
Apr 23, 2025 · Senate
Reported engrossed
Apr 23, 2025 · House
Record vote
Apr 23, 2025 · House
Passed
Apr 23, 2025 · House
Read 3rd time
Apr 23, 2025 · House
Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
Apr 22, 2025 · House
Record vote
Apr 22, 2025 · House
Passed to engrossment
Apr 22, 2025 · House
Read 2nd time
Apr 22, 2025 · House
Placed on General State Calendar
Apr 22, 2025 · House
Considered in Calendars
Apr 17, 2025 · House
Committee report sent to Calendars
Apr 15, 2025 · House
Committee report distributed
Apr 14, 2025 · House
Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator
Apr 11, 2025 · House
Reported favorably w/o amendment(s) Judiciary and Civil Jurisprudence
Apr 3, 2025 · House
Considered in formal meeting
Apr 3, 2025 · House
Left pending in committee
Mar 26, 2025 · House
Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee Judiciary and Civil Jurisprudence
Mar 26, 2025 · House
Considered in public hearing Judiciary and Civil Jurisprudence
Mar 26, 2025 · House
Referred to Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence Judiciary and Civil Jurisprudence
Mar 18, 2025 · House
Read first time
Mar 18, 2025 · House
Filed
Feb 12, 2025 · House

Authors

In committee

Judiciary and Civil Jurisprudence
House
Referred Mar 18, 2025 · heard Mar 26, 2025 · reported after 16 days
Jurisprudence
Senate
Referred Apr 28, 2025 · heard May 14, 2025 · reported after 21 days

Topics

Civil Remedies & Liabilities Criminal Procedure: General Electronic Information Systems Lawyers

Bill text

IntroducedHTML PDF
House Committee ReportHTML PDF
EngrossedHTML PDF
EnrolledHTML PDF
Senate Committee ReportHTML PDF

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