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Senate bill · 89R

SB 1239

Relating to choice of law and assignment or acquisition of claims and demands in connection with certificated and uncertificated securities.

Became law

Effective on 9/1/25

Progress

107 days from first to latest action, across 47 recorded actions.

  1. Filed

    Feb 12

  2. Referred to committee

    Feb 28

  3. Heard in committee

    Mar 25

  4. Reported from committee

    Mar 31

  5. Passed first chamber

    Apr 10

  6. Passed second chamber

    May 20

  7. Sent to governor

    May 21

  8. Became law

    May 30

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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 · May 19, 2025

Passed 136–8

136 Yea

8 Nay

2 Absent / not voting

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passage

House · May 20, 2025

Passed 136–10

136 Yea

10 Nay

3 Absent / not voting

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Full history

Every action recorded by Texas Legislature Online.

  1. Effective on 9/1/25

    May 30, 2025 · Governor

  2. Signed by the Governor

    May 30, 2025 · Governor

  3. Sent to the Governor

    May 21, 2025 · Governor

  4. Signed in the House

    May 21, 2025 · House

  5. Signed in the Senate

    May 21, 2025 · Senate

  6. Reported enrolled

    May 20, 2025 · Senate

  7. House passage reported

    May 20, 2025 · Senate

  8. Record vote

    May 20, 2025 · House

  9. Passed

    May 20, 2025 · House

  10. Read 3rd time

    May 20, 2025 · House

  11. Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal

    May 19, 2025 · House

  12. Record vote

    May 19, 2025 · House

  13. Passed to 3rd reading

    May 19, 2025 · House

  14. Read 2nd time

    May 19, 2025 · House

  15. Placed on General State Calendar

    May 19, 2025 · House

  16. Considered in Calendars

    May 15, 2025 · House

  17. Committee report sent to Calendars

    May 8, 2025 · House

  18. Committee report distributed

    May 7, 2025 · House

  19. Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator

    May 7, 2025 · House

  20. Reported favorably w/o amendment(s) Trade, Workforce and Economic Development

    Apr 30, 2025 · House

  21. Considered in public hearing Trade, Workforce and Economic Development

    Apr 30, 2025 · House

  22. Referred to Trade, Workforce & Economic Development Trade, Workforce and Economic Development

    Apr 17, 2025 · House

  23. Read first time

    Apr 17, 2025 · House

  24. Received from the Senate

    Apr 14, 2025 · House

  25. Reported engrossed

    Apr 10, 2025 · Senate

  26. Record vote

    Apr 10, 2025 · Senate

  27. Passed

    Apr 10, 2025 · Senate

  28. Read 3rd time

    Apr 10, 2025 · Senate

  29. Record vote

    Apr 10, 2025 · Senate

  30. Three day rule suspended

    Apr 10, 2025 · Senate

  31. Vote recorded in Journal

    Apr 10, 2025 · Senate

  32. Read 2nd time & passed to engrossment

    Apr 10, 2025 · Senate

  33. Laid before the Senate

    Apr 10, 2025 · Senate

  34. Placed on local & uncontested calendar

    Apr 10, 2025 · Senate

  35. Committee report printed and distributed

    Mar 31, 2025 · Senate

  36. Recommended for local & uncontested calendar

    Mar 31, 2025 · Senate

  37. Reported favorably as substituted Business & Commerce

    Mar 31, 2025 · Senate

  38. Vote taken in committee

    Mar 27, 2025 · Senate

  39. Considered in public hearing Business & Commerce

    Mar 27, 2025 · Senate

  40. Left pending in committee

    Mar 25, 2025 · Senate

  41. Testimony taken in committee Business & Commerce

    Mar 25, 2025 · Senate

  42. Considered in public hearing Business & Commerce

    Mar 25, 2025 · Senate

  43. Scheduled for public hearing on . . .

    Mar 25, 2025 · Senate

  44. Referred to Business & Commerce Business & Commerce

    Feb 28, 2025 · Senate

  45. Read first time

    Feb 28, 2025 · Senate

  46. Filed

    Feb 12, 2025 · Senate

  47. Received by the Secretary of the Senate

    Feb 12, 2025 · Senate

Authors

In committee

Topics

Business & Commerce: GeneralCivil Remedies & LiabilitiesFinancial: General

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