Creating a specialty business court, and including effective date provisions

Where it is now

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   Done: IntroducedMarch 10, 2025
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   Done: SubcommitteeMarch 17, 2025
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   Done: Senate committeeMarch 10, 2025
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   Done: Passes the SenateApril 28, 202550–0
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   Done: House committeeApril 21, 2026
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   Done: Passes the HouseMay 2, 202679–6
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   Done: To the GovernorMay 18, 2026
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   Done: Signed into lawJune 1, 2026

Signed into law What’s a funnel?

Amendments · 4

2 adopted · 1 failed · 1 never voted on. Newest first.

• S-5255 · filed May 3, 2026 by

  AI summary This amendment changes the number of judges on the new business court from five to two and outlines how those judges are selected and assigned. It also allows business court judges to work on regular district court cases when they have extra time and requires the judicial branch to submit a performance report to the legislature by January 1, 2029. Finally, it moves the effective date of the bill from 2025 to 2026. Its wording →
  Never voted on
• H-8456 · filed May 1, 2026 by

  AI summary This amendment allows a case to be moved to the new business court if everyone involved in the lawsuit agrees to it in writing. Its wording →
  Failed
  8–77
  May 2, 2026
• H-8447 · filed April 30, 2026 by

  AI summary This amendment adds a requirement for the judicial branch to submit a report to the general assembly by January 1, 2029, regarding how the new business court is performing. It also changes the effective date from 2025 to 2026. Its wording →
  Adopted
  May 2, 2026
• H-8440 · filed April 30, 2026 by

  AI summary This amendment changes the number of judges on the new business court from three to two and provides specific rules for how those judges are selected and filled. It also allows the supreme court to assign business court judges to regular district court cases when they have time and delays the effective date of the bill from 2025 to 2026. Its wording →
  Adopted
  May 2, 2026