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House Bill 19 16, a bill described as relating to the jurisdiction of the court in suits to divide property not divided or awarded on the dissolution of a marriage, was moved and reported favorably; the chair ordered it certified for the local and uncontested calendars. Senator Hinojosa moved the favorable report; the clerk called the roll and the chair recorded the result, \"There being 4 ayes and no nays, House Bill 19 16 will be reported favorably.\"

The committee also adopted a committee substitute to House Bill 19 73, a bill about proof of a child's parent’s identity in suits affecting the parent–child relationship, and reported it favorably. Senator Johnson moved adoption of the substitute; after the clerk called the roll the chair announced, \"There being 4 ayes and no nays. Committee substitute to House Bill 19 73 will be reported favorably to the full Senate.\" The bill was certified for placement on the local and uncontested calendars.

House Bill 25 24, concerning recovery of fees, court costs, and expenses in family law proceedings, was likewise moved and reported favorably; Senator Johnson moved its favorable report and the committee recorded \"There being 4 ayes and no nays, House Bill 25 24 will be reported...\" The committee recommended certification for the local and uncontested calendars.

House Bill 25 30, described as concerning special appointments in suits affecting parent–child relationships, was reported favorably after Senator Middleton moved its favorable report; the clerk called the roll and the chair recorded the result as \"4 ayes and no nays.\" The bill was certified for the local and uncontested calendars.

The committee likewise moved and reported House Bill 31 80 and House Bill 34 21 (the latter reported as Senate/House bill cross-reference in committee) favorably to the full Senate; each was recommended and certified for placement on the local and uncontested calendars, with roll calls recorded and no nays logged in the transcript.

Most of these items were handled with brief motions, roll-call affirmations and certification for the local and uncontested calendars; the transcript contains no extended debate or floor-level amendments on these bills in committee.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Senate Committee on Jurisprudence (Part II) May 21, 2025","oneSentenceSummary","The Committee on Jurisprudence voted to report several House bills related to family law to the full Senate with recommendations that they pass; the measures were certified for placement on local and uncontested calendars.","taxTitle","Committee on Jurisprudence, Senate, Legislative, Texas","taxId",16926,"location","Texas","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":77,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":78,"_41":79,"_43":80,"_45":81,"_47":82,"_49":83,"_51":84,"_53":85,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":86,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":87,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6229799,"Committee amends House Bill 40, removes and reallocates proposed judgeships for business courts",196,270000,466000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3446464-22272cee0ed1c15706594348b443eb38&start=270&end=466","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3446464-22272cee0ed1c15706594348b443eb38/thumbnail_270000.jpg","/articles/6229799/Texas/Committee-amends-House-Bill-40-removes-and-reallocates-proposed-judgeships-for-business-courts","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6229799-c596af7330362d7fb0ac683253b30098/orig.mp4?Expires=1770448538&Signature=MYjpwTIT-xVhAuSc1HsY3op1VT4gPcf7sPgClwppMsAevqFGD2VM4JepTko9gZw84ZbHK7nRwFZ3l41e4UhRi8ODQWjmWGPkC0pS~TTQkLofcQFWGHm8yj47tSpCV9Xzb7~ik7hs65Oac8qi-v5AVKnvcVWgEEHvUJ7LIcwcs4m2golnmz5xO9y6qH3kjf8HOaC9IToY1H5IGwkQtoOu7jWBKA~wS5z6nbF6B9HN3Qz4KSxzn84WHqx8iC9lvriwlhff1IPe9GHzpZClFHyudBJHuhYwsgqgDncBzriJa2g71~e1ivG~mCP40-TvAiue-TzRfeBBceietjXxz9zFRw__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Committee on Jurisprudence voted to adopt a committee amendment to House Bill 40 and reported the amended committee substitute favorably to the full Senate.

The committee amendment, offered and explained by Senator Hughes, made “a couple of conforming changes at the request of the finance committee, to make sure that we are in line with what’s in the budget,” and deleted language in the substitute that would have created two new judgeships. Hughes moved that the amendment be rolled into a new committee substitute; the committee adopted the amendment and then adopted the committee substitute as amended.

Committee members discussed whether the amendment was being applied to the original House bill or to the previously laid-out committee substitute and confirmed they were incorporating the amendment into a new substitute that would be prepared after the vote. The record shows the committee reported the committee substitute as amended to the full Senate and recommended certification for placement on the local and uncontested calendars.

The transcript indicates the amendment included changes to judgeship allocations: the substitute deletes the creation of two judgeships as previously drafted and replaces that language with the creation of a single judgeship allocated to different divisions (the amendment describes striking two judgeships in certain divisions and replacing them with one in other divisions). The committee adopted the amendment and recorded the committee’s favorable report; the clerk called the roll and the committee chair announced, \"There being 4 ayes and 0 nays, the bill is passed.\"

The bill as discussed concerns the structure and update of business courts and related judgeships; committee members said the conforming changes were intended to align the substitute with the budget as reviewed by the finance committee.

If the full Senate adopts the committee substitute as reported, the change in judgeship allocations and the conforming budget-related language adopted by the committee will move forward to the next steps of the legislative process.","The Senate Committee on Jurisprudence adopted a committee amendment to House Bill 40 that deletes two proposed judgeships and replaces them with a different single judgeship allocation, then reported the bill favorably to the full Senate.","actionData","errors"]

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Committee reports multiple family‑law House bills favorably, including property division, paternity proof and fee recovery measures

Committee amends House Bill 40, removes and reallocates proposed judgeships for business courts