Business Court Modernization.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
May 2014
Committee Review
Jul 2014
Senate Passage
Jul 2014
House Passage
Aug 2014
Signed into Law
Aug 2014
Introduced May 27, 2014
Signed Aug 6, 2014
Floor votes · Senate Jul 31, 2014 · House Aug 1, 2014
How they voted
33–0
Passed · 5 other
Total votes 38
Jul 31, 2014
D
Democratic11
72% Yea
R
Republican27
92% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
57
Key actions
12
Committee
13
Amendments
2
Aug 6, 2014
Signed into law
Signed by Gov. 8/6/2014
executive
Aug 1, 2014
Lower · Passed
Conf Report Adopted
lower
Jul 31, 2014
Upper · Passed
Conf Report Adopted
upper
Jul 16, 2014
Committee
Re-ref Com On Rules and Operations of the Senate
upper
Jul 2, 2014
Lower · Passed
Passed 3rd Reading
lower
Jul 2, 2014
Lower · Passed
Reptd Fav
lower
Jul 1, 2014
Committee
Re-ref Com On Finance
lower
Jul 1, 2014
Lower · Passed
Reptd Fav Com Substitute
lower
Jun 23, 2014
Committee
Serial Referral To Finance Added
lower
Jun 23, 2014
Committee
Assigned To Judiciary Subcommittee B
lower
Jun 18, 2014
Committee
Ref To Com On Judiciary Subcommittee C
lower
Jun 16, 2014
Upper · Passed
Passed 3rd Reading
upper
Jun 16, 2014
Upper · Passed
Amend Adopted A2
upper
Jun 12, 2014
Upper · Passed
Amend Adopted A1
upper
Jun 11, 2014
Upper · Passed
Com Substitute Adopted
upper
Jun 11, 2014
Upper · Passed
Reptd Fav Com Substitute
upper
Jun 10, 2014
Committee
Re-ref Com On Judiciary I
upper
Jun 10, 2014
Upper · Passed
Reptd Fav
upper
Jun 9, 2014
Committee
Sequential Referral To Judiciary I Added
upper
Jun 9, 2014
Committee
Re-ref Com On Finance
upper
May 28, 2014
Committee
Ref to Judiciary I. If fav, re-ref to Finance
upper
May 27, 2014
Introduced
Filed
upper
1 primary · 1 co-sponsor
Sponsors
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