Business courts; creating business court divisions in certain judicial districts; providing for appointment of business court judges; specifying authority and jurisdiction of business court. Effective date.

The annual salary for a business court judge was changed from being equal to an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court to being equal to a United States District Court Judge.

A new requirement was added to create a specific office of secretary-bailiff for business court judges, distinct from those for other district judges.

The document was updated from a Conference Committee Substitute to the House Floor version, including changes to the header, title, and summary text.

The document header was updated to identify the text as a 'Conference Committee Substitute' rather than 'Enrolled Senate', and page numbering was adjusted to match the conference version format.

Minor phrasing adjustments were made in the legislative findings and court location sections, such as changing 'specialized courts' to 'a court specialized courts' and removing redundant words like 'There is hereby'.

The population threshold required to establish a Business Court Division was increased from 300,000 to 500,000 residents.

The annual salary for a business court judge was raised to equal the salary of an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court.

New provisions were added to establish specific qualifications, term limits, and reappointment procedures for business court judges.

The bill now requires the Supreme Court to create specific rules for the implementation and administration of business courts.

The title page and bill summary were updated to reflect the final enrolled status and include a comprehensive list of all statutory amendments.

Added a new subsection requiring all parties to agree to have their case heard in a business court before the action can proceed.

Changed a specific date in the bill from the year 2026 to the year 2027.

Added 'Duel' as a House coauthor to the bill's authorship list.

Added a new requirement that all parties must agree to have their case heard in a business court, overriding previous provisions that might have allowed automatic transfer.

Extended the effective date for a specific section from the year 2026 to 2027.

Corrected grammatical errors and inconsistent phrasing in the original text, such as changing 'Supreme Court is authorized to create There is hereby created' to a coherent sentence.