Suspending limitations on conference committee jurisdiction, H.B. No. 40.

This resolution (HR 1514) suspends a procedural rule to allow a conference committee to add specific text to House Bill 40 regarding Texas business courts. It enables the committee to include two provisions: (1) Section 25A.021, which creates a process for transferring civil cases filed before September 1, 2024, to business courts with party agreement and court permission, and (2) Section 72, clarifying that other changes in the bill apply only to cases filed on or after September 1, 2024. The transfer mechanism expires September 1, 2035. This is a procedural step to facilitate the conference committee’s work on H.B. 40, not a substantive policy change itself.