2025 Regular Session • Texas Legislature
SB455
Legislative Summary
Relating to arbitration provisions in certain surplus lines insurance contracts.
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Bill History
11/21/2024
Received by the Secretary of the Senate
Senate
11/21/2024
Filed
Senate
2/3/2025
Read first time
Senate
2/3/2025
Referred to Business & Commerce
Senate
3/4/2025
Scheduled for public hearing on . . .
Senate
3/4/2025
Considered in public hearing
Senate
3/4/2025
Testimony taken in committee
Senate
3/4/2025
Left pending in committee
Senate
3/27/2025
Considered in public hearing
Senate
3/27/2025
Vote taken in committee
Senate
3/31/2025
Reported favorably as substituted
Senate
3/31/2025
Recommended for local & uncontested calendar
Senate
3/31/2025
Committee report printed and distributed
Senate
4/9/2025
Co-author authorized
Senate
4/10/2025
Placed on local & uncontested calendar
Senate
4/10/2025
Laid before the Senate
Senate
4/10/2025
Read 2nd time & passed to engrossment
Senate
4/10/2025
Vote recorded in Journal
Senate
4/10/2025
Three day rule suspended
Senate
4/10/2025
Record vote
Senate
4/10/2025
Read 3rd time
Senate
4/10/2025
Passed
Senate
4/10/2025
Record vote
Senate
4/10/2025
Reported engrossed
Senate
4/14/2025
Received from the Senate
House of Representatives
4/17/2025
Read first time
House of Representatives
4/17/2025
Referred to Insurance
House of Representatives
4/23/2025
Considered in public hearing
House of Representatives
4/23/2025
Reported favorably w/o amendment(s)
House of Representatives
5/1/2025
Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator
House of Representatives
5/1/2025
Committee report distributed
House of Representatives
5/2/2025
Committee report sent to Calendars
House of Representatives
5/9/2025
Laid out in lieu of companion HB 2275
House of Representatives
5/9/2025
Read 2nd time
House of Representatives
5/9/2025
Amended 1-Morgan
House of Representatives
5/9/2025
Passed to 3rd reading as amended
House of Representatives
5/9/2025
Record vote RV#1955
House of Representatives
5/10/2025
Read 3rd time
House of Representatives
5/10/2025
Passed
House of Representatives
5/10/2025
Record vote RV#2071
House of Representatives
5/10/2025
Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
House of Representatives
5/12/2025
House passage as amended reported
Senate
5/14/2025
House amendment(s) laid before the Senate
Senate
5/14/2025
Read
Senate
5/14/2025
Senate concurs in House amendment(s)
Senate
5/14/2025
Record vote
Senate
5/14/2025
Senate concurs in House amendment(s)-reported
House of Representatives
5/14/2025
Reported enrolled
Senate
5/15/2025
Signed in the Senate
Senate
5/15/2025
Signed in the House
House of Representatives
5/15/2025
Sent to the Governor
5/27/2025
Filed without the Governor's signature
5/27/2025
Effective on 9/1/25
Amendments
House Amendment (H 2) 1-Morgan
House Amendment (H 2) 1-Morgan
5/9/2025Adopted
Roll Call Votes
Senate concurs in House amendment(s)
5/14/2025
31
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
Read 3rd time RV#2071
5/10/2025
118
Yea
0
Nay
2
Not Voting
30
Absent
Result: PASSED
Amended RV#1955
5/9/2025
133
Yea
4
Nay
2
Not Voting
11
Absent
Result: PASSED
Three day rule suspended
4/10/2025
31
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
Read 3rd time
4/10/2025
31
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
Status Information
Current Status
Passed(5/27/2025)
Chamber
House of Representatives
Sponsors
Republican: 60
Democrat: 47
Primary Sponsor
Mayes Middleton
Republican
Co-Sponsors (106)
Sarah Eckhardt
Democrat
Matt Morgan
Republican
Jeff Barry
Republican
Ann Johnson
Democrat
Cassandra Garcia Hernandez
Democrat
John Bryant
Democrat
Daniel Alders
Republican
Alma Allen
Democrat
Rafael Anchia
Democrat
Trent Ashby
Republican
Cecil Bell
Republican
Keith Bell
Republican
Diego Bernal
Democrat
Salman Bhojani
Democrat
Rhetta Bowers
Democrat
Brad Buckley
Republican
John Bucy
Democrat
Ben Bumgarner
Republican
Briscoe Cain
Republican
Elizabeth Campos
Democrat
Sheryl Cole
Democrat
David Cook
Republican
Philip Cortez
Democrat
Charles Cunningham
Republican
Pat Curry
Republican
Yvonne Davis
Democrat
Jay Dean
Republican
Mano DeAyala
Republican
Mark Dorazio
Republican
Harold Dutton
Democrat
Paul Dyson
Republican
Maria Flores
Democrat
James Frank
Republican
Josey Garcia
Democrat
Linda Garcia
Democrat
Gary Gates
Republican
Stan Gerdes
Republican
Jessica Gonzalez
Democrat
Mary Gonzalez
Democrat
Robert Guerra
Democrat
Ryan Guillen
Republican
Sam Harless
Republican
Cody Harris
Republican
Richard Hayes
Republican
Cole Hefner
Republican
Ana Hernandez
Democrat
Gina Hinojosa
Democrat
Andy Hopper
Republican
Lacey Hull
Republican
Todd Hunter
Republican
Carrie Isaac
Republican
Venton Jones
Democrat
Helen Kerwin
Republican
Stan Kitzman
Republican
Marc LaHood
Republican
Suleman Lalani
Democrat
Mitch Little
Republican
Oscar Longoria
Democrat
AJ Louderback
Republican
David Lowe
Republican
J.M. Lozano
Republican
John Lujan
Republican
Shelley Luther
Republican
Christian Manuel
Democrat
Armando Martinez
Democrat
Trey Martinez Fischer
Democrat
Don McLaughlin
Republican
John McQueeney
Republican
William Metcalf
Republican
Terry Meza
Democrat
Brent Money
Republican
Penny Morales Shaw
Democrat
Christina Morales
Democrat
Eddie Morales
Democrat
Sergio Munoz
Democrat
Candy Noble
Republican
Mike Olcott
Republican
Tom Oliverson
Republican
Claudia Ordaz Perez
Democrat
Jared Patterson
Republican
Mary Perez
Democrat
Vincent Perez
Democrat
Katrina Pierson
Republican
Mihaela Plesa
Democrat
Richard Raymond
Democrat
Ron Reynolds
Democrat
Keresa Richardson
Republican
Ramon Romero
Democrat
Jon Rosenthal
Democrat
Nate Schatzline
Republican
Alan Schoolcraft
Republican
Joanne Shofner
Republican
Shelby Slawson
Republican
John Smithee
Republican
James Talarico
Democrat
Carl Tepper
Republican
Tony Tinderholt
Republican
Steve Toth
Republican
Ellen Troxclair
Republican
Chris Turner
Democrat
Cody Vasut
Republican
Denise Villalobos
Republican
Wesley Virdell
Republican
Hubert Vo
Democrat
Charlene Ward Johnson
Democrat
Erin Zwiener
Democrat