2025 bills / S.B. 203
S.B. 203 Judicial Standing Amendments (2025)
- Introduced
- Senate committee
- Senate vote
- House committee
- House vote
- Signed into law
What this bill does
The bill would define several terms used in civil lawsuits and state lawmakers' findings about the traditional rule that a person must have a direct stake in a case to sue. It would also change the requirements for bringing a private right of action, meaning a lawsuit a private person files to enforce a law, and make some technical clean-up changes.
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Official description
- defines terms related to a civil action
- provides legislative findings with regard to the traditional standing requirement
- addresses the requirements for bringing a private right of action
- makes technical and conforming changes
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Every vote
- 3 yes, 3 no, 3 absentSenate Judiciary, Law Enforcement, and Criminal Justice Committee: Senate vote, which failed · 2/5/2025 5:24 PMWho voted how
- 5 yes, 0 no, 4 absentSenate Judiciary, Law Enforcement, and Criminal Justice Committee: vote to change the bill · 2/10/2025 4:02 PMWho voted how
- 7 yes, 2 noSenate Judiciary, Law Enforcement, and Criminal Justice Committee: vote to approve it · 2/10/2025 4:22 PMWho voted how
- 19 yes, 6 no, 4 absentFirst of two Senate votes · 2/18/2025 3:02 PMWho voted how
- 22 yes, 7 noFinal Senate vote · 2/20/2025 2:48 PMWho voted how
- 8 yes, 0 no, 3 absentHouse Judiciary Committee: Amendment Recommendation · 2/26/2025 9:42 AMWho voted how
- 9 yes, 0 no, 2 absentHouse Judiciary Committee: Amendment Recommendation · 2/26/2025 9:43 AMWho voted how
- 8 yes, 2 no, 1 absentHouse Judiciary Committee: vote to approve it · 2/26/2025 9:46 AMWho voted how
- 59 yes, 13 no, 3 absentFinal House vote · 3/6/2025 11:43 AM
- 17 yes, 6 no, 6 absentSenate vote to accept the other chamber's changes · 3/6/2025 2:40 PM
Hearings and debates
- Feb 5, 2025 Senate Judiciary, Law Enforcement, and Criminal Justice Committee▶ Watch
- Feb 10, 2025 Senate Judiciary, Law Enforcement, and Criminal Justice Committee▶ Watch
- Feb 26, 2025 House Judiciary Committee▶ Watch
- 18/2/2025 Senate floor debate▶ Watch
- 20/2/2025 Senate floor debate▶ Watch
- Jun 3, 2025 House floor debate▶ Watch
- Jun 3, 2025 Senate floor debate▶ Watch