Legislative History.

• H.B. 19, 88th Legislature (2023): Creation of the Texas Business Court

  House Bill 19 created the Texas Business Court as a specialty trial court and added Chapter 25A to the Texas Government Code, including section 25A.004 on jurisdiction. The bill's companion was S.B. 27, listed by Texas Legislature Online as identical. The site's guides cite the enacted jurisdiction provisions, including the intellectual property clause in section 25A.004(d)(4) and the trade secrets clause in section 25A.004(d)(5). No filed-versus-enrolled text comparison is included in this record.

  Tex. H.B. 19, 88th Leg., R.S. (2023), Acts 2023, ch. 380 · Enacted; Tex. Gov't Code ch. 25A effective September 1, 2023; business court created September 1, 2024

• S.B. 1318, 89th Legislature (2025): Health-care noncompetes

  Senate Bill 1318 amended section 15.50 of the Texas Business and Commerce Code and added section 15.501, limiting health-care noncompetes entered into or renewed on or after September 1, 2025. It did not change the Texas Uniform Trade Secrets Act or the enforceability of confidentiality and nondisclosure agreements. No filed-versus-enrolled text comparison is included in this record.

  Tex. S.B. 1318, 89th Leg., R.S. (2025) · Enacted; signed by the Governor June 20, 2025; effective September 1, 2025

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