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HB2960 • 2025

Relating to choice of law and venue for certain construction contracts.

Relating to choice of law and venue for certain construction contracts.

Enacted

This bill passed the Legislature and reached final enactment based on the latest official action.

Sponsor
Hayes
Last action
2025-06-20
Official status
06/20/2025 E Effective on 9/1/25
Effective date
2025-06-20

Plain English Breakdown

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Relating to choice of law and venue for certain construction contracts.

Relating to choice of law and venue for certain construction contracts.

What This Bill Does

  • Relating to choice of law and venue for certain construction contracts.

Limits and Unknowns

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Bill History

  1. 2025-06-20 Texas Legislature Online

    Signed by the Governor

  2. 2025-06-20 Texas Legislature Online

    Effective on 9/1/25

  3. 2025-05-22 Texas Legislature Online

    Sent to the Governor

  4. 2025-05-21 Texas Legislature Online

    Signed in the House

  5. 2025-05-21 Texas Legislature Online

    Signed in the Senate

  6. 2025-05-20 Texas Legislature Online

    Senate passage reported

  7. 2025-05-20 Texas Legislature Online

    Reported enrolled

  8. 2025-05-19 Texas Legislature Online

    Placed on intent calendar

  9. 2025-05-19 Texas Legislature Online

    Rules suspended-Regular order of business

  10. 2025-05-19 Texas Legislature Online

    Read 2nd time & passed to 3rd reading

  11. 2025-05-19 Texas Legislature Online

    Vote recorded in Journal

  12. 2025-05-19 Texas Legislature Online

    Three day rule suspended

  13. 2025-05-19 Texas Legislature Online

    Record vote

  14. 2025-05-19 Texas Legislature Online

    Read 3rd time

  15. 2025-05-19 Texas Legislature Online

    Passed

  16. 2025-05-19 Texas Legislature Online

    Record vote

  17. 2025-05-15 Texas Legislature Online

    Reported favorably w/o amendments

  18. 2025-05-15 Texas Legislature Online

    Recommended for local & uncontested calendar

  19. 2025-05-15 Texas Legislature Online

    Committee report printed and distributed

  20. 2025-05-13 Texas Legislature Online

    Considered in public hearing

  21. 2025-05-13 Texas Legislature Online

    Vote taken in committee

  22. 2025-05-08 Texas Legislature Online

    Scheduled for public hearing on . . .

  23. 2025-05-08 Texas Legislature Online

    Considered in public hearing

  24. 2025-05-08 Texas Legislature Online

    Testimony taken in committee

  25. 2025-05-08 Texas Legislature Online

    Left pending in committee

  26. 2025-05-05 Texas Legislature Online

    Read first time

  27. 2025-05-05 Texas Legislature Online

    Referred to State Affairs

  28. 2025-04-29 Texas Legislature Online

    Read 3rd time

  29. 2025-04-29 Texas Legislature Online

    Passed

  30. 2025-04-29 Texas Legislature Online

    Record vote. RV#722

  31. 2025-04-29 Texas Legislature Online

    Reported engrossed

  32. 2025-04-29 Texas Legislature Online

    Received from the House

  33. 2025-04-28 Texas Legislature Online

    Read 2nd time

  34. 2025-04-28 Texas Legislature Online

    Passed to engrossment

  35. 2025-04-28 Texas Legislature Online

    Record vote. RV#612

  36. 2025-04-28 Texas Legislature Online

    Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal

  37. 2025-04-25 Texas Legislature Online

    Placed on General State Calendar

  38. 2025-04-22 Texas Legislature Online

    Considered in Calendars

  39. 2025-04-15 Texas Legislature Online

    Committee report sent to Calendars

  40. 2025-04-14 Texas Legislature Online

    Committee report distributed

  41. 2025-04-11 Texas Legislature Online

    Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator

  42. 2025-04-03 Texas Legislature Online

    Considered in formal meeting

  43. 2025-04-03 Texas Legislature Online

    Committee substitute considered in committee

  44. 2025-04-03 Texas Legislature Online

    Reported favorably as substituted

  45. 2025-03-26 Texas Legislature Online

    Scheduled for public hearing on . . .

  46. 2025-03-26 Texas Legislature Online

    Considered in public hearing

  47. 2025-03-26 Texas Legislature Online

    Committee substitute considered in committee

  48. 2025-03-26 Texas Legislature Online

    Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee

  49. 2025-03-26 Texas Legislature Online

    Left pending in committee

  50. 2025-03-20 Texas Legislature Online

    Read first time

  51. 2025-03-20 Texas Legislature Online

    Referred to Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence

  52. 2025-02-18 Texas Legislature Online

    Filed

Official Summary Text

Relating to choice of law and venue for certain construction contracts.

Current Bill Text

Read the full stored bill text 
89(R) HB 2960 - Enrolled version - Bill Text

H.B. No. 2960

AN ACT

relating to choice of law and venue for certain construction

contracts.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:

SECTION 1. The heading to Section 272.001, Business &

Commerce Code, is amended to read as follows:

Sec. 272.001.
CERTAIN
[
VOIDABLE
] CONTRACT
PROVISIONS VOID

[
PROVISION
].

SECTION 2. Section 272.001, Business & Commerce Code, is

amended by amending Subsection (b) and adding Subsection (c) to

read as follows:

(b) If a construction contract or an agreement collateral to

or affecting the construction contract contains a provision making

the contract or agreement or any conflict arising under the

contract or agreement subject to another state's law, litigation in

the courts of another state, or arbitration in another state, that

provision is
void as against public policy
[
voidable by a party

obligated by the contract or agreement to perform the work that is

the subject of the construction contract
].

(c)

To the extent that a venue provision in a contract is

void under Subsection (b), unless the parties stipulate to another

venue after the dispute arises, an action arising out of the

contract shall be brought only in this state in the county in which

the property that is the subject of the litigation is located.

SECTION 3. Section 15.020(d), Civil Practice and Remedies

Code, is amended to read as follows:

(d) This section does not apply to an action if:

(1) the agreement described by this section was

unconscionable at the time that it was made;

(2) the agreement regarding venue is
void
[
voidable
]

under Chapter 272, Business & Commerce Code; or

(3) venue is established under a statute of this state

other than this title.

SECTION 4. The changes in law made by this Act apply only to

a contract that is entered into or renewed on or after the effective

date of this Act.

SECTION 5. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.

______________________________

______________________________

President of the Senate

Speaker of the House

I certify that H.B. No. 2960 was passed by the House on April

29, 2025, by the following vote: Yeas 148, Nays 0, 1 present, not

voting.

______________________________

Chief Clerk of the House

I certify that H.B. No. 2960 was passed by the Senate on May

19, 2025, by the following vote: Yeas 31, Nays 0.

______________________________

Secretary of the Senate

APPROVED: _____________________

Date

_____________________

Governor