---
type: "Bill"
title: "Relating to the composition of and actions transferred by the judicial panel on multidistrict litigation."
description: "Relating to the composition of and actions transferred by the judicial panel on multidistrict litigation."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tx"
legislature: "Texas Legislature"
session: "87"
identifier: "HB 2950"
citation: "Texas HB 2950 (87)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["ATTORNEY GENERAL (V2811)", "Courts--General (I0160)"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Huffman", "Smith"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 46
vote_count: 1
first_action: "2021-03-05"
last_action: "2021-06-16"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/8f09de3d-1b05-4bd0-865f-5a98b1e922fd"
source_url: "ftp://ftp.legis.state.tx.us/bills/87R/billhistory/house_bills/HB02900_HB02999/HB 2950.xml"
source_hash: "a7337e6ec4c7c3c66e255fed1179db76e1fe183deeac3488c316a9dc2b0831d5"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-tx"]
---

# Texas HB 2950 (87) — Relating to the composition of and actions transferred by the judicial panel on multidistrict litigation.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/87R/billtext/html/HB02950I.HTM)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/87R/billtext/html/HB02950E.HTM)
3. **House Committee Report** (committee substitute) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/87R/billtext/html/HB02950H.HTM)
4. **Senate Committee Report** (committee substitute) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/87R/billtext/html/HB02950S.HTM)
5. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/87R/billtext/html/HB02950F.HTM)

## Votes

- passage — **127–15** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Huffman — primary (person)
- Smith — primary (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2021-03-05** Filed `filing`
- **2021-03-18** Read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2021-03-18** Referred to Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence `referral-committee`
- **2021-04-14** Considered in public hearing
- **2021-04-14** Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee
- **2021-04-14** Left pending in committee
- **2021-04-21** Considered in public hearing
- **2021-04-21** Reported favorably w/o amendment(s) `committee-passage`
- **2021-04-30** Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator
- **2021-04-30** Committee report distributed
- **2021-04-30** Committee report sent to Calendars
- **2021-05-08** Considered in Calendars
- **2021-05-10** Placed on General State Calendar
- **2021-05-12** Read 2nd time `reading-2`
- **2021-05-12** Amended `amendment-passage`
- **2021-05-12** Passed to engrossment as amended
- **2021-05-13** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
- **2021-05-13** Passed `passage`
- **2021-05-13** Record vote
- **2021-05-13** Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
- **2021-05-13** Reported engrossed
- **2021-05-14** Received from the House `introduction`
- **2021-05-14** Read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2021-05-14** Referred to Jurisprudence `referral-committee`
- **2021-05-20** Scheduled for public hearing on . . .
- **2021-05-20** Considered in public hearing
- **2021-05-20** Testimony taken in committee
- **2021-05-21** Reported favorably w/o amendments `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-05-21** Recommended for local & uncontested calendar
- **2021-05-21** Committee report printed and distributed
- **2021-05-26** Placed on local & uncontested calendar
- **2021-05-27** Laid before the Senate
- **2021-05-27** Read 2nd time & passed to 3rd reading
- **2021-05-27** Vote recorded in Journal
- **2021-05-27** Three day rule suspended
- **2021-05-27** Record vote
- **2021-05-27** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
- **2021-05-27** Passed `passage`
- **2021-05-27** Record vote
- **2021-05-27** Senate passage reported
- **2021-05-30** Reported enrolled
- **2021-05-31** Signed in the House
- **2021-05-31** Signed in the Senate
- **2021-06-01** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2021-06-16** Signed by the Governor `executive-signature`
- **2021-06-16** Effective immediately `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/8f09de3d-1b05-4bd0-865f-5a98b1e922fd`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Texas legislature records).