Directing the governor of the State of Texas to award the Texas Legislative Medal of Honor to U.S. Army veteran Rickey Dudley Wittner.
HCR 146 is a ceremonial resolution directing the Texas governor to award the Texas Legislative Medal of Honor to U.S. Army veteran Rickey Dudley Wittner. It recognizes Wittner's heroic actions during the Vietnam War on July 10, 1970, when he rescued 12 people from a burning helicopter under enemy fire despite sustaining severe burns. The resolution cites Wittner's prior Soldier's Medal, Purple Heart, and Air Medal for his bravery. As a concurrent resolution, it has no policy impact but formally honors Wittner's military service. The resolution was signed by the governor on June 20, 2025.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
May 2025
Committee Review
May 2025
House Passage
Jun 2025
Senate Passage
Jun 2025
Signed into Law
Jun 2025
Introduced May 28, 2025
Signed Jun 20, 2025
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The bill text was reformatted from a standard legislative format to an enrolled version with accessibility updates. The substantive content of the resolution awarding the Texas Legislative Medal of Honor to veteran Rickey Dudley Wittner remains unchanged.
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Floor votes · House May 28, 2025
How they voted
This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
27
Key actions
9
Committee
5
Jun 20, 2025
Signed into law
Signed by the Governor
executive
Jun 2, 2025
Upper · Passed
Signed in the Senate
upper
Jun 2, 2025
Lower · Passed
Signed in the House
lower
Jun 1, 2025
Lower · Passed
Senate passage reported
lower
Jun 1, 2025
Upper · Passed
Adopted
upper
May 28, 2025
Introduced
Received from the House
upper
May 28, 2025
Lower · Passed
Adopted
lower
May 21, 2025
Lower · Passed
Committee report distributed
lower
May 21, 2025
Lower · Passed
Reported favorably w/o amendment(s)
lower
May 21, 2025
Committee
Recommended to be sent to Local & Consent
lower
May 21, 2025
Lower · Passed
Recalled from subcommittee
lower
May 10, 2025
Committee
Referred to s/c on Defense & Veterans' Affairs by Speaker
lower
2 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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