Commending Senior Captain Edward Escamilla and firefighters Jonathan Guzman and Darren Jones of the Houston Fire Department for their actions in responding to an apartment fire.
HR 1069 is a commemorative resolution passed by the Texas House of Representatives to honor Senior Captain Edward Escamilla and firefighters Jonathan Guzman and Darren Jones of the Houston Fire Department. It recognizes their bravery during an apartment fire on January 7, 2025, when they entered a burning building, became trapped by a door, and sustained severe burns while searching for residents. The resolution formally commends their actions and provides each firefighter with an official copy of the resolution as a gesture of appreciation. This is a symbolic gesture with no policy changes or legal effect, expressing the House's respect for their service.
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
May 2025
Committee Review
May 2025
House Passage
May 2025
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced May 6, 2025
Last action May 23, 2025
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The bill text was reformatted from a traditional legislative resolution layout to a modern digital document format, with significant whitespace changes and the addition of a header indicating it is the enrolled version. The substantive policy content remains identical, honoring three Houston firefighters for their bravery during a 2025 apartment fire.
Scope change
No substantive change to the bill's scope or applicability; only formatting and presentation were modified.
TECHNICAL
The document layout changed from a numbered resolution format to a continuous text format with added header metadata and signature lines.
A header was added stating the bill is the enrolled version with accessibility compliance notes.
A complete list of House members' names was added at the end for signature purposes.
Floor votes
How they voted
This bill passed the House by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
7
Key actions
1
Committee
1
May 23, 2025
Lower · Passed
Adopted
lower
May 7, 2025
Committee
Referred to Local & Consent Calendars
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
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Lauren Simmons
DDemocratic
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