Honoring Pope Leo XIV on the occasion of his election to the papacy.
This is a ceremonial resolution, not a legislative bill with policy effects. The Texas House of Representatives adopted HR 1089 to honor Pope Leo XIV on his election as pope, expressing "sincere best wishes" for his papacy. The resolution has no legal force or policy impact - it solely serves as a symbolic gesture of goodwill. It directly affects no individuals or groups through governmental action, as it merely commemorates the pope's election.
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
May 2025
Committee Review
May 2025
House Passage
May 2025
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced May 8, 2025
Last action May 25, 2025
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The bill text was reformatted from a standard legislative resolution format to an enrolled version with accessibility updates, but the substantive content remains unchanged. The resolution honors Pope Leo XIV and expresses the Texas House's support for his election.
Scope change
No substantive change to the bill's scope or applicability; only formatting and accessibility updates were applied.
TECHNICAL
Added accessibility compliance statement referencing WCAG 2.1 standards for digital content
Removed original header information and page numbering from the introduced version
Reformatted text layout from continuous paragraphs to spaced lines for enrolled version printing
Floor votes
How they voted
This bill passed the House by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
8
Key actions
1
Committee
1
May 23, 2025
Lower · Passed
Adopted
lower
May 10, 2025
Committee
Referred to Local & Consent Calendars
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Tony Tinderholt
RRepublican
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