HR 1493 Texas House · 89th Legislature (2025)

Commending the staff of State Representative Cecil Bell Jr. for their exemplary service.

HR 1493 is a symbolic resolution (not a policy bill) introduced by State Representative Cecil Bell Jr. that commends six staff members of his office for their service during the 89th Texas Legislative Session. It specifically recognizes Travis Griffin (chief of staff), Amy Rister (committee director), John Durr (legislative director), Nira Miller (district director), Eric Parikakis (policy director), and Quintin Lorenz (aide), highlighting their experience and roles. The resolution has no binding effect or policy changes - it serves only as formal recognition of their work. It was adopted by the Texas House of Representatives on June 2, 2025.

Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

May 2025

Committee Review

May 2025

House Passage

Jun 2025

Senate Passage

Governor

Introduced May 31, 2025 Last action Jun 3, 2025

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MODERATE

This bill (HR 1493) is a House Resolution recognizing and commending the staff of State Representative Cecil Bell Jr. for their exemplary service during the 89th Legislative Session. The document has been reformatted from an introduced version to an enrolled version, with significant text reorganization and formatting cleanup while maintaining the same substantive content. The resolution expresses appreciation for specific staff members and their contributions to the representative's office.

TECHNICAL

The document was converted from an introduced bill format to an enrolled version, which is the final approved version ready for printing and distribution. This includes reformatting text alignment, removing page headers/footers, and standardizing the layout.

Added metadata identifying this as the enrolled version of HR 1493 with bill number 89(R) and certification that it was adopted by the House on June 2, 2025.

Removed original formatting artifacts including page numbers, document tracking numbers (KRT-D), and inconsistent spacing from the introduced version.

Text was reorganized to improve readability with consistent paragraph breaks and proper indentation throughout the resolution clauses.

Floor votes

How they voted

This bill passed the House by voice vote (no roll call recorded).

Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions

Key actions

Committee

Jun 2, 2025

Lower · Passed

Adopted

lower

May 31, 2025

Committee

Referred to Local & Consent Calendars

lower

1 primary · 0 co-sponsors