HR 243 Texas House · 89th Legislature (2025)

Honoring Shelley Smith on her retirement as CEO of West Texas Centers in Big Spring.

This is a ceremonial House Resolution (HR 243), not a substantive bill. It honors Shelley Smith for her 40-year service as CEO of West Texas Centers in Big Spring, where she led the organization from 1996 until her retirement on July 12, 2024. The resolution recognizes her role in growing the center to serve 23 counties, employ 325 people, and provide mental health and developmental disability services to over 2,000 patients monthly. The Texas House of Representatives adopted the resolution to express appreciation for her dedication and "exemplary work ethic and unwavering compassion." It has no policy impact and serves solely as a formal tribute.

Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Feb 2025

Committee Review

Feb 2025

House Passage

Mar 2025

Senate Passage

Governor

Introduced Feb 12, 2025 Last action Mar 31, 2025

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Introduced → Enrolled · 4 edits

MODERATE

The document was reformatted from a traditional legislative resolution into an enrolled bill format, with the original text reorganized into a more structured layout. The substantive content remains the same - honoring Shelley Smith's retirement as CEO of West Texas Centers - but the presentation changed to comply with formal bill enrollment standards. No policy changes, funding amounts, or eligibility criteria were modified.

TECHNICAL

Document structure changed from a standard resolution format to an enrolled bill format with proper H.R. No. 243 designation and speaker certification

Text formatting was reorganized with spacing adjustments and line breaks modified for the enrolled version

Added certification statement confirming House adoption on March 31, 2025 by non-record vote

Removed original page numbers and internal markup notations from the legislative process

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

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Committee

Mar 31, 2025

Lower · Passed

Adopted

lower

Feb 19, 2025

Committee

Referred to Local & Consent Calendars

lower

1 primary · 0 co-sponsors