Congratulating Kade and Morgan Hodges on receiving the 2025 American Farm Bureau Federation Young Farmers & Ranchers Achievement Award.
HR 278 is a congratulatory resolution recognizing Kade and Morgan Hodges, ranchers from Sterling City, Texas, for receiving the 2025 American Farm Bureau Federation Young Farmers & Ranchers Achievement Award. The resolution formally praises their agricultural operations, leadership in local farm bureaus, and contributions to the livestock industry, including their work managing Royal White sheep, goats, and cattle operations. It does not create new laws or affect any policies - only expressing the Texas House of Representatives' recognition of their award. This procedural resolution was adopted without committee review on February 25, 2025.
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2025
Committee Review
House Passage
Feb 2025
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Feb 18, 2025
Last action Feb 25, 2025
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The document appears to be a legislative resolution (H.R. 278) congratulating Kade and Morgan Hodges on receiving an agricultural award. The primary changes are formatting and layout adjustments rather than substantive policy modifications. The text was reorganized from a compact format to a more spaced-out enrolled version, with some minor text corrections (e.g., 'Mr.Aand Mrs.AHodges' became 'Mr. and Mrs. Hodges').
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Formatting and layout changes converting the bill from introduced draft format to enrolled final version with improved spacing and line breaks
Minor text corrections including removal of placeholder 'A' characters and standardization of punctuation in names and titles
Added certification language at the bottom certifying the bill was adopted by the House on February 25, 2025
Added list of House members' names in the enrolled version signature section
Floor votes
How they voted
This bill passed the House by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
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Committee
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Feb 25, 2025
Lower · Passed
Adopted
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Drew Darby
RRepublican
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