HR 416 Texas House · 89th Legislature (2025)

In memory of Billy Ray Fowler of Throckmorton.

This is a memorial resolution (not a policy bill) honoring Billy Ray Fowler of Throckmorton, Texas. It commemorates his life, service (including 37 years as Throckmorton justice of the peace, 30+ years owning a service station, and 31 years with the volunteer fire department), and family. The Texas House of Representatives adopted it to "pay tribute to the memory" of Fowler and extend condolences to his wife, children, grandchildren, and community. It has no policy impact or funding provisions - it is purely a formal expression of respect.

Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Feb 2025

Committee Review

Mar 2025

House Passage

Mar 2025

Senate Passage

Governor

Introduced Feb 28, 2025 Last action Mar 14, 2025

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Introduced → Enrolled · 5 edits

MODERATE

The bill text was reformatted from a standard legislative format to an enrolled version with accessibility updates (WCAG 2.1 compliance). The substantive content of the resolution honoring Billy Ray Fowler remains unchanged, with only formatting, spacing, and header information modified.

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Header information changed from 'H.R.A No. A416' to '89(R) HR 416 - Enrolled version - Bill Text'

Added accessibility compliance statement about WCAG 2.1 standards for digital content

Formatting changed from compact line-by-line format to spaced paragraph format with additional line breaks

Removed page numbers and internal tracking codes (e.g., '89R16637 HMR-D')

Added certification statement confirming unanimous adoption by rising vote on March 13, 2025

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How they voted

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

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Committee

Mar 13, 2025

Lower · Passed

Adopted

lower

Mar 5, 2025

Committee

Referred to Local & Consent Calendars

lower

1 primary · 0 co-sponsors