Granting permission for the body of the Honorable Sylvester Turner to lie in honor in the Hall of the House of Representatives on March 13 and 14, 2025.
This is a ceremonial resolution (not a policy bill) honoring former Texas state representative and Houston mayor Sylvester Turner. It grants permission for his body to lie in honor in the Texas House of Representatives Hall on March 13-14, 2025, following his death on March 5, 2025. The resolution recognizes his service as a Texas House member (1989-2016), Speaker Pro Tempore during three legislative sessions, and Houston mayor (2016-2024). It does not create new laws or affect any policies; it is purely a procedural tribute. The resolution was adopted by the Texas House on March 6, 2025.
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2025
Committee Review
House Passage
Mar 2025
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Mar 6, 2025
Last action Mar 6, 2025
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The document appears to be a formatting conversion of a legislative resolution (HR 473) from a raw text format to an enrolled version. The substantive content remains identical - a resolution honoring Sylvester Turner's death and granting permission for his body to lie in honor. The changes are primarily technical formatting adjustments rather than policy modifications.
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Formatting and layout changes from raw text markup to enrolled bill format, including removal of line numbers and adjustment of spacing
Added header information identifying the document as '89(R) HR 473 - Enrolled version - Bill Text' and a note about digital content accessibility updates
Removed line number annotations (1-15) and internal markup indicators used in the draft version
Floor votes · House Mar 6, 2025
How they voted
146–0
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 147
Mar 6, 2025
D
Democratic60
100% Yea
R
Republican87
98% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
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Total actions
6
Key actions
1
Committee
0
Mar 6, 2025
Lower · Passed
Adopted
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
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Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Senfronia Thompson
DDemocratic
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