HR 611 Texas House · 89th Legislature (2025)

Congratulating Officer Brad Smith on his retirement from the College Station Police Department.

This is a commemorative resolution (not a law) passed by the Texas House of Representatives. It formally congratulates Officer Brad Smith on retiring from the College Station Police Department after over four decades of service, highlighting his career milestones, community policing efforts, two Medal of Honor awards, and the 2024 Lifetime Achievement Award. The resolution was adopted by the House on March 31, 2025, and includes a formal copy to be presented to Officer Smith. It has no legal effect or policy changes, serving solely as a ceremonial tribute to his career.

Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Mar 2025

Committee Review

Mar 2025

House Passage

Mar 2025

Senate Passage

Governor

Introduced Mar 19, 2025 Last action Apr 1, 2025

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Introduced → Enrolled · 3 edits

MINOR

The bill text was reformatted from a traditional legislative resolution format to an enrolled version with accessibility improvements. The substantive content regarding Officer Brad Smith's retirement recognition remains unchanged, though the formatting was significantly altered to comply with WCAG 2.1 accessibility standards.

Scope change

No substantive change to the bill's scope or applicability; the recognition of Officer Brad Smith's retirement remains the same

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Text formatting changed from traditional legislative resolution layout to enrolled version format with accessibility compliance

Added accessibility compliance statement regarding WCAG 2.1 standards

Removed traditional line-numbered resolution format and replaced with modern enrolled bill text structure

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How they voted

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

Full legislative history

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Key actions

Committee

Mar 31, 2025

Lower · Passed

Adopted

lower

Mar 21, 2025

Committee

Referred to Local & Consent Calendars

lower

1 primary · 0 co-sponsors