HR 696 Texas House · 89th Legislature (2025)

In memory of Mary Jane "MJ" Hamilton of Allen.

HR 696 is a ceremonial resolution honoring Mary Jane "MJ" Hamilton, a retired Arlington Independent School District educator and community leader who died in April 2024. The resolution, adopted by the Texas House of Representatives on April 9, 2025, formally commemorates her 30-year career in education, her service with the Texas Retired Teachers Association, and her volunteer work with local organizations like the Allen Heritage Guild and Allen Public Library. It extends condolences to her family and friends and directs that an official copy be provided to her relatives. As a memorial resolution, it has no legal effect or policy impact - it is solely a symbolic tribute to her life and service.

Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Mar 2025

Committee Review

Apr 2025

House Passage

Apr 2025

Senate Passage

Governor

Introduced Mar 31, 2025 Last action Apr 9, 2025

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Introduced → Enrolled · 2 edits

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The bill text was reformatted from a standard legislative resolution format to an enrolled version with updated accessibility standards (WCAG 2.1). The substantive content of the resolution honoring Mary Jane Hamilton remains unchanged, with only minor formatting adjustments to spacing and line breaks.

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Text was reformatted from a standard legislative resolution to an enrolled version with improved accessibility compliance

Minor spacing and line break adjustments were made throughout the document for formatting consistency

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

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Key actions

Committee

Apr 9, 2025

Lower · Passed

Adopted

lower

Apr 2, 2025

Committee

Referred to Local & Consent Calendars

lower

1 primary · 0 co-sponsors