Relating to the designation of a portion of Business U.S. Highway 83-S in Hidalgo County as the SP4 Rodolfo Valdez Memorial Highway.
SB 1931 names a specific segment of Business U.S. Highway 83-S in Hidalgo County (between its intersections with U.S. Highway 83 relief route near La Joya) as the "SP4 Rodolfo Valdez Memorial Highway." This commemorative bill does not change laws or policies but honors SP4 Rodolfo Valdez, a military veteran. The Texas Department of Transportation will install markers at each end of the highway segment and at intermediate points to display the memorial designation. The bill became effective September 1, 2025, after being signed by the Governor.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2025
Committee Review
May 2025
Senate Passage
May 2025
House Passage
May 2025
Signed into Law
May 2025
Introduced Mar 5, 2025
Signed May 29, 2025
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May 29, 2025
MINOR
The bill text was reformatted from a draft version to an enrolled final version, with the addition of certification signatures and voting records from both legislative chambers and the Governor's approval. No substantive policy changes were made to the bill's content regarding the highway designation.
TECHNICAL
Added enrolled version header, certification signatures for Senate and House passage, and Governor's approval signature block.
Removed draft formatting markers, author attribution, and placeholder spacing from the original bill text.
Reformatted text layout and spacing to match official enrolled bill standards while preserving all original legislative language.
Floor votes
How they voted
This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
48
Key actions
14
Committee
11
May 29, 2025
Signed into law
Signed by the Governor
executive
May 20, 2025
Lower · Passed
Signed in the House
lower
May 20, 2025
Upper · Passed
Signed in the Senate
upper
May 19, 2025
Upper · Passed
House passage reported
upper
May 16, 2025
Lower · Passed
Passed
lower
May 12, 2025
Lower · Passed
Committee report distributed
lower
May 7, 2025
Lower · Passed
Reported favorably w/o amendment(s)
lower
May 7, 2025
Committee
Recommended to be sent to Local & Consent
lower
May 7, 2025
Lower · Passed
Recalled from subcommittee
lower
May 5, 2025
Lower · Passed
Left pending in subcommittee
lower
May 5, 2025
Lower · Passed
Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in subcommittee
lower
May 2, 2025
Committee
Referred to s/c on Defense & Veterans' Affairs by Speaker
lower
May 2, 2025
Introduced
Read first time
lower
May 1, 2025
Introduced
Received from the Senate
lower
May 1, 2025
Upper · Passed
Passed
upper
Apr 23, 2025
Upper · Passed
Committee report printed and distributed
upper
Apr 23, 2025
Upper · Passed
Reported favorably w/o amendments
upper
Apr 23, 2025
Upper · Passed
Vote taken in committee
upper
Mar 17, 2025
Committee
Referred to Transportation
upper
Mar 17, 2025
Introduced
Read first time
upper
2 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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