SR 98 Texas Senate · 89th Legislature (2025)

Recognizing Senator Judith Zaffirini on the occasion of her birthday.

SR 98 is a ceremonial Senate resolution recognizing Senator Judith Zaffirini on her birthday. It honors her service as Dean of the Texas Senate - the longest-serving and highest-ranking member - and acknowledges her historic role as the first Mexican American woman elected to the Texas Senate. The resolution celebrates her 38 years of legislative service, including over 72,000 consecutive votes since 1987, and her work on health care, education, and family support. It has no policy impact or direct effect on constituents, as it is purely a tribute with no legislative action required.

Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Feb 2025

Committee Review

Senate Passage

Feb 2025

House Passage

Governor

Introduced Feb 13, 2025 Last action Feb 13, 2025

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The bill text was reformatted from a draft version to an enrolled version, with significant changes to spacing, line breaks, and capitalization. The substantive policy content remains unchanged, as this is a Senate resolution honoring Senator Judith Zaffirini on her birthday. No new policy provisions, funding, eligibility criteria, or substantive requirements were added or removed.

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Text formatting and spacing were adjusted throughout the document, including removal of draft markings and standardization of line breaks and capitalization.

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