Congratulating Don Sparks of Midland on receiving the 2025 Chief Roughneck Award from the Independent Petroleum Association of America.
HCR 5 is a ceremonial resolution congratulating Don Sparks of Midland for receiving the 2025 Chief Roughneck Award from the Independent Petroleum Association of America (IPAA). It recognizes Sparks’ career as a petroleum engineer, cofounder of Discovery Operating, and contributions to the oil and gas industry, including his work on shale development and industry leadership. The resolution has no policy impact - it simply expresses legislative appreciation through a formal commendation. It was signed by both chambers and the governor, with a copy delivered to Sparks as a token of respect.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Aug 2025
Committee Review
Aug 2025
House Passage
Sep 2025
Senate Passage
Sep 2025
Signed into Law
Sep 2025
Introduced Aug 27, 2025
Signed Sep 17, 2025
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The document was reformatted from a draft introduction to an enrolled final version, with no substantive policy changes. The content remains the same: a resolution congratulating Don Sparks on receiving the 2025 Chief Roughneck Award from the Independent Petroleum Association of America.
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Formatting and layout were updated to match official enrolled bill standards, including proper headers, spacing, and signature lines for legislative approval.
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This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
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Actions timeline
Total actions
15
Key actions
5
Committee
1
Sep 17, 2025
Signed into law
Signed by the Governor
executive
Sep 4, 2025
Upper · Passed
Signed in the Senate
upper
Sep 4, 2025
Lower · Passed
Signed in the House
lower
Sep 4, 2025
Lower · Passed
Senate passage reported
lower
Sep 4, 2025
Introduced
Read & adopted
upper
Aug 27, 2025
Introduced
Received from the House
upper
Aug 27, 2025
Lower · Passed
Adopted
lower
Aug 25, 2025
Committee
Referred to Local & Consent Calendars
lower
2 primary · 0 co-sponsors
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