HR 40 Texas House · 89th Legislature, 2nd Called Session (2025)

In memory of Hanna Rose Lawrence and Rebecca Mark Lawrence of Dallas.

This is a commemorative resolution (not a policy bill) honoring twin sisters Hanna Rose and Rebecca Mark Lawrence, who died tragically at age eight in Dallas on July 4, 2025. The resolution formally pays tribute to their lives, describes their personalities and aspirations, and extends condolences to their immediate family - including parents, older sister, grandparents, aunts, uncles, and cousins. It has no policy provisions or impact on legislation; it serves solely as a symbolic gesture of remembrance by the Texas House of Representatives. The resolution was adopted on August 27, 2025.

Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Aug 2025

Committee Review

Aug 2025

House Passage

Aug 2025

Senate Passage

Governor

Introduced Aug 18, 2025 Last action Aug 28, 2025

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What changed between versions

Introduced → Enrolled · 3 edits

MINOR

The document has been reformatted from a draft resolution to an enrolled bill version, with the primary change being the addition of a digital accessibility update note at the top. The substantive content of the resolution remains unchanged, maintaining its purpose of honoring twin sisters Hanna and Rebecca Lawrence who tragically passed away in 2025.

TECHNICAL

Added a note about digital content accessibility standards (WCAG 2.1) at the beginning of the document

Reformatted the document from a draft resolution layout to an enrolled bill format with proper spacing and line breaks

Removed draft version identifiers and page numbers from the original document

Floor votes

How they voted

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

Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions

Key actions

Committee

Aug 27, 2025

Lower · Passed

Adopted

lower

Aug 25, 2025

Committee

Referred to Local & Consent Calendars

lower

1 primary · 0 co-sponsors