HR 80 Texas House · 89th Legislature, 2nd Called Session (2025)

In memory of Kent Monroe Wattinger of Marble Falls.

This is a memorial resolution (not a substantive bill), honoring Kent Monroe Wattinger of Marble Falls, Texas, who died on July 8, 2025, at age 36. The resolution commemorates his life, including his heroic act of saving his wife during a flood, his career as a software engineer at Amazon Robotics, and his family (wife Samantha and children Violet, Hunter, and Zoey). It directs the Texas House of Representatives to pay tribute to Wattinger and extend condolences to his family. As a memorial resolution, it has no policy impact or direct effect on legislation.

Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Aug 2025

Committee Review

Aug 2025

House Passage

Sep 2025

Senate Passage

Governor

Introduced Aug 26, 2025 Last action Sep 2, 2025

Maddy AI version diff · 1 comparison

What changed between versions

Introduced → Enrolled · 4 edits

MODERATE

The bill text was reformatted from a traditional resolution layout to a modern digital document structure, with minor text corrections and spacing adjustments. The substantive content of the resolution honoring Kent Monroe Wattinger remains unchanged.

TECHNICAL

Added digital accessibility statement referencing WCAG 2.1 standards at the top of the document

Reformatted the entire bill from a traditional resolution layout to a structured digital document format with proper spacing and line breaks

Removed page numbers and internal document tracking codes that were present in the original version

Corrected minor text formatting issues including spacing around names and punctuation throughout the 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

Sep 2, 2025

Lower · Passed

Adopted

lower

Aug 28, 2025

Committee

Referred to Local & Consent Calendars

lower

1 primary · 0 co-sponsors