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House adopts ceremonial resolutions recognizing counties and organizations; clerk reads long list of bills for referral

2512881 · March 5, 2025

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Summary

The Texas House unanimously adopted a series of ceremonial resolutions recognizing visiting counties, cities and organizations. The clerk then read a lengthy list of bills on first reading and referred them to committees.

The Texas House on March 5 adopted multiple ceremonial house resolutions recognizing visiting delegations from cities and counties across the state and several organizations. Members moved to suspend the rules and the chamber adopted the resolutions without objection.

Votes at a glance (ceremonial resolutions adopted by voice vote, no recorded objections):

- HR 415 (Martinez) — Recognizing March 5, 2025 as City of Alamo Day at the state capitol. Mover: Rep. Martinez. Outcome: adopted (no objection). - HR 389 (McLaughlin) — Recognizing March 5, 2025 as Frio County Day at the state capitol. Mover: Rep. McLaughlin. Outcome: adopted (no objection). - HR 62 (Lozano) — Recognizing March 5, 2025 as Cleberg/Claiborne County Day at the state capitol. Mover: Rep. Lozano. Outcome: adopted (no objection). - HR 412 (Garcia Hernandez) — Recognizing March 5, 2025 as Coppell Day at the state capitol. Mover: Rep. Garcia Hernandez. Outcome: adopted (no objection). - HR 448 (Morales) — Recognizing March 5, 2025 as City of Pecos and Reeves County Day at the state capitol. Mover: Rep. Morales. Outcome: adopted (no objection). - HR 437 (Frank) — Recognizing March 5, 2025 as Wichita Falls Day at the state capitol. Mover: Rep. Frank. Outcome: adopted (no objection). - HR 252 (Hunter) — Recognizing March 5, 2025 as Port Aransas Day at the state capitol. Mover: Rep. Hunter. Outcome: adopted (no objection). - HR 444 (Hunter) — Recognizing March 5, 2025 as Texas State Aquarium Day at the state capitol. Mover: Rep. Hunter. Outcome: adopted (no objection). - HR 433 (Money) — Recognizing March 5, 2025 as Hunt County Day at the state capitol. Mover: Rep. Money. Outcome: adopted (no objection). - HR 405 (Lopez) — Recognizing March 5, 2025 as Harlingen Day at the state capitol. Mover: Rep. Lopez. Outcome: adopted (no objection). - HR 393 (Paul) — Recognizing University of Houston-Clear Lake Day at the state capitol. Mover: Rep. Paul. Outcome: adopted (no objection). - HR 330 (Perez) — Recognizing IMPACT Pasadena Day at the state capitol. Mover: Rep. Perez. Outcome: adopted (no objection).

These floor actions were procedural recognitions: members introduced visiting delegations (mayors, county judges, chamber leaders, school officials, and nonprofit representatives) and each resolution was moved, explained briefly by the sponsor and adopted after the chamber recorded no objection. No formal roll-call votes or amendments were recorded for these items on the floor.

Bills read and referred: after the ceremonial business, the clerk read a lengthy block of bills on first reading and referred them to the committees named on the record. The clerk's reading included (verbatim as read on the House floor):

"HB 24 by oral relating to procedures for changes to zoning regulations or district boundary. Refer to the committee on land and resource management. HB 33 by McLaughlin relating to active shooter events and other emergencies including certain accreditations of law enforcement agencies that respond to such emergencies. Further the Committee on Homeland Security, Public Safety and Veterans Affairs. HB 36 by Bowers relating to the monitoring of certain family violence offenders for the provision of resources for family violence victims and collection of information about conditions of the bond imposed on the family violence cases and certain other criminal cases for the committee on criminal jurisprudence. HB 37 by police are relating to a parental palliative care provided by certain hospitals as a perennial palliative care grant program as a perennial palliative care hospital recognition program for the committee on on Public Health HB 39 by Lopez O'Bare relating the information of data regarding the incident of veteran deaths in the state. Refer to the subcommittee on date defense and veterans affairs HB 7 36 by Flores relating to certain procedures of civil suits brought by local government or certain other persons for violations of certain under laws, under jurisdictions, or rules adopted into orders permitted issued by the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality for the Committee on Environmental Regulation..."

(The clerk continued through a long roster of House bills and House concurrent resolutions, naming committee referrals for each. The full reading and referral list is part of the official House record and was entered into the journal.)

Why it matters: ceremonial resolutions welcome delegations and recognize community achievements; the clerk's reading of bills begins committee referral and the formal legislative process for a broad set of proposals. Details and texts for each bill and referral are available from the House clerk and the legislature's official bill repository.