Congratulating Father Dennis Aréchiga on his receipt of the St. John Vianney Award.
This is a ceremonial resolution (HR 1002), not a substantive bill. It formally congratulates Father Dennis Aréchiga on receiving the St. John Vianney Award from the Catholic Theological Society of America. The resolution recognizes his 25 years of priesthood, service as pastor of St. Mark the Evangelist Catholic Church in San Antonio, and community contributions. It has no policy impact and serves only as a symbolic expression of appreciation from the Texas House of Representatives.
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Apr 2025
Committee Review
May 2025
House Passage
May 2025
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Apr 29, 2025
Last action May 23, 2025
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MODERATE
The bill was converted from a House resolution format to an enrolled bill format with corrected formatting, proper spacing, and standardized text. The substantive content regarding Father Aréchiga's achievements and the resolution to congratulate him remains unchanged.
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Formatting and spacing corrections throughout the document to meet enrolled bill standards
Header information updated from draft format to official enrolled version with proper bill number and sponsor information
Removed draft markup indicators and page numbers that were present in the introduced version
Added certification statement confirming House adoption date and vote method
Floor votes
How they voted
This bill passed the House by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
8
Key actions
1
Committee
1
May 23, 2025
Lower · Passed
Adopted
lower
May 1, 2025
Committee
Referred to Local & Consent Calendars
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
John Lujan
RRepublican
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