HR 140 Texas House · 89th Legislature (2025)

In memory of Deputy Jesus "Jesse" Vargas of the Brazoria County Sheriff's Office.

HR 140 is a memorial resolution honoring Deputy Jesus "Jesse" Vargas of the Brazoria County Sheriff's Office, who died in the line of duty on January 15, 2025. The resolution expresses the Texas House of Representatives' condolences to Vargas' family - including his wife, three daughters, parents, siblings, and law enforcement colleagues - and pays tribute to his 17-year career in law enforcement. It does not create new laws or affect any policies; it is a ceremonial tribute adopted by the Texas House on March 6, 2025, to commemorate his service and loss.

Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2025

Committee Review

Feb 2025

House Passage

Mar 2025

Senate Passage

Governor

Introduced Jan 30, 2025 Last action Mar 6, 2025

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What changed between versions

Introduced → Enrolled · 3 edits

MINOR

The document transitioned from an introduced House Resolution to an enrolled version, primarily involving formatting cleanup, removal of draft annotations, and addition of certification language confirming unanimous adoption. The substantive policy content regarding tribute to Deputy Jesse Vargas remains unchanged.

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Removed draft annotations, line numbers, and preliminary text like 'By:AAVasut' and 'H.R.ANo.A140' that were present in the introduced version

Added certification language at the end confirming the bill was unanimously adopted by a rising vote on March 6, 2025

Reformatted text to remove excessive spacing and align with final enrolled bill standards while preserving all substantive content

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How they voted

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

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Committee

Mar 6, 2025

Lower · Passed

Adopted

lower

Feb 19, 2025

Committee

Referred to Local & Consent Calendars

lower

2 primary · 0 co-sponsors