Congratulating Assistant Chief Tommy Chisum of the Dalhart Volunteer Fire Department on being named the 2025 Firefighter of the Year by the Panhandle Firemen's & Fire Marshal's Association.
HR 1415 is a ceremonial resolution passed by the Texas House of Representatives to formally congratulate Assistant Chief Tommy Chisum of the Dalhart Volunteer Fire Department for being named the 2025 Firefighter of the Year by the Panhandle Firemen's & Fire Marshal's Association. The resolution expresses the House's recognition of Chisum's 20+ years of service, including his roles as a firefighter, hazmat technician, and community safety advocate (such as managing traffic control at Dalhart Elementary School with "Fire Dog Arlo"). It does not create new laws or affect any policies, but rather serves as an official expression of appreciation for his contributions to public safety. The resolution was adopted unanimously by the House on June 1, 2025.
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
May 2025
Committee Review
May 2025
House Passage
Jun 2025
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced May 27, 2025
Last action Jun 1, 2025
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The bill was reformatted from a standard resolution to an enrolled version with updated metadata and accessibility compliance. The substantive content of the resolution congratulating Assistant Chief Tommy Chisum remains unchanged, though the formatting and layout were significantly altered with added spacing and metadata headers.
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No substantive change to the bill's scope or applicability; the resolution's purpose and content remain identical.
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Bill metadata updated from 'Introduced' to 'Enrolled' version with new bill number format (89(R) HR 1415) and added accessibility compliance statement for WCAG 2.1 standards.
Formatting and layout completely restructured with added spacing, new section headers, and signature blocks for House officials.
Original page numbering and internal document codes were removed during the formatting update.
Floor votes
How they voted
This bill passed the House by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
7
Key actions
1
Committee
1
Jun 1, 2025
Lower · Passed
Adopted
lower
May 29, 2025
Committee
Referred to Local & Consent Calendars
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
John Smithee
RRepublican
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