Honoring the Divine Nine fraternities and sororities during Black History Month.
This is a ceremonial resolution (not a bill with policy changes) passed by the Texas House of Representatives. It formally honors the "Divine Nine" historically Black Greek organizations - Alpha Phi Alpha, Alpha Kappa Alpha, Kappa Alpha Psi, Omega Psi Phi, Delta Sigma Theta, Phi Beta Sigma, Zeta Phi Beta, Sigma Gamma Rho, and Iota Phi Theta - during Black History Month. The resolution expresses the House's recognition of their history of academic excellence, community service, leadership development, and contributions to social justice. It directs the House to send an official copy to the Divine Nine as a gesture of respect.
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2025
Committee Review
Feb 2025
House Passage
Feb 2025
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Feb 14, 2025
Last action Feb 26, 2025
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The bill text was reformatted from a traditional legislative resolution format to an enrolled version with updated accessibility standards. The substantive content of the resolution honoring the Divine Nine fraternities and sororities for Black History Month remains unchanged, with only formatting adjustments and spacing modifications applied throughout the document.
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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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Document formatting changed from traditional resolution layout to enrolled version format with updated accessibility standards (WCAG 2.1)
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Floor votes
How they voted
This bill passed the House by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history
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Total actions
5
Key actions
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Committee
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Feb 26, 2025
Lower · Passed
Adopted
lower
Feb 25, 2025
Committee
Referred to Local & Consent Calendars
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
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Legislator
Party
State
District
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Jo Jones
DDemocratic
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