Honoring Tommy Gage for his 12 years of service as sheriff of Montgomery County.
HR 295 is a ceremonial resolution honoring former Montgomery County Sheriff Tommy Gage for his 12 years of service (2005-2017). It recognizes his career achievements, including establishing specialized law enforcement units and jail improvements, and was adopted by the Texas House of Representatives on March 6, 2025. The resolution serves as a formal expression of appreciation and does not create any new laws or policies.
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2025
Committee Review
Feb 2025
House Passage
Mar 2025
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Feb 18, 2025
Last action Mar 6, 2025
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Introduced
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Enrolled
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4 edits
MODERATE
The bill text was reformatted and cleaned up, with the original bill number and sponsor information updated to reflect the enrolled version. The substantive content of the resolution honoring Sheriff Tommy Gage remains unchanged. The changes are primarily technical formatting improvements rather than policy modifications.
TECHNICAL
Bill header and formatting were updated to reflect the enrolled version status with proper spacing and line breaks
Sponsor information was updated from 'By:AABell of Montgomery' to 'Bell of Montgomery'
Added accessibility statement about digital content alignment with WCAG 2.1 standards
Removed page number markers and internal document codes (e.g., 89R13432 TBO-D)
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
Mar 6, 2025
Lower · Passed
Adopted
lower
Feb 25, 2025
Committee
Referred to Local & Consent Calendars
lower
3 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Cecil Bell
RRepublican
P
Steve Toth
RRepublican
P
Will Metcalf
RRepublican
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