Congratulating U.S. Army Brigadier General (Ret.) Joe E. Ramirez Jr. on his retirement as vice president for student affairs at Texas A&M University.
This is a ceremonial resolution (not a substantive bill) passed by the Texas House of Representatives. It formally congratulates Brigadier General Joe E. Ramirez Jr. on his retirement as Texas A&M University's vice president for student affairs, recognizing his 31-year military career (including roles in Iraq/Afghanistan operations) and his service to the university as Corps of Cadets commandant and student affairs leader. The resolution includes background on his education, military service, and community involvement, and directs that an official copy be presented to him. It has no policy impact or financial provisions - it is purely an expression of appreciation.
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2025
Committee Review
Feb 2025
House Passage
Mar 2025
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Feb 21, 2025
Last action Mar 6, 2025
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The bill text was reformatted and cleaned up from a messy draft version to a proper enrolled version. The substantive content of the resolution congratulating retired General Joe E. Ramirez Jr. remains unchanged. No policy, funding, eligibility, or legal requirements were modified.
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Removed formatting artifacts, page numbers, and inconsistent spacing from the original draft text
Added standard enrolled bill header information including bill number, sponsor name, and certification of adoption date
Deleted draft markup indicators and redundant line numbers that were present in the original version
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
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
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Mary Ann Perez
DDemocratic
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