HR 598 Texas House · 89th Legislature (2025)

In memory of the Honorable James Earl Carter Jr., 39th president of the United States.

HR 598 is a memorial resolution honoring former President Jimmy Carter (39th U.S. president) following his death in December 2024. It commemorates his life, presidency, humanitarian work through the Carter Center, and legacy of public service, including the Camp David Accords and disease eradication efforts. The resolution was adopted by the Texas House of Representatives on March 31, 2025, with no policy changes or direct impacts on constituents. As a commemorative resolution (not a substantive bill), it serves solely to recognize Carter's contributions without implementing new laws or affecting any group.

Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Mar 2025

Committee Review

Mar 2025

House Passage

Mar 2025

Senate Passage

Governor

Introduced Mar 18, 2025 Last action Apr 1, 2025

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What changed between versions

Introduced → Enrolled · 4 edits

MODERATE

The bill text was reformatted from a traditional legislative resolution style to a modern digital document format, with significant content additions including a new introductory statement about WCAG 2.1 accessibility standards. The substantive policy content regarding tribute to President Jimmy Carter remains unchanged, though the document structure was modernized with added metadata and certification language.

Scope change

No substantive policy scope change; the bill's purpose (paying tribute to President Carter) remains identical. The changes are primarily formatting and structural updates to align with digital accessibility standards.

TECHNICAL

Added accessibility compliance statement referencing WCAG 2.1 standards at the beginning of the document

Reformatted document from traditional legislative resolution layout to modern digital bill text format with metadata headers

Added certification language confirming unanimous adoption by rising vote on March 31, 2025

Removed traditional page numbering and legislative document headers that were part of the original introduction format

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

Key actions

Committee

Mar 31, 2025

Lower · Passed

Adopted

lower

Mar 21, 2025

Committee

Referred to Local & Consent Calendars

lower

1 primary · 0 co-sponsors