HR 658 Texas House · 89th Legislature (2025)

Honoring John Sharp for his service as chancellor of The Texas A&M University System.

This is a ceremonial resolution (HR 658), not a substantive bill. It formally honors John Sharp for his retirement as chancellor of The Texas A&M University System after a 14-year tenure - the longest in the system's history. The resolution recognizes his leadership in expanding the system to 11 universities, growing research expenditures to over $1 billion, and overseeing major campus developments like the Texas A&M-RELLIS campus and Kyle Field renovations. As a commemorative resolution, it has no policy impact or direct effect on any individuals or programs.

Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Mar 2025

Committee Review

Mar 2025

House Passage

Apr 2025

Senate Passage

Governor

Introduced Mar 25, 2025 Last action Apr 3, 2025

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Introduced → Enrolled · 3 edits

MINOR

The bill text was reformatted from a removed 'Introduced' version to an 'Enrolled' version, with minor text corrections (e.g., 'Mr.ASharp' to 'Mr. Sharp', spacing fixes) and reorganization of the resolution text. No substantive policy changes, scope modifications, funding adjustments, or eligibility criteria were altered.

TECHNICAL

Text formatting and spacing corrections applied throughout the document, including fixing typos like 'Mr.ASharp' to 'Mr. Sharp' and adjusting line breaks.

Added header information identifying the document as the 'Enrolled version' of HR 658 with updated metadata.

Removed introductory metadata and page headers from the original 'Introduced' version.

Floor votes

How they voted

This bill passed the House by voice vote (no roll call recorded).

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Key actions

Committee

Apr 3, 2025

Lower · Passed

Adopted

lower

Mar 27, 2025

Committee

Referred to Local & Consent Calendars

lower

5 primary · 8 co-sponsors