HR 869 Texas House · 89th Legislature (2025)

In memory of Malania Watson Butler of Houston.

HR 869 is a ceremonial resolution honoring Malania Watson Butler of Houston, who passed away on March 21, 2025, at age 75. The resolution commemorates her life, including her work as a Dillard's sales representative and Sears accounting clerk, her advocacy for labor unions, and her community service through church volunteering and voter registration efforts. It does not create policy or affect any individuals or groups beyond expressing the Texas House of Representatives' tribute to her memory. The resolution was adopted by the House on May 23, 2025.

Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Apr 2025

Committee Review

Apr 2025

House Passage

May 2025

Senate Passage

Governor

Introduced Apr 15, 2025 Last action May 23, 2025

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Introduced → Enrolled · 5 edits

MODERATE

The document has been reformatted from a legislative resolution to an enrolled bill version, with significant changes to text formatting, spacing, and structure. The substantive content of the resolution honoring Malania Watson Butler remains unchanged, but the document now includes additional metadata about digital content accessibility updates and proper bill numbering.

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Header information changed from 'By: AASimmons H.R.ANo.A869' to '89(R) HR 869 - Enrolled version - Bill Text' indicating the bill has been finalized and enrolled

Text formatting and spacing have been significantly altered throughout the document, with lines reorganized and spacing standardized

Added note about digital content on TLO being updated to align with WCAG 2.1 accessibility standards

Removed page numbers and internal markup codes (like 1[...]1) that were present in the original introduced version

Added certification statement at the end confirming unanimous adoption by rising vote on May 23, 2025

Floor votes

How they voted

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

Full legislative history

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Key actions

Committee

May 23, 2025

Lower · Passed

Adopted

lower

Apr 28, 2025

Committee

Referred to Local & Consent Calendars

lower

1 primary · 0 co-sponsors