HR 956 Texas House · 89th Legislature (2025)

Honoring Smiles from Heaven and Fight Like a Kid for their service to and advocacy in behalf of children living with cancer.

HR 956 is a symbolic resolution passed by the Texas House of Representatives to honor the organizations Smiles from Heaven and Fight Like a Kid for their work supporting children with cancer. It recognizes their advocacy, awareness efforts, and direct support for pediatric cancer patients and families, including events like superhero-themed runs and Gold Out Nights. The resolution contains no policy changes, funding, or binding obligations - it is purely a ceremonial expression of appreciation. It was adopted by the Texas House on May 23, 2025, and will be presented to the organizations as a formal gesture of recognition.

Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Apr 2025

Committee Review

Apr 2025

House Passage

May 2025

Senate Passage

Governor

Introduced Apr 24, 2025 Last action May 24, 2025

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Introduced → Enrolled · 4 edits

MODERATE

The bill text was reformatted from a standard legislative introduction to an enrolled version, with significant changes to the document structure and formatting. The substantive content of the resolution remains unchanged, maintaining recognition of Smiles from Heaven and Fight Like a Kid organizations for their work with pediatric cancer patients.

Scope change

No substantive policy changes; the bill's scope, applicability, and provisions remain identical to the original version.

TECHNICAL

Document formatting changed from introduction draft to enrolled final version with different header information and page numbering

Added digital content accessibility update notice at the beginning of the document

Removed original introduction metadata and replaced with enrolled bill certification information

Text layout changed from continuous paragraphs to line-by-line format with extra spacing between lines

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 30, 2025

Committee

Referred to Local & Consent Calendars

lower

1 primary · 0 co-sponsors