Congratulating Lori Rickert on her retirement as presiding judge for Brazoria County Court at Law No. 4 and Probate Court.
This is a ceremonial resolution (HCR 14) congratulating Judge Lori Rickert on retiring as presiding judge of Brazoria County Court at Law No. 4 and Probate Court. It formally recognizes her 20 years of service, including her election as the county's first presiding judge in 2006, her work handling diverse cases, and her leadership of the Recovery Court program. The resolution, passed by both legislative chambers and signed by the Governor, does not create new laws or affect any policies - it simply expresses the legislature's appreciation and sends a formal copy to Judge Rickert.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Aug 2025
Committee Review
Aug 2025
House Passage
Sep 2025
Senate Passage
Sep 2025
Signed into Law
Sep 2025
Introduced Aug 27, 2025
Signed Sep 17, 2025
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The bill text was reformatted from a draft version to an enrolled final version, with no substantive policy changes. The content remains the same: a concurrent resolution honoring Judge Lori Rickert's retirement after 20 years of service. The changes are purely formatting and structural, including adding official signatures, dates, and certification language required for final legislative approval.
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Text was reformatted from draft markup to final enrolled format with added signature lines, certification dates, and official titles for legislative approval.
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This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
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Total actions
15
Key actions
5
Committee
1
Sep 17, 2025
Signed into law
Signed by the Governor
executive
Sep 4, 2025
Upper · Passed
Signed in the Senate
upper
Sep 4, 2025
Lower · Passed
Signed in the House
lower
Sep 4, 2025
Lower · Passed
Senate passage reported
lower
Sep 4, 2025
Introduced
Read & adopted
upper
Aug 27, 2025
Introduced
Received from the House
upper
Aug 27, 2025
Lower · Passed
Adopted
lower
Aug 25, 2025
Committee
Referred to Local & Consent Calendars
lower
2 primary · 0 co-sponsors
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