HR 159 Texas House · 89th Legislature, 2nd Called Session (2025)

In memory of Susan Gay Morrison of Austin.

This resolution (HR 159) honors Susan Gay Morrison, a longtime Austin attorney and civic leader who died on July 11, 2025. It commemorates her career, including her work on wage garnishment reforms, service as general counsel for the Texas School for the Blind, and leadership in legal associations like Texas Women Lawyers. The resolution extends condolences to her family and community, and directs the Texas House to adjourn in her memory. As a memorial resolution, it has no policy impact and directly affects her family and those she served.

Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Sep 2025

Committee Review

Sep 2025

House Passage

Sep 2025

Senate Passage

Governor

Introduced Sep 2, 2025 Last action Sep 3, 2025

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Introduced → Enrolled · 3 edits

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The bill text was reformatted from a traditional resolution layout to an enrolled version with accessibility improvements and standardized formatting. The substantive content of the resolution honoring Susan Gay Morrison remains unchanged.

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Text was reformatted from a traditional resolution layout to an enrolled version with accessibility improvements and standardized formatting

Added accessibility statement about WCAG 2.1 compliance at the top of the document

Removed internal document tracking numbers and page headers that were present in the introduced version

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

Full legislative history

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Key actions

Committee

Sep 3, 2025

Lower · Passed

Adopted

lower

Sep 2, 2025

Committee

Referred to Local & Consent Calendars

lower

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