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Texas · 89th Legislature (2025) · Resolution

HR 161: Congratulating Beyoncé for winning three Grammys at the 2025 Grammy Awards.

Passed one chamber Official data

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Enacted

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

HR 161 is a resolution introduced in the Texas House on February 4, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Congratulating Beyoncé for winning three Grammys at the 2025 Grammy Awards. Primary sponsor: Lauren Simmons (Democratic), Charlene Ward Johnson (Democratic), Jo Jones (Democratic), Rhetta Bowers (Democratic), Venton Jones (Democratic). It lists 19 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (February 4, 2025): Reported enrolled.

Generated automatically from the official title, sponsor list, and status record only. It does not characterize the bill’s purpose or effects. How summaries are written

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 23

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Lauren SimmonsPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse146
Charlene Ward JohnsonPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse139
Jo JonesPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse147
Rhetta BowersPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse113
Venton JonesPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse100
Alma AllenCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse131
John BucyCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse136
Sheryl ColeCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse46
Nicole CollierCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse95
FloresCo-sponsorNot applicable (committee)——
Josey GarciaCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse124
Linda GarciaCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse107
Vikki GoodwinCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse47
Donna HowardCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse48
Suleman LalaniCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse76
Christian ManuelCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse22
Christina MoralesCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse145
Mihaela PleșaCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse70
Ron ReynoldsCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse27
Toni RoseCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse110
Jon RosenthalCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse135
Chris TurnerCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse101
Armando WalleCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse140
Gene WuCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse137

“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.

Recent official actions

  1. Reported enrolled
  2. Reason for vote recorded in Journal
  3. Nonrecord vote recorded in Journal
  4. Adopted
  5. Rules suspended
  6. Filed

Sources

  1. Open States / Plural (data from the official legislature website)
  2. Official legislature source