---
type: "Bill"
title: "In memory of Billy Ray Herring."
description: "In memory of Billy Ray Herring."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tx"
legislature: "Texas Legislature"
session: "873"
identifier: "SCR 4"
citation: "Texas SCR 4 (873)"
classification: ["concurrent resolution"]
subjects: ["HERRING", "BILLY RAY (NF43C)", "Resolutions--Memorial (I0710)"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Hefner", "Hughes"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 14
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2021-10-04"
last_action: "2021-10-25"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/25a4f1c6-fbb8-4421-8e97-67c40bf6e85f"
source_url: "ftp://ftp.legis.state.tx.us/bills/873/billhistory/senate_concurrent_resolutions/SCR00001_SCR00099/SCR 4.xml"
source_hash: "22fe310e8913465d384037593bbf1eab1fb995b02b2d0a6341ec985ec92c36a9"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-tx"]
---

# Texas SCR 4 (873) — In memory of Billy Ray Herring.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/873/billtext/html/SC00004I.HTM)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/873/billtext/html/SC00004E.HTM)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/873/billtext/html/SC00004F.HTM)

## Sponsors

- Hefner — primary (person)
- Hughes — primary (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2021-10-04** Received by the Secretary of the Senate `filing`
- **2021-10-04** Filed `filing`
- **2021-10-15** Read & adopted `introduction, passage`
- **2021-10-15** Received from the Senate `introduction`
- **2021-10-17** Referred to Resolutions Calendars `referral-committee`
- **2021-10-18** Placed on Congrat. & Memorial Res. Calendar
- **2021-10-18** Laid before the House
- **2021-10-18** Adopted `passage`
- **2021-10-18** House passage reported
- **2021-10-18** Reported enrolled
- **2021-10-18** Signed in the Senate
- **2021-10-18** Signed in the House
- **2021-10-19** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2021-10-25** Signed by the Governor `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/25a4f1c6-fbb8-4421-8e97-67c40bf6e85f`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Texas legislature records).