Texas legislation · 89th Legislature 1st Special Session
Texas SR94: Recognizing Richard M. Peterson for being elected president of the American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery.
Status: Passed both chambers, August 15, 2025
What the bill says
From the enrolled text, August 20, 2025:
89(1) SR 94 - Enrolled version - Bill Text SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 94 WHEREAS, Dr. Richard M. Peterson of The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio has been elected the 39th president of the American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery; and WHEREAS, ASMBS is the nation's largest professional organization of metabolic and bariatric surgeons and integrated health professionals focused on obesity treatment; Dr. Peterson has been involved in the group for nearly two decades, and he has been a member of its board since 2019; over the years, he has chaired the program, public education, and communications committees, and he has distinguished himself as a contributing author to the accreditation standards for bariatric surgery; he also serves as social media editor for the organization's official journal,Surgery for Obesity and Related Diseases; in addition, he co-chairs the Standards and Verification Advisory Council of the American College of Surgeons' Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery Accreditation and Quality Improvement Program; and WHEREAS, Dr. Peterson is currently the chief bariatric and metabolic surgery director at UT Health San Antonio, where he also serves as a professor and the assistant director of surgery student clerkship, and he oversees CHRISTUS Weight Loss Institute in Westover Hills as medical director; a respected leader in his field, he is a past president of the Texas …
Sponsors
- Jose Menendez (D, SD-026) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : Reported enrolled
- : Vote recorded in Journal
- : Read & adopted
- : Received by the Secretary of the Senate
Subjects: Resolutions--Congratulatory & Honorary, PETERSON, RICHARD M. (NO0F5)
Common questions
- What is SR94?
- SR94 is a bill in the Texas Legislature (89th Legislature 1st Special Session): Recognizing Richard M. Peterson for being elected president of the American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery.
- What is the status of SR94?
- Passed both chambers as of August 15, 2025. Latest action: Reported enrolled (August 15, 2025).
- Who sponsored SR94?
- Jose Menendez (D, SD-026).
- Where is the official record for SR94?
- On the Texas Legislature website: https://capitol.texas.gov/BillLookup/History.aspx?LegSess=891&Bill=SR00094
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