SB 638, 63rd R.S.
Authorizing the governor to designate several cultural basins in the State of Texas; authorizing the governor to appoint a commission for each cultural basin designated; providing that each of three major metropolitan districts should be in separate commissions; setting forth the functions of the several cultural basin commissions; setting forth specific duties of commission members; establishing staff support for the several cultural basin commissions in the governor's office; authorizing the legislature to appropriate funds for the support of the several cultural basin commissions; authorizing the cultural basin commissions to accept and expend funds; establishing the Greater South Texas Cultural Basin as the pilot cultural basin; calling for an annual report by each cultural basin commission; providing a severability clause.
| Chamber | Action | Comments | ↓ Date ↑ |
| S | Read first time | 03/09/1973 | |
| S | Referred to Committee on Human Resources | 03/09/1973 | |
| S | Committee hearing date | 03/19/1973 | |
| S | Sent to subcommittee | 03/19/1973 | |
| S | Committee hearing date | 04/05/1973 | |
| S | Reported by subcommittee favorably | 04/02/1973 | |
| S | Reported favorably | 04/12/1973 | |
| S | Rules suspended | 04/18/1973 | |
| S | Read second time and passed to engrossment | 04/18/1973 | |
| S | Amendments | 04/18/1973 | |
| S | Passed | 04/18/1973 | |
| S | Vote recorded on | 04/18/1973 | |
| S | Sent to House | 04/19/1973 | |
| H | Received from the Senate | 04/19/1973 | |
| H | Read first time | 04/25/1973 | |
| H | Referred to Committee on State Affairs | 04/25/1973 | |
| H | Reported favorably | 05/08/1973 | |
| H | Read second time | 05/23/1973 | |
| H | Amendments | 05/23/1973 | |
| H | Passed to third reading | 05/23/1973 | |
| H | Read third time | 05/24/1973 | |
| H | Passed | 05/24/1973 | |
| S | House passage as amended reported | 05/25/1973 | |
| S | Concurred in House amendments | 05/25/1973 | |
| H | Concurrence in House amendments by Senate reported | 05/25/1973 | |
| S | Signed | 05/26/1973 | |
| H | Signed | 05/26/1973 | |
| S | Sent to Governor | 05/26/1973 | |
| S | Signed by Governor | 06/15/1973 | |
| S | 90 Day Bill | 06/15/1973 |
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