---
type: "Bill"
title: "In memory of U.S. Air Force Lieutenant Colonel (Ret.) James D. Kniker."
description: "In memory of U.S. Air Force Lieutenant Colonel (Ret.) James D. Kniker."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tx"
legislature: "Texas Legislature"
session: "88"
identifier: "SCR 52"
citation: "Texas SCR 52 (88)"
classification: ["concurrent resolution"]
subjects: ["KNIKER", "JAMES D. (NO4GV)", "Resolutions--Memorial (I0710)"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Gutierrez", "Kuempel"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 18
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2023-05-11"
last_action: "2023-06-18"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/695326d8-0c4b-4603-a4d7-4cb55dfe97a8"
source_url: "ftp://ftp.legis.state.tx.us/bills/88R/billhistory/senate_concurrent_resolutions/SCR00001_SCR00099/SCR 52.xml"
source_hash: "12fe81dc4489fc4b064db4261ecb87f4fb5322a00dd2ed9556be324ddd4592d5"
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 52 (88) — In memory of U.S. Air Force Lieutenant Colonel (Ret.) James D. Kniker.

## 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/88R/billtext/html/SC00052I.HTM)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/88R/billtext/html/SC00052E.HTM)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/88R/billtext/html/SC00052F.HTM)

## Sponsors

- Gutierrez — primary (person)
- Kuempel — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-05-11** Received by the Secretary of the Senate `filing, introduction`
- **2023-05-16** Laid before the Senate `receipt`
- **2023-05-16** Read
- **2023-05-16** Adopted `passage`
- **2023-05-16** Vote recorded in Journal
- **2023-05-16** Printed in full
- **2023-05-17** Received from the Senate `introduction`
- **2023-05-17** Referred to Resolutions Calendars `referral-committee`
- **2023-05-23** Considered in Resolutions Calendars
- **2023-05-25** Placed on Congrat. & Memorial Res. Calendar
- **2023-05-25** Laid before the House `receipt`
- **2023-05-25** Adopted `passage`
- **2023-05-26** House passage reported `passage`
- **2023-05-27** Reported enrolled `enrolled`
- **2023-05-28** Signed in the Senate `passage`
- **2023-05-29** Signed in the House `passage`
- **2023-05-29** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2023-06-18** 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/695326d8-0c4b-4603-a4d7-4cb55dfe97a8`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Texas legislature records).