---
type: "Bill"
title: "Congratulating Kenneth B. Nolen on his induction into the Petroleum Hall of Fame."
description: "Congratulating Kenneth B. Nolen on his induction into the Petroleum Hall of Fame."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tx"
legislature: "Texas Legislature"
session: "88"
identifier: "HCR 17"
citation: "Texas HCR 17 (88)"
classification: ["concurrent resolution"]
subjects: ["NOLEN", "KENNETH B. (NS77L)", "Resolutions--Congratulatory & Honorary (I0705)"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Craddick", "Sparks"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 16
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2023-01-05"
last_action: "2023-03-27"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/b50e644a-2cbd-45ca-bac6-b1d3907dadcd"
source_url: "ftp://ftp.legis.state.tx.us/bills/88R/billhistory/house_concurrent_resolutions/HCR00001_HCR00099/HCR 17.xml"
source_hash: "1e99364c8a38d44f446ecc6fc67c60c467b837183fad33610abc73ec636238b0"
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 HCR 17 (88) — Congratulating Kenneth B. Nolen on his induction into the Petroleum Hall of Fame.

## 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/HC00017I.HTM)
2. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/88R/billtext/html/HC00017F.HTM)

## Sponsors

- Craddick — primary (person)
- Sparks — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-01-05** Filed `filing`
- **2023-02-28** Referred to Resolutions Calendars `referral-committee`
- **2023-03-06** Considered in Resolutions Calendars
- **2023-03-08** Placed on Congrat. & Memorial Res. Calendar
- **2023-03-08** Laid before the House `receipt`
- **2023-03-08** Adopted `passage`
- **2023-03-08** Record vote
- **2023-03-08** Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
- **2023-03-13** Received from the House `introduction`
- **2023-03-13** Read & adopted `introduction, passage`
- **2023-03-14** Senate passage reported `passage`
- **2023-03-15** Reported enrolled `enrolled`
- **2023-03-16** Signed in the House `passage`
- **2023-03-16** Signed in the Senate `passage`
- **2023-03-16** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2023-03-27** 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/b50e644a-2cbd-45ca-bac6-b1d3907dadcd`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Texas legislature records).