republic-os/legislation/us/states/tx/88/sb-1648.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "Relating to the centennial parks conservation fund."
description: "Relating to the centennial parks conservation fund."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tx"
legislature: "Texas Legislature"
session: "88"
identifier: "SB 1648"
citation: "Texas SB 1648 (88)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["PARKS & WILDLIFE DEPARTMENT (V0045)", "Parks & Wildlife--General (I0585)", "Parks & Wildlife--Parks (I0555)", "State Finances--Management & Control (I0748)", "TREASURY SAFEKEEPING TRUST COMPANY", "TEXAS (V0094)"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Holland", "Parker", "Walle"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 54
vote_count: 5
first_action: "2023-03-06"
last_action: "2023-06-14"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/629e6863-b858-4f02-8bb9-8a86aa3d99cf"
source_url: "ftp://ftp.legis.state.tx.us/bills/88R/billhistory/senate_bills/SB01600_SB01699/SB 1648.xml"
source_hash: "4be4c85d6d89db57613d9fce6f14c8273daadf0248e523803c58688a8a5703ad"
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 SB 1648 (88) — Relating to the centennial parks conservation fund.

## 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/SB01648I.HTM)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/88R/billtext/html/SB01648E.HTM)
3. **House Committee Report** (committee substitute) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/88R/billtext/html/SB01648H.HTM)
4. **Senate Committee Report** (committee substitute) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/88R/billtext/html/SB01648S.HTM)
5. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/88R/billtext/html/SB01648F.HTM)

## Votes

- passage — **120–19** (pass) · lower
- passage to engrossment — **0–0** (pass) · upper
- adoption of Floor Amendment No. 1 — **0–0** (pass) · upper
- passage — **127–15** (pass) · lower
- Senate Rule 7.18 and the Constitutional Rule requiring bills to be read on three several days be suspended and that CSSB 1648 be placed on its third reading and final passage. — **26–3** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Holland — primary (person)
- Parker — primary (person)
- Walle — primary (person)
- Blanco — cosponsor (person)
- Eckhardt — cosponsor (person)
- Kolkhorst — cosponsor (person)
- Menéndez — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-03-06** Received by the Secretary of the Senate `filing, introduction`
- **2023-03-06** Filed `filing`
- **2023-03-16** Read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2023-03-16** Referred to Water, Agriculture, & Rural Affairs `referral-committee`
- **2023-04-11** Co-author authorized
- **2023-04-13** Scheduled for public hearing on . . .
- **2023-04-13** Considered in public hearing
- **2023-04-13** Testimony taken in committee
- **2023-04-13** Vote taken in committee
- **2023-04-18** Reported favorably as substituted `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-04-18** Committee report printed and distributed
- **2023-04-19** Co-author authorized
- **2023-04-19** Placed on intent calendar
- **2023-04-19** Corrected comm. report printed & distributed
- **2023-04-20** Co-author authorized
- **2023-04-20** Rules suspended-Regular order of business
- **2023-04-20** Vote recorded in Journal
- **2023-04-20** Read 2nd time `reading-2`
- **2023-04-20** Amendment(s) offered `amendment-introduction`
- **2023-04-20** Amended `amendment-passage`
- **2023-04-20** Vote recorded in Journal
- **2023-04-20** Passed to engrossment as amended `amendment-passage`
- **2023-04-20** Vote recorded in Journal
- **2023-04-20** Three day rule suspended
- **2023-04-20** Record vote
- **2023-04-20** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
- **2023-04-20** Passed `passage`
- **2023-04-20** Record vote
- **2023-04-20** Reported engrossed
- **2023-04-21** Received from the Senate `introduction`
- **2023-04-25** Read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2023-04-25** Referred to Culture, Recreation & Tourism `referral-committee`
- **2023-05-02** Considered in formal meeting
- **2023-05-02** Reported favorably w/o amendment(s) `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-05-09** Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator `filing`
- **2023-05-09** Committee report distributed
- **2023-05-10** Committee report sent to Calendars
- **2023-05-11** Considered in Calendars
- **2023-05-15** Placed on Major State Calendar
- **2023-05-15** Read 2nd time `reading-2`
- **2023-05-15** Passed to 3rd reading
- **2023-05-15** Record vote
- **2023-05-15** Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
- **2023-05-16** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
- **2023-05-16** Passed `passage`
- **2023-05-16** Record vote
- **2023-05-16** Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
- **2023-05-16** House passage reported `passage`
- **2023-05-16** Reported enrolled `enrolled`
- **2023-05-17** Signed in the Senate `passage`
- **2023-05-17** Signed in the House `passage`
- **2023-05-17** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2023-05-29** Signed by the Governor `executive-signature`
- **2023-06-14** See remarks for effective date

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/629e6863-b858-4f02-8bb9-8a86aa3d99cf`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Texas legislature records).