SB 7, 65th 1st C.S.
Relating to the licensing, acquisition, construction, maintenance, operation, and financing of deepwater port facilities as defined in the Act; creating a Deepwater Port Authority as an agency of the state pursuant to Article XVI, Section 59, Subsection (a), Texas Constitution; and providing for its membership, organization, powers, duties, functions, and obligations; giving certain powers to the governor; providing for the protection of the environment; making certain provisions as to state-owned water bottoms; making provisions regarding imposing liability or financial obligations on the state for the use of state funds or pledging credit of the state; making an appropriation.
| Chamber | Action | Comments | ↓ Date ↑ |
| S | Read first time | 07/15/1977 | |
| S | Referred to Committee on Finance | 07/15/1977 | |
| S | Considered by committee in public hearing | 07/18/1977 | |
| S | Reported from committee favorably substituted | 07/18/1977 | |
| S | Laid before Senate | 07/19/1977 | |
| S | Read second time and passed to engrossment | 07/19/1977 | |
| S | Third reading | 07/19/1977 | |
| S | Passed | 07/19/1977 | |
| H | Received from the Senate | 07/19/1977 | |
| H | Read first time | 07/19/1977 | |
| H | Referred to Committee on State Affairs | 07/19/1977 | |
| H | Reported from committee with substitute | 07/20/1977 | |
| H | Set as a special order | 07/20/1977 | |
| H | Read second time | 07/21/1977 | |
| H | Amendments | 07/21/1977 | |
| H | Votes recorded | 07/21/1977 | |
| H | Passed to third reading as amended | 07/21/1977 | |
| H | Rules suspended | 07/21/1977 | |
| H | Read third time | 07/21/1977 | |
| H | Passed subject to Article III, Section 49a, Texas Constitution | 07/21/1977 | |
| H | Concurrence in House amendments by Senate reported | 07/21/1977 | |
| H | Sent to Senate | 07/21/1977 | |
| S | House passage as amended reported | 07/21/1977 | |
| S | Point of order sustained | 07/21/1977 | |
| S | Concurred in House amendments | 07/21/1977 | |
| S | Signed | 07/21/1977 | |
| H | Signed | 07/21/1977 | |
| S | Sent to comptroller | 07/22/1977 | |
| S | Sent to Governor | 07/25/1977 | |
| S | Signed by Governor | 07/26/1977 | |
| S | Effective immediately | 07/26/1977 |
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