Enrolled Bill Summary

House Bill 1865 amends the Government Code to change the sunset date for the Texas Emancipation Juneteenth Cultural and Historical Commission from 2001 to 2011 and to eliminate the required annual election of the commission's presiding officer. It expands the commission's duties to include the preparation and distribution of promotional publications, requires establishment of the Juneteenth memorial monument on the Capitol grounds to be undertaken with the cooperation of the State Preservation Board, and authorizes the commission to establish other monuments elsewhere throughout the state.