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  H.B. No. 2660
 
 
 
 
AN ACT
  relating to the jurisdiction and management of the Star of the
  Republic Museum by the Texas Historical Commission.
         BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
         SECTION 1.  Sections 442.062(a) and (c), Government Code,
  are amended to read as follows:
         (a)  The museum and its contents, artifacts, structure, and
  land are under the jurisdiction of the commission. The commission
  is responsible for the preservation, maintenance, and operation of
  the museum.
         (c)  Any [Except as provided by Subsection (b), any] power or
  duty related to the museum formerly vested in any other state agency
  or entity is vested solely in the commission.
         SECTION 2.  Section 442.062(b), Government Code, is
  repealed.
         SECTION 3.  This Act takes effect immediately if it receives
  a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as
  provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution.  If this
  Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this
  Act takes effect September 1, 2021.
 
 
  ______________________________ ______________________________
     President of the Senate Speaker of the House     
 
 
         I certify that H.B. No. 2660 was passed by the House on April
  16, 2021, by the following vote:  Yeas 144, Nays 1, 2 present, not
  voting.
 
  ______________________________
  Chief Clerk of the House   
 
 
         I certify that H.B. No. 2660 was passed by the Senate on April
  29, 2021, by the following vote:  Yeas 31, Nays 0.
 
  ______________________________
  Secretary of the Senate    
  APPROVED:  _____________________
                     Date          
   
            _____________________
                   Governor