By: Leman (Senate Sponsor - Kolkhorst) H.B. No. 2660

(In the Senate - Received from the House April 19, 2021; April 20, 2021, read first time and referred to Committee on Natural Resources & Economic Development; April 23, 2021, reported favorably by the following vote: Yeas 9, Nays 0; April 23, 2021, sent to printer.) Click here to see the committee vote

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED

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 Section 442.062(b), Government Code, is repealed.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.

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