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H.B. No. 5616
AN ACT
relating to the Texas presidential library promotion program and
funding for the program.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Chapter 442, Government Code, is amended by
adding Subchapter H to read as follows:
SUBCHAPTER H.
TEXAS PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY PROMOTION PROGRAM
Sec.
442.301.
DEFINITION. In this subchapter, "program"
means the Texas presidential library promotion program established
under this subchapter.
Sec.
442.302.
TEXAS PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY PROMOTION
PROGRAM.
(a)
The commission shall establish and administer the
Texas presidential library promotion program to:
(1)
recognize that the presidential libraries in this
state are vital historical and educational resources that attract
visitors from across the country and contribute to this state's
cultural and economic landscape; and
(2)
provide funding and support to the presidential
libraries, promote tourism, and educate the public on the
contributions of the presidents from this state.
(b)
The program is established to support the following
presidential libraries in this state:
(1) The Lyndon Baines Johnson Library and Museum;
(2)
The George H. W. Bush Presidential Library and
Museum; and
(3)
The George W. Bush Presidential Library and
Museum.
(c) The program shall:
(1)
market and promote the presidential libraries to
increase tourism to and public awareness of the libraries; and
(2)
in collaboration with the presidential libraries,
develop a mobile exhibit to be displayed in communities, schools,
and other public institutions that:
(A)
features for each president significant
artifacts, multimedia presentations, and educational materials;
and
(B)
highlights the historical impact and
legacies of President Lyndon B. Johnson, President George H. W.
Bush, and President George W. Bush.
(d)
The commission may enter into a contract with a
nonprofit entity for the nonprofit entity to administer and operate
the program.
Sec.
442.303.
FUNDING.
(a)
The commission shall establish
an account into which gifts, grants, and other donations received
by the commission for purposes of this subchapter may be deposited.
(b)
The commission may deposit money appropriated to the
commission by the legislature for purposes of this subchapter into
the account.
(c)
The commission may spend money in the account only for a
purpose described by this subchapter.
SECTION 2. As soon as practicable after the effective date
of this Act, the Texas Historical Commission shall establish the
Texas presidential library promotion program as required by Section
442.302, Government Code, as added by this Act.
SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.
______________________________
______________________________
President of the Senate
Speaker of the House
I certify that H.B. No. 5616 was passed by the House on April
30, 2025, by the following vote: Yeas 90, Nays 45, 2 present, not
voting; and that the House concurred in Senate amendments to H.B.
No. 5616 on May 29, 2025, by the following vote: Yeas 103, Nays 35,
1 present, not voting.
______________________________
Chief Clerk of the House
I certify that H.B. No. 5616 was passed by the Senate, with
amendments, on May 27, 2025, by the following vote: Yeas 26, Nays
5.
______________________________
Secretary of the Senate
APPROVED: __________________
Date
__________________
Governor