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SB519 • 2025

Relating to the creation of a grant program to promote educational engagement with Texas history.

Relating to the creation of a grant program to promote educational engagement with Texas history.

Enacted

This bill passed the Legislature and reached final enactment based on the latest official action.

Sponsor
Middleton
Last action
2025-06-20
Official status
06/20/2025 E Effective immediately
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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Relating to the creation of a grant program to promote educational engagement with Texas history.

Relating to the creation of a grant program to promote educational engagement with Texas history.

What This Bill Does

  • Relating to the creation of a grant program to promote educational engagement with Texas history.

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Bill History

  1. 2025-06-20 Texas Legislature Online

    Signed by the Governor

  2. 2025-06-20 Texas Legislature Online

    Effective immediately

  3. 2025-06-01 Texas Legislature Online

    Signed in the House

  4. 2025-06-01 Texas Legislature Online

    Sent to the Governor

  5. 2025-05-30 Texas Legislature Online

    Signed in the Senate

  6. 2025-05-28 Texas Legislature Online

    Laid out as postponed business

  7. 2025-05-28 Texas Legislature Online

    Passed

  8. 2025-05-28 Texas Legislature Online

    Record vote. RV#3919

  9. 2025-05-28 Texas Legislature Online

    Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal

  10. 2025-05-28 Texas Legislature Online

    House passage reported

  11. 2025-05-28 Texas Legislature Online

    Reported enrolled

  12. 2025-05-27 Texas Legislature Online

    Read 2nd time

  13. 2025-05-27 Texas Legislature Online

    Passed to 3rd reading

  14. 2025-05-27 Texas Legislature Online

    Read 3rd time

  15. 2025-05-27 Texas Legislature Online

    Postponed. 5/28/25 7:00 AM

  16. 2025-05-24 Texas Legislature Online

    Placed on General State Calendar

  17. 2025-05-22 Texas Legislature Online

    Considered in Calendars

  18. 2025-05-12 Texas Legislature Online

    Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator

  19. 2025-05-12 Texas Legislature Online

    Committee report distributed

  20. 2025-05-12 Texas Legislature Online

    Committee report sent to Calendars

  21. 2025-05-08 Texas Legislature Online

    Considered in formal meeting

  22. 2025-05-08 Texas Legislature Online

    Reported favorably w/o amendment(s)

  23. 2025-05-01 Texas Legislature Online

    Scheduled for public hearing on . . .

  24. 2025-05-01 Texas Legislature Online

    Considered in public hearing

  25. 2025-05-01 Texas Legislature Online

    Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee

  26. 2025-05-01 Texas Legislature Online

    Left pending in committee

  27. 2025-04-22 Texas Legislature Online

    Read first time

  28. 2025-04-22 Texas Legislature Online

    Referred to Culture, Recreation & Tourism

  29. 2025-04-14 Texas Legislature Online

    Received from the Senate

  30. 2025-04-10 Texas Legislature Online

    Placed on local & uncontested calendar

  31. 2025-04-10 Texas Legislature Online

    Laid before the Senate

  32. 2025-04-10 Texas Legislature Online

    Read 2nd time & passed to engrossment

  33. 2025-04-10 Texas Legislature Online

    Vote recorded in Journal

  34. 2025-04-10 Texas Legislature Online

    Three day rule suspended

  35. 2025-04-10 Texas Legislature Online

    Record vote

  36. 2025-04-10 Texas Legislature Online

    Read 3rd time

  37. 2025-04-10 Texas Legislature Online

    Passed

  38. 2025-04-10 Texas Legislature Online

    Record vote

  39. 2025-04-10 Texas Legislature Online

    Reported engrossed

  40. 2025-04-08 Texas Legislature Online

    Corrected comm. report printed & distributed

  41. 2025-03-26 Texas Legislature Online

    Reported favorably w/o amendments

  42. 2025-03-26 Texas Legislature Online

    Recommended for local & uncontested calendar

  43. 2025-03-26 Texas Legislature Online

    Committee report printed and distributed

  44. 2025-03-24 Texas Legislature Online

    Considered in public hearing

  45. 2025-03-24 Texas Legislature Online

    Vote taken in committee

  46. 2025-03-17 Texas Legislature Online

    Scheduled for public hearing on . . .

  47. 2025-03-17 Texas Legislature Online

    Considered in public hearing

  48. 2025-03-17 Texas Legislature Online

    Testimony taken in committee

  49. 2025-03-17 Texas Legislature Online

    Left pending in committee

  50. 2025-02-03 Texas Legislature Online

    Read first time

  51. 2025-02-03 Texas Legislature Online

    Referred to Economic Development

  52. 2024-12-02 Texas Legislature Online

    Received by the Secretary of the Senate

  53. 2024-12-02 Texas Legislature Online

    Filed

Official Summary Text

Relating to the creation of a grant program to promote educational engagement with Texas history.

Current Bill Text

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89(R) SB 519 - Enrolled version - Bill Text

S.B. No. 519

AN ACT

relating to the creation of a grant program to promote educational

engagement with Texas history.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:

SECTION 1. Subchapter A, Chapter 442, Government Code, is

amended by adding Section 442.0205 to read as follows:

Sec.

442.0205.

TEXAS HISTORY GRANT PROGRAM. (a) The

commission shall create and administer a grant program to support

the purpose of promoting educational engagement with the history of

this state.

Subject to Subsection (b), the grants must be awarded

annually to nonprofit entities that:

(1)

host a statewide Texas history competition for

school-aged students; and

(2)

publish works on Texas history written by students

or faculty members.

(b)

The commission shall establish procedures to administer

the grant program, including procedures for applying for a grant

under this section. The commission shall enter into a contract that

includes performance requirements with each grant recipient. The

commission shall monitor and enforce the terms of the contract.

(c)

In addition to funds appropriated by the legislature,

the commission may solicit and accept gifts, grants, and donations

from any public or private source for the purpose of awarding grants

under this section.

SECTION 2. The Texas Historical Commission shall establish

the procedures for applying for a grant under Section 442.0205,

Government Code, as added by this Act, not later than October 1,

2025.

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, 2025.

______________________________

______________________________

President of the Senate

Speaker of the House

I hereby certify that S.B. No. 519 passed the Senate on

April 10, 2025, by the following vote: Yeas 28, Nays 2.

______________________________

Secretary of the Senate

I hereby certify that S.B. No. 519 passed the House on

May 28, 2025, by the following vote: Yeas 110, Nays 19, two

present not voting.

______________________________

Chief Clerk of the House

Approved:

______________________________

Date

______________________________

Governor