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.)
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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repealed.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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