HB5616 - Relating to the Texas presidential library promotion program and funding for the program.

      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