Relating to the Texas presidential library promotion program and funding for the program, the official text

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.

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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.

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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.

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Secretary of the Senate

APPROVED: __________________

Date

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Governor