BILL · 2025–26 SESSION
HB 1658: History museum funding
Ensuring dedicated funding for history and heritage museums and county historic preservation programs.
Summary
- Requires that a document recording historical preservation surcharge fee be deposited into a separate fund and used for certain city or county historic preservation activities or for the support of history or heritage museums.
From the House Bill Analysis 2025 (HB 1658), written by the Legislature's nonpartisan staff. Read the full report ↗
Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee
- IntroducedJan 28, 2025
- Out of committeestopped here
- Passed House
- Passed Senate
- Governor
- Law
- Prime sponsor
- Kevin Waters (R-17)
- Introduced
- January 28, 2025 in the House
- Last action
- January 12, 2026
- Budget
- Has a fiscal note
AN ACT Relating to ensuring dedicated funding for history and heritage museums and county historic preservation programs;
Sponsors
Prime sponsor: Kevin Waters (R-17)
6 co-sponsors (4 Democrats, 2 Republicans)
Votes
No recorded floor votes. This measure never reached a floor vote.
History
- By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
- First reading, referred to Local Government.
HB 1658 in other sessions
Bill numbers restart every two years, so the same number is a different bill in each session.
- HB 1658 (2023–24) Work experience/H.S. credit
- HB 1658 (2021–22) DCYF/equality principles
- HB 1658 (2019–20) Paraeducators
- HB 1658 (2017–18) Adminstrative rules & policy
- HB 1658 (2015–16) Property assessment appeals
- HB 1658 (2013–14) Small loan cap
- HB 1658 (2011–12) Certificates of still birth
- HB 1658 (2009–10) Utilities & renewable energy