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
  1. IntroducedJan 28, 2025
  2. Out of committeestopped here
  3. Passed House
  4. Passed Senate
  5. Governor
  6. 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

Votes

No recorded floor votes. This measure never reached a floor vote.

History

  1. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
  2. First reading, referred to Local Government.

HB 1658 in other sessions

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