---
type: "Bill"
title: "Relating to the continuation and functions of the Texas Historical Commission."
description: "Relating to the continuation and functions of the Texas Historical Commission."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tx"
legislature: "Texas Legislature"
session: "86"
identifier: "HB 1422"
citation: "Texas HB 1422 (86)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Historic Preservation & Museums (I0392)", "State Agencies", "Boards & Commissions (I0749)", "Sunset--Commission Bills (I0772)", "COMPTROLLER OF PUBLIC ACCOUNTS (V2608)", "HISTORICAL COMMISSION", "TEXAS (V0238)"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Buckingham", "Paddie"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 64
vote_count: 6
first_action: "2019-02-06"
last_action: "2019-05-24"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/8a78e8bd-fb04-449a-ab60-e7196a383973"
source_url: "ftp://ftp.legis.state.tx.us/bills/86R/billhistory/house_bills/HB01400_HB01499/HB 1422.xml"
source_hash: "c7b80f01b674ee7c0b26e43b2812bc9c07f3aa1bb4d2e3b6ea04c08313673744"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-tx"]
---

# Texas HB 1422 (86) — Relating to the continuation and functions of the Texas Historical Commission.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](http://www.legis.state.tx.us/tlodocs/86R/billtext/html/HB01422I.HTM)

## Votes

- other — **98–7** (fail) · upper
- passage — **98–7** (pass) · lower
- other — **0–0** (fail) · upper
- passage — **142–0** (pass) · lower
- other — **0–0** (fail) · upper
- other — **0–0** (fail) · upper

## Sponsors

- Buckingham — primary (person)
- Paddie — primary (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2019-02-06** Filed `filing`
- **2019-02-27** Read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2019-02-27** Referred to Culture, Recreation & Tourism `referral-committee`
- **2019-03-12** Considered in public hearing
- **2019-03-12** Committee substitute considered in committee
- **2019-03-12** Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee
- **2019-03-12** Left pending in committee
- **2019-03-19** Considered in public hearing
- **2019-03-19** Committee substitute considered in committee
- **2019-03-19** Reported favorably as substituted `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2019-03-25** Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator
- **2019-03-25** Committee report distributed
- **2019-03-26** Committee report sent to Calendars
- **2019-04-02** Considered in Calendars
- **2019-04-04** Placed on Major State Calendar
- **2019-04-04** Read 2nd time `reading-2`
- **2019-04-04** Postponed
- **2019-04-04** Laid out as postponed business
- **2019-04-04** Statement of Leg. Intent Recorded in Journal
- **2019-04-04** Passed to engrossment
- **2019-04-05** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
- **2019-04-05** Passed `passage`
- **2019-04-05** Record vote
- **2019-04-05** Reported engrossed
- **2019-04-08** Received from the House `introduction`
- **2019-04-09** Read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2019-04-09** Referred to Natural Resources & Economic Development `referral-committee`
- **2019-04-17** Scheduled for public hearing on . . .
- **2019-04-17** Considered in public hearing
- **2019-04-17** Testimony taken in committee
- **2019-04-17** Left pending in committee
- **2019-04-24** Considered in public hearing
- **2019-04-26** Reported favorably as substituted `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2019-04-26** Committee report printed and distributed
- **2019-04-30** Placed on intent calendar
- **2019-05-02** Rules suspended-Regular order of business
- **2019-05-02** Read 2nd time `reading-2`
- **2019-05-02** Amendment(s) offered `amendment-introduction`
- **2019-05-02** Amended `amendment-passage`
- **2019-05-02** Vote recorded in Journal
- **2019-05-02** Amendment(s) offered `amendment-introduction`
- **2019-05-02** Amended `amendment-passage`
- **2019-05-02** Vote recorded in Journal
- **2019-05-02** Passed to 3rd reading as amended
- **2019-05-02** Vote recorded in Journal
- **2019-05-02** Three day rule suspended
- **2019-05-02** Record vote
- **2019-05-02** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
- **2019-05-02** Passed `passage`
- **2019-05-02** Record vote
- **2019-05-02** Senate passage as amended reported
- **2019-05-04** Senate Amendments distributed
- **2019-05-04** Senate Amendments Analysis distributed
- **2019-05-10** House concurs in Senate amendment(s)
- **2019-05-10** Record vote
- **2019-05-10** Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
- **2019-05-10** Text of Senate Amendment(s)
- **2019-05-13** House concurs in Senate amendment(s)-reported
- **2019-05-13** Reported enrolled
- **2019-05-13** Signed in the House
- **2019-05-14** Signed in the Senate
- **2019-05-14** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2019-05-24** Signed by the Governor `executive-signature`
- **2019-05-24** See remarks for effective date

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/8a78e8bd-fb04-449a-ab60-e7196a383973`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Texas legislature records).