---
type: "Bill"
title: "Relating to the continuation and functions of the Texas State Library and Archives Commission, including the custody and ownership of certain state records and real property."
description: "Relating to the continuation and functions of the Texas State Library and Archives Commission, including the custody and ownership of certain state records and real property."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tx"
legislature: "Texas Legislature"
session: "86"
identifier: "HB 1962"
citation: "Texas HB 1962 (86)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["AUSTIN", "CITY OF (G0324)", "Legislature (I0520)", "Libraries & Librarians (I0523)", "State Agencies", "Boards & Commissions (I0749)", "Sunset--Commission Bills (I0772)", "RECORDS MANAGEMENT (S0205)", "GENERAL LAND OFFICE (V2808)", "LEGISLATIVE REFERENCE LIBRARY (V0212)", "STATE LIBRARY & ARCHIVES COMMISSION", "TEXAS (V0027)"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Flynn", "Hall", "Lambert", "Nevárez", "Paddie", "Thompson, Senfronia"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 58
vote_count: 5
first_action: "2019-02-19"
last_action: "2019-06-10"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/3d3eb803-d0c1-459b-b346-2fd7b724b393"
source_url: "ftp://ftp.legis.state.tx.us/bills/86R/billhistory/house_bills/HB01900_HB01999/HB 1962.xml"
source_hash: "e66d97c92056deda158a40ae99c2ef089d2c62717750ae06489909ab14827892"
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 1962 (86) — Relating to the continuation and functions of the Texas State Library and Archives Commission, including the custody and ownership of certain state records and real property.

## 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/HB01962I.HTM)

## Votes

- other — **0–0** (fail) · upper
- passage — **144–3** (pass) · lower
- passage — **138–2** (pass) · lower
- other — **138–2** (fail) · upper
- other — **0–0** (fail) · upper

## Sponsors

- Flynn — primary (person)
- Hall — primary (person)
- Lambert — primary (person)
- Nevárez — primary (person)
- Paddie — primary (person)
- Thompson, Senfronia — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2019-02-19** Filed `filing`
- **2019-03-05** Read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2019-03-05** Referred to Culture, Recreation & Tourism `referral-committee`
- **2019-03-12** Considered in public hearing
- **2019-03-12** Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee
- **2019-03-12** Left pending in committee
- **2019-03-26** Considered in public hearing
- **2019-03-26** Committee substitute considered in committee
- **2019-03-26** Reported favorably as substituted `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2019-03-29** Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator
- **2019-03-31** Committee report distributed
- **2019-04-01** Committee report sent to Calendars
- **2019-04-05** Considered in Calendars
- **2019-04-09** Placed on Major State Calendar
- **2019-04-09** Read 2nd time `reading-2`
- **2019-04-09** Passed to engrossment
- **2019-04-10** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
- **2019-04-10** Passed `passage`
- **2019-04-10** Record vote
- **2019-04-10** Reported engrossed
- **2019-04-11** Received from the House `introduction`
- **2019-04-15** Read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2019-04-15** Referred to Business & Commerce `referral-committee`
- **2019-05-14** Scheduled for public hearing on . . .
- **2019-05-14** Considered in public hearing
- **2019-05-14** Testimony taken in committee
- **2019-05-14** Left pending in committee
- **2019-05-16** Considered in public hearing
- **2019-05-20** Reported favorably as substituted `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2019-05-20** Recommended for local & uncontested calendar
- **2019-05-20** Committee report printed and distributed
- **2019-05-21** Placed on intent calendar
- **2019-05-20** Corrected comm. report printed & distributed
- **2019-05-22** Rules suspended-Regular order of business
- **2019-05-22** Read 2nd time `reading-2`
- **2019-05-22** Amendment(s) offered `amendment-introduction`
- **2019-05-22** Amended `amendment-passage`
- **2019-05-22** Vote recorded in Journal
- **2019-05-22** Passed to 3rd reading as amended
- **2019-05-22** Vote recorded in Journal
- **2019-05-22** Three day rule suspended
- **2019-05-22** Record vote
- **2019-05-22** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
- **2019-05-22** Passed `passage`
- **2019-05-22** Record vote
- **2019-05-22** Senate passage as amended reported
- **2019-05-23** Senate Amendments distributed
- **2019-05-23** Senate Amendments Analysis distributed
- **2019-05-24** House concurs in Senate amendment(s)
- **2019-05-24** Record vote
- **2019-05-24** Text of Senate Amendment(s)
- **2019-05-24** House concurs in Senate amendment(s)-reported
- **2019-05-26** Reported enrolled
- **2019-05-27** Signed in the House
- **2019-05-27** Signed in the Senate
- **2019-05-29** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2019-06-10** Filed without the Governor's signature
- **2019-06-10** Effective on 9/1/19 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/3d3eb803-d0c1-459b-b346-2fd7b724b393`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Texas legislature records).