Bill
SB 217
Relating to establishing the Historic Texas Freedmen's Cemetery Designation Program; authorizing a fee.
89th Legislature (2025)
Introduced by Harold Dutton and 4 co-sponsors
Texas establishes formal Historic Freedmen's Cemetery Designation Program to identify, recognize, and fund preservation of burial grounds of formerly enslaved African Americans, effective September 1, 2025.
Effective on 9/1/25
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