H.B. No. 1559
 
 
 
 
AN ACT
  relating to the retention, storage, and destruction of certain
  court documents.
         BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
         SECTION 1.  Chapter 441, Government Code, is amended by
  adding Subchapter B to read as follows:
  SUBCHAPTER B.  COURT DOCUMENTS
         Sec. 441.025.  DEFINITIONS.  In this subchapter:
               (1)  "Commission" means the Texas State Library and
  Archives Commission.
               (2)  "Court document" means any instrument, document,
  paper, or other record filed with, otherwise presented to, or
  produced by a court in this state.
         Sec. 441.026.  RETENTION, STORAGE, AND DESTRUCTION OF
  CERTAIN COURT DOCUMENTS. (a)  The commission shall adopt rules for
  the retention, storage, and destruction of a court document filed
  with, otherwise presented to, or produced by a court in this state
  before January 1, 1951.
         (b)  A court in this state may not destroy a court document
  described by Subsection (a) except as provided by rules of the
  commission.
         SECTION 2.  This Act takes effect immediately if it receives
  a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as
  provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution.  If this
  Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this
  Act takes effect September 1, 2011.
 
 
  ______________________________ ______________________________
     President of the Senate Speaker of the House     
 
 
         I certify that H.B. No. 1559 was passed by the House on April
  26, 2011, by the following vote:  Yeas 146, Nays 2, 2 present, not
  voting.
 
  ______________________________
  Chief Clerk of the House   
 
 
         I certify that H.B. No. 1559 was passed by the Senate on May
  19, 2011, by the following vote:  Yeas 31, Nays 0
  .
 
  ______________________________
  Secretary of the Senate    
  APPROVED:  _____________________
                     Date          
   
            _____________________
                   Governor