SB12 Alabama 2015 1st Special Session
In Committee
Bill Summary
Sponsors
Session
First Special Session 2015
Title
Monuments, Alabama Heritage Protection Act, prohibit removal, alteration, or other disturbance of any statue or monument located on public property, exempt Transportation Department
Description
<p class="bill_description"> This bill would create the Alabama Heritage
Protection Act of 2015</p><p class="bill_description">
This bill would prohibit the relocation,
removal, alteration, renaming, rededication, or
other disturbance of any statue, monument,
memorial, nameplate, or plaque which is located on
public property and has been erected for, or named,
or dedicated in honor of certain historical
military, civil rights, and Native American events,
figures, and organizations</p><p class="bill_description">
This bill would prohibit any person from
preventing the governmental entity having
responsibility for maintaining the items,
structures, or areas from taking proper measures to
protect, preserve, care for, repair, or restore the
items, structures, or areas</p><p class="bill_description">
This bill would authorize the Alabama
Historical Commission to grant waivers under
certain circumstances</p><p class="bill_description">
This bill would also exempt the Department
of Transportation under certain limited
circumstances</p><p class="bill_entitled_an_act"> To create the Alabama Heritage Protection Act of
2015; to prohibit the relocation, removal, alteration,
renaming, rededication, or other disturbance of any statue,
monument, memorial, nameplate, or plaque located on public
property that has been erected for, or named, or dedicated in
honor of certain historical military, civil rights, and Native
American events, figures, and organizations; to prohibit any
person from preventing the governmental entity responsible for
maintaining the items, structures, or areas from taking proper
measures to protect, preserve, care for, repair, or restore
the items, structures, or areas; to authorize the Alabama
Historical Commission to grant waivers; and to exempt the
Department of Transportation under certain limited
circumstances.
</p>
Subjects
Monuments
Bill Actions
| Action Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| August 3, 2015 | S | Pending third reading on day 3 Favorable from Finance and Taxation General Fund with 1 substitute |
| August 3, 2015 | S | Finance and Taxation General Fund first Substitute Offered |
| August 3, 2015 | S | Read for the second time and placed on the calendar with 1 substitute and |
| July 13, 2015 | S | Read for the first time and referred to the Senate committee on Finance and Taxation General Fund |
Bill Calendar
| Type | Date | Location | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hearing | August 3, 2015 | Room 727 at 13:30 | Senate F&TG Hearing |
Bill Text
Bill Documents
| Type | Link |
|---|---|
| Bill Text | SB12 Alabama 2015 1st Special Session - Introduced |