SB23 Alabama 2015 2nd Special Session
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Bill Summary
Sponsors
Session
Second 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
Preservation Act of 2015</p><p class="bill_description">
This bill would prohibit the relocation,
removal, alteration, renaming, or other disturbance
of certain commemorative statues, monuments,
memorials, or plaques which are located on public
property, or the relocation of grave sites with
historical significance</p><p class="bill_description">
This bill would prohibit any person from
preventing the governmental entity having
responsibility for maintaining the objects from
taking proper measures to protect, preserve, care
for, repair, or restore the objects</p><p class="bill_description">
This bill would authorize the Alabama
Legislative Council to grant waivers under certain
circumstances and would provide for the levy of
fines against governmental entities that act
without approval of the Legislative Council</p><p class="bill_description">
This bill would also exempt certain art and
artifacts, the Department of Transportation, and
local highway departments under certain limited
circumstances</p><p class="bill_entitled_an_act"> To create the Alabama Heritage Preservation Act of
2015; to prohibit the relocation, removal, alteration,
renaming, or other disturbance of statues, monuments,
memorials, or plaques located on public property, or
relocation of grave sites with historical significance; to
prohibit any person from preventing the governmental entity
responsible for maintaining the objects from taking proper
measures to protect, preserve, care for, repair, or restore
the objects; to authorize the Alabama Legislative Council to
grant waivers; to provide for the levy of fines for violations
of the waiver process; and to exempt certain art and
artifacts, the Department of Transportation, and local highway
departments under certain limited circumstances.
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Subjects
Monuments
Bill Actions
| Action Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| September 8, 2015 | S | Read for the first time and referred to the Senate committee on Finance and Taxation General Fund |
Bill Text
Bill Documents
| Type | Link |
|---|---|
| Bill Text | SB23 Alabama 2015 2nd Special Session - Introduced |