SJR45 Alabama 2015 Session

Summary

Primary Sponsor

Tom Whatley

Republican

Session

Regular Session 2015

Title

Legislature, Agriculture, Conservation, and Forestry Committee Room, named Mitchem-McDonald Committee Room

Summary

The bill renames the Alabama Legislature's Agriculture, Conservation, and Forestry Committee Room as the Mitchem-McDonald Committee Room to honor Hinton Mitchem and Albert McDonald.

What This Bill Does

If enacted, the Alabama Legislature would officially name Room 316 in the State House—the Agriculture, Conservation, and Forestry Committee's traditional meeting room—the Mitchem-McDonald Committee Room. The name honors two former public servants, Hinton Mitchem and Albert McDonald, for their contributions to Alabama. The resolution asks official bodies to place and maintain markers recognizing the new name. No other legal changes are described.

Who It Affects

• Members and staff of the Alabama Legislature who use the Agriculture, Conservation, and Forestry Committee Room, who will refer to it by the new name.
• The families and legacies of Hinton Mitchem and Albert McDonald, and the broader Alabama agricultural and public service community that is being honored.

Key Provisions

• Renaming Room 316 of the Alabama State House (the Agriculture, Conservation, and Forestry Committee Room) to 'Mitchem-McDonald Committee Room'.
• Directing appropriate officials to place and maintain markers recognizing the new name.

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Subjects

Resolutions, Legislative