This bill would create the Alabama Heritage Preservation Act of 2016.
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.
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.
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.
This bill would also exempt certain art and artifacts, the Department of Transportation, and local highway departments under certain limited circumstances.
Further Consideration
Ford motion to Carry Over Temporarily adopted Voice Vote
South Motion to withdraw his substitue adopted Voice Vote
Third Reading Carried Over
South motion to Carry Over Temporarily adopted Voice Vote
South first Substitute Offered
Third Reading Carried Over
Read for the first time and referred to the House of Representatives committee on State Government
Read for the second time and placed on the calendar
Engrossed
Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass adopted Roll Call 258
Allen motion to Adopt Committee Substitute adopted Roll Call 257
Rules Petition to Cease Debate adopted Roll Call 256
Governmental Affairs first Substitute Offered
Unfinished Business
Motion to Carry Over as Unfinished Business adopted Voice Vote
Governmental Affairs first Substitute Offered
Unfinished Business
Read for the second time and placed on the calendar with 1 substitute and
Read for the first time and referred to the Senate committee on Governmental Affairs
Source: Alabama Legislature