HB40 Alabama 2021 Session

Summary

Primary Sponsor

Laura Hall Representative

Democrat

Session

Regular Session 2021

Title

Military Affairs and civil defense, prohibit National Guard members from using Confederate medals on uniforms, remove certain groups from list allowed to use armory, technical revisions to code, Secs. 31-2-77, 31-4-14 am'd.

Description

Under current law, a member of the National Guard or the Naval Militia of Alabama may wear certain decorations and medals on his or her uniform, including decorations and medals relating to the Civil War, both confederate and federal service.

This bill would prohibit a member of the National Guard or the Naval Militia of Alabama from wearing on his or her uniform any decorations or medals relating to service to the confederacy during the Civil War.

Also under current law, the Armory Commission of Alabama may permit the use of any armory by various patriotic and civic organizations.

This bill would remove any specific reference to the Sons of Confederate and Federal Veterans and the Daughters of the Confederacy from the list of organizations allowed by the Armory Commission of Alabama to use an armory.

This bill would also make nonsubstantive, technical revisions to update the existing code language to current style.

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Subjects

Military