HB8 Alabama 2021 Session

Summary

Primary Sponsor

Juandalynn GivanRepresentative

Democrat

Co-Sponsor

Anthony Daniels

Session

Regular Session 2021

Title

Historical monuments, local governments authorized to remove and required to transfer ownership to Archives and History or Alabama Historical Commission for public display, Alabama Memorial Preservation Act of 2017, Secs. 41-9-230 to 41-9-237, inclusive, repealed

Summary

HB8 would let counties or cities remove monuments on public property and transfer ownership to state archives/history for upkeep and public display, and it would repeal the Alabama Memorial Preservation Act of 2017.

What This Bill Does

If enacted, local governments could remove monuments located on public property under their control. The removed monuments would have ownership transferred to the Department of Archives and History or the Alabama Historical Commission to maintain and publicly display them. The costs of removal and relocation would be paid from the local government’s general funds. The bill also repeals the Alabama Memorial Preservation Act of 2017, replacing that framework with this process.

Who It Affects

• Counties and municipalities: would be authorized to remove monuments on public property under their jurisdiction and would pay the removal/relocation costs; ownership would transfer to the Department of Archives and History or the Alabama Historical Commission for maintenance and public display.
• Public and local communities: would see transferred monuments maintained and publicly displayed by state agencies at accessible locations.

Key Provisions

• Allows counties or municipalities to remove monuments on public property under their jurisdiction and transfer ownership to the Department of Archives and History or the Alabama Historical Commission for maintenance and public display, with removal costs paid from the local government's general funds.
• Repeals the Alabama Memorial Preservation Act of 2017 (Article 9A, commencing with Section 41-9-230).

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Subjects

Counties