SB344 Alabama 2025 Session

Summary

Primary Sponsor

Gerald H. Allen Senator

Republican

Session

2025 Regular Session

Title

Alabama Memorial Preservation Act, memorializing marker required under certain circumstances, failure of committee to act results in denial of waiver, fine revised, and duties of Attorney General specified

Description

Under existing law, the Alabama Memorial Preservation Act of 2017 prohibits architecturally significant buildings, memorial buildings, memorial streets, and monuments that are located on public property, and have been so situated for 40 or more years, from being relocated, removed, altered, renamed, or otherwise disturbed unless the Committee on Alabama Monument Protection grants a waiver and provides penalties for violations.

This bill would require a controlling governmental entity that replaces a memorial building to maintain the original name or erect a marker memorializing the name.

This bill would provide that a petition for waiver is deemed denied if the Committee on Alabama Monument Protection fails to act on an application for waiver within 90 days.

This bill would also revise the penalties for violations and would authorize the Attorney General to commence a civil action.

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Subjects

Authorities, Boards, & Commissions