Alabama Senate Bill 237 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Introduced on April 20 2023 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2023-04-20 - Introduced and Referred to Senate State Governmental Affairs
Pending: Senate State Governmental Affairs Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

To amend Sections 41-9-233 and 41-9-235, Code of Alabama 1975, relating to the Alabama Memorial Preservation Act of 2017; to require a controlling governmental entity that replaces a memorial building to maintain the original name or erect a marker memorializing the name; to 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; to revise penalties for violations; to authorize the Attorney General to commence a civil action; and to require the Alabama State Council on the Arts to oversee the design, construction, and installation of a replica Saturn 1B Rocket at the most northern I-65 rest stop in the state.

To amend Sections 41-9-233 and 41-9-235, Code of Alabama 1975, relating to the Alabama Memorial Preservation Act of 2017; to require a controlling governmental entity that replaces a memorial building to maintain the original name or erect a marker memorializing the name; to 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; to revise penalties for violations; to authorize the Attorney General to commence a civil action; and to require the Alabama State Council on the Arts to oversee the design, construction, and installation of a replica Saturn 1B Rocket at the most northern I-65 rest stop in the state.

Sen. Tom Butler [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2023-04-20	Senate	Introduced and Referred to Senate State Governmental Affairs
2023-04-20	Senate	Read First Time in House of Origin

Type	Source
Summary	https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/bill-search
Text	https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/files/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2023RS/SB237-int.pdf
Supplement	https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/files/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2023RS/FiscalNotes/FN-6PB73Z-1.pdf