IN SB0187 | 2021 | Regular Session
Status
Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 12-0)
Status: Passed on April 22 2021 - 100% progression
Action: 2021-04-22 - Public Law 94
Text: Latest bill text (Enrolled) [PDF]
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 12-0)
Status: Passed on April 22 2021 - 100% progression
Action: 2021-04-22 - Public Law 94
Text: Latest bill text (Enrolled) [PDF]
Summary
Protection of monuments, memorials, and statues. Requires the state police department to prioritize the investigation and prosecution of persons who destroy, damage, vandalize, or desecrate a monument, memorial, or statue. Requires the state police department to assist political subdivisions in the investigation and prosecution of persons who destroy, damage, vandalize, or desecrate a monument, memorial, or statue. Provides that discretionary funding for a political subdivision may not be withheld from a political subdivision in certain circumstances. Provides that a state agency may provide discretionary funding to a political subdivision for a respective grant program after considering whether the political subdivision has taken all appropriate enforcement actions to protect public monuments, memorials, and statues from destruction or vandalism. Defines "discretionary funding". Adds enhanced penalties to the crime of rioting.
Title
Protection of monuments, memorials, and statues.
Sponsors
Roll Calls
2021-04-08 - Senate - Senate - Senate concurred in House amendments (Y: 36 N: 10 NV: 2 Abs: 2) [PASS]
2021-04-06 - House - House - Third reading (Y: 68 N: 25 NV: 1 Abs: 6) [PASS]
2021-03-31 - House - House - Committee Vote (Y: 9 N: 3 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2021-03-09 - House - House - Committee Vote (Y: 13 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2021-02-09 - Senate - Senate - Third reading (Y: 41 N: 6 NV: 0 Abs: 3) [PASS]
2021-02-02 - Senate - Senate - Committee Vote (Y: 9 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2021-04-06 - House - House - Third reading (Y: 68 N: 25 NV: 1 Abs: 6) [PASS]
2021-03-31 - House - House - Committee Vote (Y: 9 N: 3 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2021-03-09 - House - House - Committee Vote (Y: 13 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2021-02-09 - Senate - Senate - Third reading (Y: 41 N: 6 NV: 0 Abs: 3) [PASS]
2021-02-02 - Senate - Senate - Committee Vote (Y: 9 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
History
Date | Chamber | Action |
---|---|---|
2021-04-22 | Senate | Public Law 94 |
2021-04-22 | Senate | Signed by the Governor |
2021-04-19 | Senate | Signed by the President of the Senate |
2021-04-13 | House | Signed by the Speaker |
2021-04-12 | Senate | Signed by the President Pro Tempore |
2021-04-08 | Senate | Senate concurred in House amendments; Roll Call 376: yeas 36, nays 10 |
2021-04-07 | Senate | Motion to concur filed |
2021-04-07 | House | Returned to the Senate with amendments |
2021-04-06 | House | Third reading: passed; Roll Call 365: yeas 68, nays 25 |
2021-04-05 | House | Representatives McNamara, Judy, Ledbetter C added as cosponsors |
2021-04-05 | House | Second reading: ordered engrossed |
2021-04-01 | House | Committee report: amend do pass, adopted |
2021-03-09 | House | Referred to the Courts and Criminal Code pursuant to House Rule 127 |
2021-03-09 | House | Committee report: amend do pass, adopted |
2021-03-01 | House | First reading: referred to Committee on Veterans Affairs and Public Safety |
2021-02-10 | Senate | Referred to the House |
2021-02-09 | Senate | Senator Young M added as coauthor |
2021-02-09 | Senate | Senator Rogers added as coauthor |
2021-02-09 | Senate | Senator Doriot added as coauthor |
2021-02-09 | Senate | House sponsor: Representative Lehman |
2021-02-09 | Senate | Third reading: passed; Roll Call 85: yeas 41, nays 6 |
2021-02-08 | Senate | Second reading: ordered engrossed |
2021-02-04 | Senate | Committee report: amend do pass, adopted |
2021-02-02 | Senate | Senator Houchin added as coauthor |
2021-02-02 | Senate | Senator Sandlin added as third author |
2021-02-02 | Senate | Senator Freeman added as second author |
2021-01-25 | Senate | Senator Zay added as coauthor |
2021-01-12 | Senate | First reading: referred to Committee on Corrections and Criminal Law |
2021-01-12 | Senate | Authored by Senator Koch |