Bill Text: TX HCR2 | 2023 | 88th Legislature 4th Special Session | Introduced
Bill Title: Authorizing the State Preservation Board to approve the construction of a replica of the National Life Monument at the State Capitol Complex.
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 1)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2023-11-07 - Filed [HCR2 Detail]
Download: Texas-2023-HCR2-Introduced.html
| 88S40059 KSM-D | ||
| By: Oliverson | H.C.R. No. 2 | |
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| WHEREAS, The National Life Monument celebrates the miracle of | ||
| life and the women at the center of that miracle; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Sculpted by artist Timothy Schmalz, the bronze | ||
| sculpture depicts a mother with an unborn child cradled in a | ||
| world-shaped womb; and | ||
| WHEREAS, The eight-foot bronze statue was permanently | ||
| installed at the Church of San Marcello al Corso in Rome in May | ||
| 2022, and after a tour of the U.S., the original Life Monument was | ||
| installed at the Theological College in Washington, D.C.; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Under Chapter 443, Government Code, and rules of the | ||
| State Preservation Board, a portion of the north Capitol grounds is | ||
| available for new monuments, subject to legislative approval, | ||
| specified procedural requirements, the provision of funding from | ||
| private donors, conformity to certain size and design limitations | ||
| and parameters, and completion on a timely basis; and | ||
| WHEREAS, A replica of the monument on the Capitol grounds | ||
| would provide a communal place for Texans to celebrate the beauty of | ||
| human life; now, therefore, be it | ||
| RESOLVED, That the 88th Legislature of the State of Texas, | ||
| 4th Called Session, hereby authorize the State Preservation Board, | ||
| subject to state law and rules of the board, to approve the | ||
| construction of a replica of the National Life Monument at the State | ||
| Capitol Complex, at a site outside of the historic Capitol grounds; | ||
| and, be it further | ||
| RESOLVED, That the Texas secretary of state forward an | ||
| official copy of this resolution to the executive director of the | ||
| State Preservation Board. | ||
