Alabama Memorial Preservation Act of 2017, memorial marker required, penalties revised

This bill amends Alabama's 2017 Memorial Preservation Act to strengthen protections for historic memorials on public property. It requires governments replacing memorial buildings to either keep the original name or install a marker honoring the original name or purpose. The bill also establishes that waiver requests for altering memorials are automatically denied if the committee fails to act within 90 days, and revises penalties to $25,000 per day for violations (up from $5,000). These changes apply to all governmental entities managing public memorials, including streets, monuments, and buildings designated as historically significant.