ST CAPITOL MONUMENT-MLK STATUE
Summary
Amends the Legislative Commission Reorganization Act of 1984. Provides that the Architect of the Capitol is authorized and empowered to secure designs for a statue of the Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., to be erected on the grounds of the State Capitol Complex. Establishes the Illinois State Capitol Statue and Monument Commission to review and advise the Architect of the Capitol on a design for a statue of the Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Provides for membership of the Commission. Provides further requirements concerning Commission meetings, compensation, and administrative support. Provides that the Commission shall be dissolved upon the placement of the statue. Provides that the Architect of the Capitol is authorized and empowered to acquire, erect on the grounds of the State Capitol Complex, and maintain the statue of the Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. from a design based upon the advice provided by the Illinois State Capitol Statue and Monument Commission. Provides for the placement and unveiling of the statue within a reasonable period of time after the effective date of the amendatory Act, but no later than January 1, 2025. Provides funding for the payment of expenses associated with the placement of the statue from the Capitol Restoration Trust Fund. Repeals provisions on January 1, 2026.
Bill status
failed
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2022
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Feb 17, 2022
Last action Jan 10, 2023
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Total actions
4
Key actions
0
Committee
1
Feb 17, 2022
Committee
Referred to Rules Committee
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Mary Flowers
DDemocratic
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