Monument and memorials; relocation.
Summary
Relocation of monument and memorials. Requiresa locality that votes to remove, relocate, contextualize, or covercertain war monuments or memorials to initiate a process to giftthe monument or memorial to a nonprofit organization that is mostrelated to the mission and spirit of the monument or memorial, atthe locality's expense. The bill provides that the placement of themonument or memorial shall be decided by an independent committeeand that a majority vote by the committee as to the relocation ofthe memorial is binding on the locality and shall be carried out within six months from the date of the committee's decision.
Bill status
in committee
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2022
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Jan 11, 2022
Last action Feb 11, 2022
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Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
6
Key actions
1
Committee
3
Feb 4, 2022
Lower · Passed
Subcommittee recommends continuing to 2023
lower
Jan 28, 2022
Committee
Assigned CC & T sub: Subcommittee #1
lower
Jan 11, 2022
Committee
Referred to Committee on Counties, Cities and Towns
lower
Jan 11, 2022
Introduced
Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/12/22 22102285D
lower
1 primary · 2 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Wren Williams
RRepublican
Co
Lee Ware
RRepublican
Co
Marie March
RRepublican
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