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AL HJR208

Joint Resolution

Status

Passed

4/19/2011

Primary Sponsor

Marcel Black

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Origin

House of Representatives

Regular Session 2011

AI Summary

  • Urges permanent placement and display of the replica Helen Keller statue at Ivy Green in Tuscumbia, Alabama, Helen Keller's birthplace.

  • A replica of the Helen Keller statue (whose original is housed in the U.S. Capitol) was displayed at the State Capitol starting December 4, 2009, and housed in the Old Supreme Court Library.

  • The statue will travel to museums throughout Alabama before coming to rest permanently at Ivy Green.

  • The Alabama Legislature expressed firm support for the permanent placement of the replica statue at Helen Keller's home in Tuscumbia.

  • The House adopted the resolution on March 31, 2011, and the Senate adopted it on April 19, 2011.

Legislative Description

Helen Keller, replica statue, permanent display and placement at Ivy Green in Tuscumbia, urged

Resolutions, Legislative

Last Action

Forwarded to Governor on April 19, 2011 at 4:45 p.m. on April 19, 2011.

4/19/2011

Committee Referrals

Rules3/31/2011
Rules3/29/2011

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