HR 492 Summary

• Designates House Bill 610 as the winner of the 2012 Shroud Award, an annual Alabama Legislature tradition recognizing the "deadest bill" of the year.

• HB 610 would have reallocated the Confederate veterans' and widows' tax proceeds to various historical sites rather than exclusively to Confederate Memorial Park.

• The bill faced intense opposition from those defending the park's exclusive claim to the tax funds and was defeated 34 Yeas to 52 Nays on a floor vote.

• Also recognizes runner-up bills including HB 146 (license plate redesign), HB 326 (superintendent appointment method), HB 489 (hunting season extension), and HBs 434, 439, and 494 (city councils, athlete agents, and animal abuse).