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AL SB236

Bill

Status

Introduced

4/20/2023

Primary Sponsor

Robert Stewart

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Origin

Senate

Regular Session 2023

AI Summary

  • Alabama State Council on the Arts shall commission the design and construction of a life-size statue in dedication to civil rights leader John Lewis.

  • Statue shall be placed at the intersection of Broad Street and Water Avenue near the Northwestern entrance to the Edmund Pettus Bridge.

  • Statue shall include a protective barrier and pedestal base.

  • Council may accept public or private gifts, grants, donations, and in-kind services for the statue's construction, and may use appropriated legislative funds if necessary.

  • Statue cannot be relocated, removed, altered, renamed, or otherwise disturbed without prior permission from the council.

Legislative Description

Relating to monuments; to require the Alabama State Commission on the Arts to oversee the construction of a statue of John Lewis at the entrance to the Edmund Pettus Bridge.

Council on the Arts, to erect John Lewis monument in Selma

Last Action

Introduced and Referred to Senate State Governmental Affairs

4/20/2023

Committee Referrals

State Governmental Affairs4/20/2023

Full Bill Text

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