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AL SB270
Bill
Status
5/2/2023
Primary Sponsor
Gerald Allen
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AI Summary
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The Alabama State Council on the Arts shall commission the design and construction of a life-size statue dedicated to civil rights leader John Lewis.
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The statue shall be placed at the Northwestern entrance to the Edmund Pettus Bridge at the intersection of Broad Street and Water Avenue and shall include a protective barrier and pedestal base.
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The council may accept public or private gifts, grants, donations, and in-kind services to fund the statue, and may use appropriated legislative funds if necessary.
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The statue cannot be relocated, removed, altered, renamed, or otherwise disturbed without prior permission from the council.
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The act becomes effective on the first day of the third month following passage and gubernatorial approval.
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.
Monument. to erect statue of John Lewis.
Last Action
Introduced and Referred to Senate State Governmental Affairs
5/2/2023