HJR303 Summary

• Commends the Alabama Center for the Arts (ACA) and the Alabama Arts Hall of Fame for their contributions to preserving, promoting, and advancing the arts in Alabama.

• Recognizes the Alabama Arts Hall of Fame inductees from 2016 including Wes Chapman, Tillman Crane, Emmylou Harris, Nall Hollis, Dean Jones, Bruce Larsen, Quiltmakers of Gee's Bend, and Mildred Nungester Wolfe; and from 2019 including Truman Capote, Nell Carter, Drive-By Truckers, and Henry Panion III.

• Acknowledges the ACA as a collaborative partnership between Calhoun Community College and Athens State University in Decatur, Alabama that provides accessible arts education and maintains partnerships with K-12 school systems in the region.

• Designates the Alabama Center for the Arts as the official host and site for the Alabama Arts Hall of Fame.

• Passed by the House on May 1, 2025 and adopted by the Senate on May 6, 2025.