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GA HB1212
Bill
Status
Introduced
6/16/2020
Primary Sponsor
Shelly Hutchinson
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AI Summary
- Prohibits the display of monuments, memorials, plaques, markers, or memorabilia related to the Confederate States of America, slave owners, or pro-slavery advocates on all public property in Georgia, with exceptions for state-owned museums and Civil War battlefields designated under the State of Georgia Civil War Sites Heritage Plan
- Removes the existing statutory protection requiring that the Confederate memorial carved on Stone Mountain be preserved and never altered, removed, concealed, or obscured
- Repeals the designation of Confederate History and Heritage Month and removes authorization for the Stone Mountain Memorial Association to sell Confederate memorabilia
- Eliminates "Confederate memorial" from the statutory purposes of the Stone Mountain Memorial Association, retaining only its roles as a natural area preserve and public recreational area
- Allows enforcement of the Confederate display prohibition through superior court injunctions beginning January 1, 2021, and waives sovereign immunity for state and local government entities to the extent necessary to enforce compliance
Legislative Description
State symbols; display of monuments, memorials, plaques, markers, or memorabilia related to the Confederate States of America, slave owners, or persons advocating for slavery on public property except for museums and Civil War battlefields; prohibit
Last Action
House Second Readers
6/18/2020
Full Bill Text
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