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ME LD1648
Bill
Status
6/9/2025
Primary Sponsor
Matthea Larsen Daughtry
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AI Summary
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Directs the Maine Arts Commission, Maine State Museum Commission, and Maine Historic Preservation Commission to request Congressional approval by October 1, 2025 to replace Maine's two statues in the National Statuary Hall Collection
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Replaces statues of Hannibal Hamlin and William King with statues of Margaret Chase Smith and Joshua Chamberlain
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Requires the removed Hamlin and King statues to be relocated to the Maine State House or its grounds for public display
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Authorizes the commissions to accept private gifts, grants, and donations to fund the statue replacement and relocation costs
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Allocates $500 per year in FY2025-26 and FY2026-27 in Other Special Revenue Funds to authorize expenditure of any private or public funds received
Legislative Description
Resolve, to Honor Margaret Chase Smith and Joshua Chamberlain in the National Statuary Hall Collection
Cultural Agencies
Last Action
FINALLY PASSED, in concurrence.
6/9/2025