Monument protection bill heads to first House committee
A bill that could impose severe penalties on politicians and localities that remove confederate monuments and other tributes to bygone wars and history will have its first committee hearing next week in the House.
The State Affairs Committee will consider CS/HB 395, “Protection of Historic Monuments and Memorials,” on Tuesday.
The Rep. Dean Black bill proposes state “protection of historical monuments and memorials” and authorizes “all actions to protect and preserve all historical monuments and memorials from removal, damage, or destruction.”
The bill would punish local lawmakers and officials who voted to remove such memorials, authorizing a fine of the costs of replacing or repairing the...
