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HB 2129 - Requires Historical Commission Approval to Alter Monuments - Tennessee Key Vote

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Title: Requires Historical Commission Approval to Alter Monuments

Signed by Governor Bill Haslam


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Title: Requires Historical Commission Approval to Alter Monuments

Vote Smart's Synopsis:

Vote to pass a bill that requires a majority vote from the Tennessee Historical Commission to alter historical monuments, effective March 14, 2016.

Highlights:

  • Prohibits a public entity from removing, renaming, relocating, altering, or rededicating a historical “memorial” without a waiver from the Tennessee Historical Commission (Sec. 2). 
  • Defines “memorial” as any public property, park, preserve, reserve, statue, monument, memorial, bust, nameplate, plague, flag, artwork, historic display, school, street, bridge, or building that has been erected for, named, or dedicated on public property in honor of a historical figure or event (Sec. 2). 
  • Authorizes the Commission to grant a waiver to alter a monument by a two-thirds vote (Sec. 2).

 

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Title: Requires Historical Commission Approval to Alter Monuments

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