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Committee advances bill to create process for statues and a state historical commission
Summary
The committee moved H.B. 6040 to the floor. The bill requires the commission on capital preservation and restoration to develop a process for adding statues to the State Capitol and establishes a state historical commission to advise on memorialization.
The Government Administration and Elections Committee voted to JFS H.B. 6040, which would require the State Commission on Capital Preservation and Restoration to develop a process for identifying and commissioning new statues for the State Capitol, to develop informational signage plans for statues, and to establish a State Historical Commission to make recommendations on memorialization and commemoration.
The JFS language incorporated feedback from the judicial branch asking that the chief court administrator or a designee and the state historian be added to the commission. Sponsors said the bill responds to recent disputes about statues and memorials and seeks a formal, transparent process for future placements.
The committee advanced the bill; Representative Master Francesco and others had questions but the bill moved forward to the floor.
