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Committee hears bill to standardize how local governments remove or rehome monuments
Summary
A House Governmental Affairs Committee hearing reviewed legislation that would create a 90-day public-notice process and a voluntary state registry to guide local governments that remove or relocate monuments; the measure drew questions about costs, legal exposure and who would receive contested monuments.
A House Governmental Affairs Committee hearing on proposed legislation to regulate the removal and rehoming of monuments focused on creating a 90-day public-notice process and a voluntary registry under the Department of Community Affairs, sponsor Chairman Powell said.
The bill would let a city, county or other public entity that decides to remove or relocate a monument publish notice in the legal organ for 90 days, collect public comment, and then offer the monument to third parties (preferentially those who agree to keep it within the jurisdiction). If litigation over the monument proceeds and a court rules against the challenger, a similar 90-day process would follow, Powell said.
The measure prompted questions from committee members about standing, local costs and potential limits on protest. Representative Oliver…
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