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Senate panel advances cleanup to Historical Monument Protection Act, narrows look-back provision
Summary
The Senate State Agencies committee approved an amendment to SB 121 to clarify which relocated or partially removed monuments fall under the Arkansas State Capitol and Historical Monument Protection Act (effective April 28, 2021), limiting applications to removals after that date or partial removals within five years if the public entity still holds the components.
Senator Johnson, sponsor of SB 121, told the Senate State Agencies Committee the amendment is a technical cleanup to the Arkansas State Capitol and Historical Monument Protection Act and is intended to limit a prior "look-back" provision. "We will amend the bill again to try to clean this up a little better," Johnson said, stressing the change narrows the retrospective reach of the law.
Johnson said the act’s operative date — April 28, 2021 —…
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