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SB 1690: Preservation of Memorials

GENERAL BILL by Torres

Preservation of Memorials; Citing this act as the "Historical Memorials Protection Act"; prohibiting specified activities concerning memorials by a person or an entity; providing for liability and the award of certain costs and damages for violations of the act; requiring the Secretary of State to provide written approval before the placement of certain materials on or adjacent to certain memorials on public property; providing criminal penalties for damage to or removal of certain memorials, etc.

Effective Date: 10/1/2020
 Last Action: 3/14/2020 Senate - Died in Rules
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Senate Committee References:
  1. Governmental Oversight and Accountability (GO)
  2. Criminal Justice (CJ)
  3. Rules (RC)

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  • Bill History

    Date Chamber Action
    1/10/2020 Senate • Filed
    1/17/2020 Senate • Referred to Governmental Oversight and Accountability; Criminal Justice; Rules -SJ 166
    1/22/2020 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Governmental Oversight and Accountability, 01/27/20, 1:30 pm, 301 Senate Building
    • Introduced -SJ 166
    1/27/2020 Senate • Favorable by Governmental Oversight and Accountability; YEAS 5 NAYS 0 -SJ 214
    • Now in Criminal Justice
    2/6/2020 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Criminal Justice, 02/11/20, 10:00 am, 37 Senate Building
    2/11/2020 Senate • Favorable by Criminal Justice; YEAS 5 NAYS 0 -SJ 268
    • Now in Rules
    3/14/2020 Senate • Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration
    • Died in Rules

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  • SB 1690, Original Filed Version (Current Bill Version) Posted 1/10/2020 at 10:39 AM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   Governmental Oversight and Accountability (Pre-Meeting) 1/24/2020 (pdf)
    Governmental Oversight and Accountability (Post-Meeting) 1/27/2020 (pdf)
    Criminal Justice (Pre-Meeting) 2/10/2020 (pdf)
    Criminal Justice (Post-Meeting) 2/11/2020 (pdf)

    Related Bills (2)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 1251 (c1) Preservation of Memorials Judiciary Committee Similar Last Action: 3/14/2020 H Died in State Affairs Committee Track This Bill
    H 31 Monuments and Memorials Hill Compare Last Action: 3/14/2020 H Died in Criminal Justice Subcommittee Track This Bill

    Committee Votes (2)

    Date Committee Result
    1/27/2020 1:30 PM Governmental Oversight and Accountability 5 Yeas - 0 Nays
    2/11/2020 10:00 AM Criminal Justice 5 Yeas - 0 Nays

    Citations - Statutes (2)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    265.710 Page 1 (pdf)
    806.13 Criminal mischief; penalties; penalty for minor. Page 3 (pdf)

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