The Alabama Memorial Preservation Act of 2017 (Ala. Code § 41-9-230 through 237, AL Act 2017–354, Senate Bill 60) is an act of law in the U.S. state of Alabama which requires local governments to obtain state permission before moving or renaming historically significant buildings and monuments that date back 40 years or longer.[1]
The bill originated as response to a 2015 attempt by the City of Birmingham, whose residents are predominately black (71%),[2] to remove the Confederate Soldiers and Sailors Monument. The law was ultimately unsuccessful in keeping the monument erect, as the monument was taken down by the city in June 2020, during the George Floyd protests.
The bill, unsuccessfully introduced in 2016, was co-sponsored by Republican Representative Mack Butler and Republican Senator Gerald Allen in March–April 2017,[3][4][5] and signed into law by Governor Kay Ivey on May 25, 2017.[1] The law created an Alabama Monument Protection Committee, a group of 11 members who will decide whether historic buildings and monuments may be moved or renamed.[1] African-American lawmakers like Juandalynn Givan, Napoleon Bracy Jr. and Hank Sanders were opposed to the bill.[1][4]
^ abcdCason, Mike (May 25, 2017). "Gov. Kay Ivey signs bill protecting Confederate monuments". The Birmingham News. Retrieved June 1, 2017.. The text of the Act is available at http://arc-sos.state.al.us/PAC/SOSACPDF.001/A0012128.PDF Archived 2019-09-13 at the Wayback Machine
^Sheets, Connor (June 2, 2020). "Obituary for a racist symbol: Birmingham takes down Confederate monument after 115 years". al.com.
^Cason, Mike (March 9, 2017). "Alabama Senate passes bill to preserve historic monuments, names". The Birmingham News. Retrieved June 1, 2017.
^ ab"Alabama House passes monument preservation bill after heated debate". The Birmingham News. April 27, 2017. Retrieved May 19, 2017.
^Lyman, Brian (April 27, 2017). "House approves historic monument bill after heated debate". The Montgomery Advertiser. Retrieved May 19, 2017.
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