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Introduced
10/10/2017
10/10/2017
In Committee
02/15/2018
02/15/2018
Crossed Over
02/01/2018
02/01/2018
Passed
02/21/2018
02/21/2018
Dead
Signed/Enacted/Adopted
03/21/2018
03/21/2018
Introduced Session
2018 Regular Session
Bill Summary
Requesting the Joint Committee on the Library of Congress to approve the replacement of the statue of Confederate General Edmund Kirby Smith in the National Statuary Hall Collection with a statue of Mary McLeod Bethune; providing for the transfer of ownership of the statue of General Edmund Kirby Smith to the state; providing that the act is an official request to the Joint Committee on the Library of Congress, etc.
AI Summary
This bill requests the Joint Committee on the Library of Congress to approve the replacement of the statue of Confederate General Edmund Kirby Smith in the National Statuary Hall Collection with a statue of Mary McLeod Bethune. If approved, the ownership of the Confederate general's statue will transfer to the state of Florida, and the Division of Cultural Affairs of the Department of State will take possession of the returned statue and make it available for public display. The bill also outlines the requirement to deliver a copy of the act to various federal officials and that the act will take effect on July 1, 2018.
Committee Categories
Budget and Finance
Sponsors (9)
Perry Thurston (D)*,
Lauren Book (D),
Daphne Campbell (D),
Gary Farmer (D),
Audrey Gibson (D),
Kevin Rader (D),
José Javier Rodríguez (D),
Annette Taddeo (D),
Victor Torres (D),
Last Action
Chapter No. 2018-19 (on 03/21/2018)
Official Document
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| Document Type | Source Location | Created |
|---|---|---|
| State Bill Page | http://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2018/472 | 10/11/2017 |
| BillText | http://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2018/472/BillText/er/HTML | 02/22/2018 |
| Bill | http://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2018/472/BillText/er/PDF | 02/22/2018 |
| BillText | http://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2018/472/BillText/e1/HTML | 01/25/2018 |
| Bill | http://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2018/472/BillText/e1/PDF | 01/25/2018 |
| Senate Floor Amendment #965934 | http://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2018/472/Amendment/965934/HTML | 01/24/2018 |
| BillText | http://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2018/472/BillText/Filed/HTML | 10/11/2017 |
| Bill | http://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2018/472/BillText/Filed/PDF | 10/11/2017 |
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