SB 1690 (2020) -  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: 10/01/2020
Last Event: 03/14/20 S Died in Rules on Saturday, March 14, 2020 12:00 AM

Referred Committees and Committee Actions

Senate Referrals

  • Governmental Oversight and Accountability
    • On agenda for: 01/27/20 1:30 PM
    • Favorable (final action) Votes: Yeas 5   Nays 0
  • Criminal Justice
    • On agenda for: 02/11/20 10:00 AM
    • Favorable (final action) Votes: Yeas 5   Nays 0
  • Rules

Related Bills

Bill # Subject Relationship
Bill #: CS/HB 1251 Subject: Preservation of Memorials Relationship: Similar
Bill #: HB 31 Subject: Monuments and Memorials Relationship: Compare

Bill Text

Staff Analysis

Chamber Committee
Chamber: Senate Committee: Criminal Justice 2/11/2020 1:46:06 PM
Chamber: Senate Committee: Criminal Justice 2/10/2020 9:54:05 AM
Chamber: Senate Committee: Governmental Oversight and Accountability 1/27/2020 4:17:46 PM
Chamber: Senate Committee: Governmental Oversight and Accountability 1/24/2020 12:20:18 PM

Vote History

(No Votes Recorded)

Bill History

Event Time Member Committee Ver.
Event: S Died in Rules Time: 03/14/2020 - 12:00 AM Member: Committee: Rules Version: __
Event: S Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration Time: 03/14/2020 - 12:00 AM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: S Now in Rules Time: 02/11/2020 - 2:12 PM Member: Committee: Rules Version: __
Event: S Favorable by Criminal Justice; YEAS 5 NAYS 0 -SJ 268 Time: 02/11/2020 - 11:21 AM Member: Committee: Criminal Justice Version: __
Event: S On Committee agenda-- Criminal Justice, 02/11/20, 10:00 am, 37 Senate Building Time: 02/06/2020 - 4:48 PM Member: Committee: Criminal Justice Version: __
Event: S Now in Criminal Justice Time: 01/27/2020 - 4:57 PM Member: Committee: Criminal Justice Version: __
Event: S Favorable by Governmental Oversight and Accountability; YEAS 5 NAYS 0 -SJ 214 Time: 01/27/2020 - 2:35 PM Member: Committee: Governmental Oversight and Accountability Version: __
Event: S Introduced -SJ 166 Time: 01/22/2020 - 6:00 PM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: S On Committee agenda-- Governmental Oversight and Accountability, 01/27/20, 1:30 pm, 301 Senate Building Time: 01/22/2020 - 3:41 PM Member: Committee: Governmental Oversight and Accountability Version: __
Event: S Referred to Governmental Oversight and Accountability; Criminal Justice; Rules -SJ 166 Time: 01/17/2020 - 1:04 PM Member: Committee: Governmental Oversight and Accountability Version: __
Event: S Filed Time: 01/10/2020 - 10:39 AM Member: Committee: Version: __

Statutes Referenced by this Bill

Statute Other Bill Citations
265.710 CS/HB 1251*
806.13 HB 31, CS/HB 1251

(*) Not the latest version