Confederate monuments and memorials; Department of General Services to remove from Capitol Square.
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What it does
Official summary
Department of General Services; removal of Confederate monuments and memorials. Directs the Department of General Services to remove all Confederate monuments and memorials from Capitol Square. The bill directs the Department to store such monuments and memorials until such time as the General Assembly determines their final disposition.
More detail
The bill also requires the Department, in coordination with the Department of Historic Resources, to review the most appropriate options for the final disposition of all monuments, memorials, and artifacts in its possession and report its findings to the Joint Committee on Rules by October 15, 2026.
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Where it stands
Introduced
Passed Senate
3Passed House
4To Governor
5Became Law
Looking ahead
No hearings or votes scheduled.
History
2026
Mar 9Tabled in Appropriations (22-Y 0-N)Latest
Vote recorded Tabled in Appropriations. Result: pass.Lower
Mar 6Reported from Rules with amendment(s) and referred to Appropriations (12-Y 6-N)Minor
Vote recorded Reported from Rules with amendment(s). Result: pass.Lower
Mar 2Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) and referring to Appropriations (4-Y 0-N)
Vote recorded Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s). Result: pass.Lower
Mar 2Reconsidered by Rules (Voice Vote)
Mar 2Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) and referring to Appropriations (4-Y 0-N)
Mar 1Assigned HRUL sub: Studies SubcommitteeMinor
Feb 12Referred to Committee on RulesMinor
Feb 12Read first timeMinor
Feb 12Placed on Calendar
Feb 9Read third time and passed Senate (21-Y 19-N 0-A)Passed Senate
Vote recorded Passage R. Result: pass.Upper
Feb 6Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB636)
Feb 6Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute (Voice Vote)Major
Feb 6Finance and Appropriations Substitute agreed to
Feb 6Read second timeMinor
Feb 5Passed by for the day (Voice Vote)
Vote recorded Constitutional reading dispensed R. Result: pass.Upper
Feb 5Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 1st reading) (40-Y 0-N 0-A)
Feb 5Rules suspended
Feb 5Committee substitute printed 26107220D-S1Major
Feb 4Senate committee offered
Vote recorded Reported from Finance and Appropriations with substitute. Result: pass.Upper
Feb 4Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB636)
Feb 4Reported from Finance and Appropriations with substitute (9-Y 5-N)Minor
Jan 30Rereferred from Rules to Finance and Appropriations (14-Y 0-N)Minor
Vote recorded Rereferred from Rules. Result: pass.Upper
Jan 14Referred to Committee on RulesMinor
Jan 14Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26105277DIntroduced