HB928: State government; display of any memorabilia related to the Confederate States of America, slave owners, or person advocating for slavery on public property; prohibit

Legislative Summary

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 3 of Title 50 of the O.C.G.A., relating to state flag, seal, and other symbols, so as to prohibit the display of monuments, memorials, plaques, markers, or memorabilia related to the Confederate States of America, slave owners, or persons advocating for slavery on public property except for museums and Civil War battlefields; to remove reference to the preservation and protection of the memorial graven upon the face of Stone Mountain; to remove reference to the display of the flag of the Confederate States of America from public buildings or schools; to amend Chapter 4 of Title 1 of the O.C.G.A., relating to holidays and observances; to amend Part 4 of Article 6 of Chapter 3 of Title 12 of the O.C.G.A., relating to the Stone Mountain Memorial Association, so as to remove reference to the confederate memorial; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.