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SB 636 Passed First Chamber

Confederate monuments and memorials; Department of General Services to remove from Capitol Square.

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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.

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.

Chamber
Senate
Introduced
Jan 14, 2026
Last action
Mar 9, 2026 — Tabled in Appropriations (22-Y 0-N)
Session
2026
Momentum
68 · High