Bill would increase penalties for removing historical monuments in Alabama

A bill to increase the penalties for moving historical monuments caused sharp disagreement at a public hearing in the Alabama House State Government Committee this afternoon.

The bill would revise the Memorial Preservation Act, a law passed four years ago when momentum was building for removal of Confederate monuments.

The law came into play several times in Alabama last year, as Confederate statues came down in Birmingham, Mobile, Huntsville and other communities across Alabama.

The law provides a $25,000 fine against cities or counties that remove monuments in place 40 years or more.

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