ATLANTA – State Representative Mary Margaret Oliver (D-Decatur) today pre-filed House Bill 650, the Southern Monuments Bill, which would give local governments the authority to adopt resolutions to remove or modify monuments that are located on public property.
“Citizens in the city of Decatur and DeKalb County have voiced their opinions and asked me to introduce legislation to allow local governments to decide to remove or modify monuments that are located in public spaces,” said Rep. Oliver. “This legislation would simply return this decision making authority to Georgia’s cities and counties and provide more local control.”
HB 650 will be formally introduced during the 2018 session of the Georgia General Assembly.
Representative Mary Margaret Oliver represents the citizens of District 82, which includes portions of DeKalb County. She was elected into the House of Representatives in 2002, and she currently serves on the Appropriations Subcommittee on Human Resources and the Governmental Affairs, Judiciary, Juvenile Justice, and Science & Technology committees.
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