87R1350 JCG-D

By: Anchia H.B. No. 1186

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED

AN ACT

relating to removing or renaming certain objects and structures located in or near the Capitol.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:

SECTION 1. Chapter 443, Government Code, is amended by adding Section 443.01527 to read as follows:

Sec. 443.01527. REMOVAL OF CERTAIN ITEMS FROM PUBLIC DISPLAY. Not later than December 31, 2021, the board shall remove the following items from public display:

(1) the portrait of Albert Sidney Johnson located in the senate chamber;

(2) the cannons located on the south grounds of the Capitol and near the south entrance to the Capitol building;

(3) the Confederate Soldiers' Monument located on the south grounds of the Capitol;

(4) the portrait of Richard William "Dick" Dowling located in the house chamber;

(5) Hood's Texas Brigade Monument located on the east grounds of the Capitol;

(6) the portrait of Jefferson Davis located in the senate chamber; and

(7) Terry's Texas Rangers Monument located on the south grounds of the Capitol.

SECTION 2. Section 2165.251(a), Government Code, is amended to read as follows:

(a) The space in the old State Board of Insurance State Office Building, located on San Jacinto Street between 11th and 12th streets in Austin, the Sam Houston Building, and the Jackson-Webber [John H. Reagan] Building are allocated to the legislature and legislative agencies for their use.

SECTION 3. (a) The state office building located on the south side of 15th Street between Congress Avenue and Colorado Street in Austin, previously known as the John H. Reagan Building, is renamed the Jackson-Webber Building in honor of Nathaniel Jackson and John Webber.

(b) As soon as practicable following the effective date of this Act, the Texas Facilities Commission shall implement the name change made by Subsection (a) of this section.

SECTION 4. This Act takes effect September 1, 2021.