By: Parker, et al. S.C.R. No. 24
(In the Senate - Filed March 6, 2023; March 9, 2023, read
first time and referred to Committee on Administration;
April 12, 2023, reported favorably by the following vote: Yeas 4,
Nays 3; April 12, 2023, sent to printer.)
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SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
WHEREAS, The National Life Monument celebrates the miracle of
life and the women at the center of that miracle; and
WHEREAS, Sculpted by artist Timothy Schmalz, the bronze
sculpture depicts a mother with an unborn child cradled in a
world-shaped womb; and
WHEREAS, The eight-foot bronze statue was permanently
installed at the Church of San Marcello al Corso in Rome in May
2022, and after a tour of the U.S., the original Life Monument was
installed at the Theological College in Washington, D.C.; and
WHEREAS, Under Chapter 443, Government Code, and rules of the
State Preservation Board, a portion of the north Capitol grounds is
available for new monuments, subject to legislative approval,
specified procedural requirements, the provision of funding from
private donors, conformity to certain size and design limitations
and parameters, and completion on a timely basis; and
WHEREAS, A replica of the monument on the Capitol grounds
would provide a communal place for Texans to celebrate the beauty of
human life; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the 88th Legislature of the State of Texas
hereby authorize the State Preservation Board, subject to state law
and rules of the board, to approve the construction of a replica of
the National Life Monument at the State Capitol Complex, at a site
outside of the historic Capitol grounds; and, be it further
RESOLVED, That the Texas secretary of state forward an
official copy of this resolution to the executive director of the
State Preservation Board.
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