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• Introduced by Sen. Anthony Hensley (D) on January 21, 2009, to order the development of plans to place a mural in the capitol commemorating the “Brown v. Board of Education” Supreme Court decision. The bill proposes the plans be developed by the Kansas State Historical Society and the Department of Administration and submitted to the joint committee on arts and cultural resources by January 1, 2011. The money to create and install the mural would need to come from private funding sources.
  • Referred to the Senate Federal and State Affairs Committee on January 22, 2009.
    • Reported in the Senate on March 10, 2009, recommending the bill be passed.
• Passed in the Senate (40 to 0) on March 12, 2009, to order the development of plans to place a mural in the capitol commemorating the “Brown v. Board of Education” Supreme Court decision, with plans to be developed by the Kansas State Historical Society and the Department of Administration and submitted to the joint committee on arts and cultural resources by January 1, 2011. [Vote Details and Comments]
• Received in the House on March 16, 2009.
  • Referred to the House Federal and State Affairs Committee on March 17, 2009.
    • Reported in the House on March 19, 2009, recommending the bill be passed as amended. House committee inserted a proposal to divide the authority for overseeing historical preservation and renovation of the Kansas Capitol between four committees that separately represent the House, the Senate and the Governor's respective areas of use, with the fourth committee responsible for all other parts of the capitol not otherwise specifically assigned.
  • Referred to the House Economic Development and Tourism Committee on April 3, 2009.
    • Reported in the House on March 9, 2010, recommending the bill be passed as amended. House committee changed the size, meetings, terms, responsibilities and other details of the proposed Preservation Committee; inserted a proposed repeal of the inactive Statehouse Art and History Committee; added authority for the Preservation Committee to approve future proposals relating to restoration and not reconstruction; and, deleted the proposed amendment that dealt with the creation of Senate, House, and executive branch subcommittees.
      • Motion by Rep. Valdenia Winn (D) on March 30, 2010, to make the bill the first measure under the order of business General Orders whenever the House should next take up General Orders. The motion passed in the House by voice vote on March 30, 2010.
• Passed in the House (118 to 3) on April 30, 2010, to order the development of plans to place a mural in the capitol commemorating the “Brown v. Board of Education” Supreme Court decision, specifying the size, meetings, terms, responsibilities and other details of a proposed Preservation Committee to oversee the mural's creation and to approve future proposals relating to Statehouse restoration and not reconstruction; repealing an inactive Statehouse Art and History Committee. [Vote Details and Comments]
• Motion by Sen. Pete Brungardt (R) on May 3, 2010, to concur with the version of the bill approved by the House. The bill now goes to the Governor for his consideration. The motion passed in the Senate (40 to 0) on May 3, 2010. [Vote Details and Comments]
• Signed by Gov. Mark Parkinson on May 17, 2010.