PRINTER'S NO. 936
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
SENATE RESOLUTION
No.
158
Session of
2019
INTRODUCED BY HAYWOOD, FARNESE, FONTANA, DiSANTO, GORDNER,
HUGHES, COSTA AND SCHWANK, JUNE 10, 2019
INTRODUCED AND ADOPTED, JUNE 10, 2019
A RESOLUTION
Recognizing the historical importance of the 15th Amendment to
the Constitution of the United States and encouraging the
establishment of a monument upon the grounds of the
Pennsylvania State Capitol Complex.
WHEREAS, The 15th Amendment to the Constitution of the United
States prohibits the Federal Government and each state from
denying a citizen the right to vote based on that citizen's
"race, color, or previous condition of servitude"; and
WHEREAS, The 15th Amendment was ratified on February 3, 1870,
and the 150th anniversary of that ratification is being
celebrated in 2020; and
WHEREAS, The Historic 8th Ward of Harrisburg, where the
Pennsylvania State Capitol Complex currently is located, was a
major site during the process of ratification of the 15th
Amendment by the Commonwealth; and
WHEREAS, The General Assembly recognizes and celebrates that
the right of citizens of the United States to vote shall not be
denied or abridged by the United States or by any state on
account of race, color or previous condition of servitude;
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therefore be it
RESOLVED, That the Senate recognize the historical importance
of the 15th Amendment to the Constitution of the United States
and encourage the establishment of a monument upon the grounds
of the Pennsylvania State Capitol Complex; and be it further
RESOLVED, That the Senate encourage private funding for the
design and construction of the monument, with the final design
approval of the Department of General Services; and be it
further
RESOLVED, That the Senate request that the Department of
General Services accept ownership of the monument while allowing
the installation and upkeep of the monument through private
funds as not to burden the Commonwealth generally or the
Department of General Services specifically; and be it further
RESOLVED, That the Senate urge the monument being located on
the lawn of the Speaker K. Leroy Irvis Office Building within
the Pennsylvania State Capitol Complex, the former site of
Harrisburg's 8th Ward; and be it further
RESOLVED, That the Senate recommend the installation and
upkeep of the monument through private funds as not to burden
the Commonwealth; and be it further
RESOLVED, That copies of this resolution be transmitted to
the Governor and the Secretary of General Services to confirm
the endorsement of this monument by the Senate.
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