Earle-Sears, Winsome; portrait to be framed and placed in Capitol

Plain English Breakdown

The bill does not provide specific details on how much funding will be allocated or the exact location within the Capitol for the portrait installation.

Winsome Earle-Sears Portrait

This law establishes a committee to arrange for a portrait of Lieutenant Governor Winsome Earle-Sears, which will be painted, framed, and placed in the Capitol.

What This Bill Does

• Establishes a committee with five members from the Senate to contract for a portrait of Lieutenant Governor Winsome Earle-Sears.
• Requires this committee to arrange for the portrait to be painted, framed properly, and installed in the Capitol building.
• Authorizes the Clerk of the Senate to use money from the contingent fund of the Senate to pay for the portrait.

Who It Names or Affects

• Lieutenant Governor Winsome Earle-Sears
• The committee members named in the bill

Terms To Know

Contingent fund

Money set aside for unexpected expenses or special projects.

Limits and Unknowns

• Does not specify how much money will be used from the Senate's contingent fund.
• The bill does not say where exactly in the Capitol the portrait will be placed.

Official Summary Text

Lieutenant Governor; portrait.
Establishes a committee to contract for a portrait of Lieutenant Governor Winsome Earle-Sears to be painted, framed, and installed in the Capitol.

Current Bill Text

Relating to a portrait of Lieutenant Governor Winsome Earle-Sears.
Agreed to by the Senate, March 4, 2026
RESOLVED by the Senate, That the President pro tempore of the Senate, the Chair of the Senate Committee on Rules, the Majority Leader of the Senate, the Minority Leader of the Senate, and the Clerk of the Senate are constituted a committee to contract for, have painted, and have appropriately framed and placed in the Capitol a portrait of Lieutenant Governor Winsome Earle-Sears. The Clerk is further authorized to expend a sum sufficient from the contingent fund of the Senate to carry out the duty imposed hereunder.