2006 House Bill 76 (Set official Daniel Boone portrait)

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Introduced by Rep. Tommy Thompson (D) on January 3, 2006, to designate the portrait of Daniel Boone entitled "Gateway to the West," by Kentucky native David Wright, as the official portrait of Daniel Boone.
- Referred to the House State Government Committee on January 3, 2006.
- Reported in the House on January 10, 2006, favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar .
- Amendment offered by Rep. Jim Stewart (R) on January 12, 2006, to designate the portrait of Henry Clay located in the Old State Capitol as the official state Henry Clay portrait.
  - Withdrawn in the House on January 18, 2006.
- Amendment offered by Rep. Jim Stewart (R) on January 12, 2006, to change the title of the bill.
- Amendment offered by Rep. Mike Harmon (R) on January 13, 2006, to designate the Pioneer Playhouse as the official outdoor theater capital of Kentucky and designate the J. Dan Talbott Amphitheater as the official outdoor musical theater of Kentucky.
- Amendment offered by Rep. Mike Harmon (R) on January 13, 2006, to change the title of the bill.
- Amendment offered by Rep. Tommy Thompson (D) on January 13, 2006, to change the designation of the official state Daniel Boone portrait to the official state painting of Daniel Boone's passage through the Cumberland Gap.
- The amendment passed in the House by voice vote on January 18, 2006.
- Amendment offered by Rep. Tommy Thompson (D) on January 13, 2006, to change the title of the bill.
- The amendment passed in the House by voice vote on January 18, 2006.
Passed in the House (94 to 1) on January 18, 2006. [Vote Details and Comments]
Received in the Senate on January 19, 2006.
- Referred to the Senate State and Local Government Committee on January 23, 2006.

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1) Opposed by Concerned Members of the KY Historical Society [by ericjames on January 20, 2006]
The Concerned Members of The Kentucky Historical Society, www.kentuckyhistoricalsociety.org , oppose this bill.

The referenced painting is an image of an event, not of a person. The event dipicted is the passage of migrants from Virginia into the District of Kentucky.

The painting is not a portrait of any individual personage, but rather includes several indistinguishable people.

The image does not depict the face of Daniel Boone in sufficient detail as to be recognizable as Daniel Boone.

An official portrait of Daniel Boone should be an image of the single individual Daniel Boone, as is commonly recognized in portrait painting as well as in the expectation of the public's mind. The official portrait of George Washington is not the portrait of George Washington Crossing the Delaware.
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2) 2006 House Bill 76 (Set official Daniel Boone portrait) [by admin on January 1, 2001]
Introduced in the House on January 3, 2006

The vote was 94 in favor, 1 opposed and 4 not voting

(House Roll Call 27 at House Journal 0)

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