Arkansas House members have advanced to Gov. Asa Hutchinson a bill to allow a Ten Commandments monument to be built at the state Capitol.
Lawmakers voted 72-7 Wednesday to allow the erection of a privately funded display. The secretary of state would be charged with approving the display.
Republican Rep. Kim Hammer of Benton says the bill will honor the role the commandments played in the nation's legal system.
Opponents say the display is unconstitutional and could amount to a state endorsement of religion.
