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Bills / H.B. 302

H.B. 302 Government Speech Neutrality Amendments

Did not passWritten by Rep. Matt MacPherson · carried in the Senate by Sen. Heidi Balderree

  1. Introduced
  2. House committee
  3. House vote
  4. Senate committee (stopped here)
  5. Senate vote
  6. Signed into law

What this bill does

The bill would let each city or town adopt one official flag, while allowing it to fly other flags freely. At schools, courthouses, airports, and public transit facilities, only the official flag could be displayed, though rented facilities used by outside groups would be exempt.

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Official description
  • defines terms
  • allows certain local government entities to adopt only one official flag
  • allows certain local governments to adopt other flags for ceremonial or other purposes
  • allows the Rules Review and General Oversight Committee to review the official and other flags by certain local governments
  • allows local governments to fly only official flags in certain locations
  • makes technical changes
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