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Committee hears bill to bar HOAs, landlords and park operators from banning thin blue line flag
Summary
House Bill 75 would add the thin blue line flag to a list of protected flags and prohibit certain property operators from restricting its display. Sponsors said the measure protects expression in rentals, mobile home parks and HOAs; members asked about scope, enforcement, property modifications and implications for other symbols.
Representatives Kay Miller and Brennan presented sponsor testimony on House Bill 75, which would prohibit manufactured home park operators, condominium and neighborhood associations, and landlords from restricting the display of the thin blue line flag where other protected flags are permitted.
Sponsors told the House Government Oversight Committee the bill is narrowly crafted to add the thin blue line flag to a list that already includes the U.S. flag, the Ohio flag, POW‑MIA and military service flags. Representative Kay Miller described the thin blue line as “a symbol of respect, remembrance, and solidarity with the brave men and women…
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