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Committee sends bill to floor limiting flags on government property; supporters cite neutrality, critics recorded two no votes
Summary
House Bill 96, sponsored by Representative Heather Scott, would limit flags displayed on government property to U.S., state, military, POW/MIA and official government flags; the committee voted to send the bill to the House floor with a due-pass recommendation, with Representatives Shubin and Achilles recorded as voting no.
Representative Heather Scott (R.-District 2) introduced House Bill 96 to the House State Affairs Committee, saying the bill would ensure government entities display only certain official flags on government property. “What House Bill 96 does is it ensures that government entities in Idaho only display certain official flags on government property,” Scott said. She listed the flags the bill would allow as the U.S. flag, state flags, military flags,…
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