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Committee introduces measure to limit flags in government offices, excludes schools
Summary
A House committee introduced RS 31,956, a proposal from Rep. Heather Scott to restrict which flags may be displayed in state and local government offices; the committee voted to introduce the resolution with edits excluding schools and changing the effective date to upon passage and approval.
Representative Heather Scott, R-2, introduced RS 31,956 to a legislative committee, saying the measure “would allow governments to only display certain types of flags” and to set “policy on what we want to see and what we don't want to see in our Government offices.” The committee voted to introduce the measure with edits and carried the motion by voice vote.
The resolution, as presented, would limit displays on government property to the U.S. flag, official flags of government entities, official flags of any U.S. state, official military branch and unit flags, and the…
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