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Senate advances bill to create state flag task force after lengthy presentation
Summary
Senators advanced Senate Bill 48, which would create a state flag task force to evaluate redesign options using North American Vexillological Association principles; sponsor emphasized branding and public input. The motion to read the bill a third time passed 24–5.
Senator McKay introduced Senate Bill 48 on Feb. 1, proposing a state flag task force charged with studying redesign options and recommending a modern, distinctive flag. He framed the effort as a branding exercise, citing North American Vexillological Association (NAVA) design principles and arguing that Utah’s current flag is not distinctive when flown or used in modern branding.
"A flag's purpose is to represent a place, an organization, or a person," Senator McKay said in his…
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