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House creates State Flag Review Commission after debate over historic flag designation

Utah House of Representatives · March 8, 2019
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Summary

Lawmakers approved a substitute that creates an 11‑member State Flag Review Commission to solicit public input on Utah’s flag and report recommendations; supporters framed it as a public process, while critics worried it would recategorize the current flag as merely 'historical.' The substitute passed 46–26.

The House voted to create a State Flag Review Commission to solicit public submissions and make recommendations about Utah’s state flag. Representative Steve Handy, sponsor of the substitute, said the commission would be a short, low‑budget body that could consider alternative designs — including one previously proposed in House Bill 292 — and then report back to the government operations committee.

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