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Sponsors ask committee to limit flags on state property to official emblems
Summary
Sponsors of HB 602 told the House General Government Committee the bill would restrict what flags may be displayed on taxpayer-funded property to a short list of official flags and agency flags, citing a recent incident where a Somali flag was hung from a Statehouse flagpole; an amendment would extend the rule to the Statehouse grounds and public libraries.
Sponsors of House Bill 602 asked the House General Government Committee to approve a rule limiting flags displayed on state agency property to official and agency-approved emblems.
At a first hearing, a sponsor told the committee the measure would allow only ‘‘The United States flag, the Ohio State flag, the POW/MIA flag, and approved agency flags’’ to be flown on state agency property and that the bill is intended to keep government-owned space neutral. The sponsor said a video of…
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