Bill Text: NH SB58 | 2015 | Regular Session | Amended

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Bill Title: Relative to the United States flag worn as a patch.

Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 4-2)

Status: (Engrossed - Dead) 2015-11-17 - Minority Committee Report: Ought to Pass [SB58 Detail]

Download: New_Hampshire-2015-SB58-Amended.html

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SB 58 - AS AMENDED BY THE SENATE

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2015 SESSION

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SENATE BILL 58

AN ACT relative to the United States flag worn as a patch.

SPONSORS: Sen. Carson, Dist 14; Sen. Bradley, Dist 3; Sen. Cataldo, Dist 6; Rep. LeBrun, Hills 32; Rep. P. Long, Hills 10; Rep. T. Smith, Hills 17

COMMITTEE: Public and Municipal Affairs

ANALYSIS

This bill prohibits the use of a “reverse image” United States flag for use as a patch on certain state and municipal personnel uniforms.

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Explanation: Matter added to current law appears in bold italics.

Matter removed from current law appears [in brackets and struckthrough.]

Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.

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15-0497

08/05

STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE

In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Fifteen

AN ACT relative to the United States flag worn as a patch.

Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:

1 New Section; Wearing of the United States Flag as a Patch. Amend RSA 3-E by inserting after section 3 the following new section:

3-E:4 Wearing of United States Flag as a Patch. State and local agencies, law enforcement officers, fire department personnel, and first responders of all type, shall not wear a “reverse image” of the United States flag. If any state, city, or town department chooses to include an American flag as part of their uniform it shall be in conformance with United States Flag Code.

2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect upon its passage.