Revision: Feb. 1, 2012, midnight
SB 302 – AS AMENDED BY THE SENATE
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2012 SESSION
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SENATE BILL 302
AN ACT relative to the Honor and Remember Flag as an official symbol to recognize and honor fallen members of the armed forces and relative to certain maintenance at the rotary in the town of Epsom.
SPONSORS: Sen. Barnes, Jr., Dist 17; Sen. Boutin, Dist 16; Sen. Bradley, Dist 3; Sen. Carson, Dist 14; Sen. D'Allesandro, Dist 20; Sen. De Blois, Dist 18; Sen. Forrester, Dist 2; Sen. Forsythe, Dist 4; Sen. Gallus, Dist 1; Sen. Groen, Dist 6; Sen. Kelly, Dist 10; Sen. Lambert, Dist 13; Sen. Luther, Dist 12; Sen. Merrill, Dist 21; Sen. Morse, Dist 22; Sen. Odell, Dist 8; Sen. Rausch, Dist 19; Sen. Sanborn, Dist 7; Sen. Stiles, Dist 24; Rep. Knox, Carr 4
COMMITTEE: Public and Municipal Affairs
This bill adopts the national Honor and Remember Flag as the official symbol of the state of New Hampshire to recognize and honor fallen members of the armed forces.
This bill also requires the department of transportation to properly maintain the flags and landscaping at the rotary in the town of Epsom.
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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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
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12-2907
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STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Twelve
AN ACT relative to the Honor and Remember Flag as an official symbol to recognize and honor fallen members of the armed forces and relative to certain maintenance at the rotary in the town of Epsom.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
1 Statement of Purpose. The general court finds that:
I. Since the Revolutionary War, more than 1,000,000 members of the United States Armed Forces have paid the ultimate price by sacrificing their lives in the line of duty.
II. The contributions of those fallen members of the Armed Forces are deserving of national recognition.
III. Currently, there is no officially recognized symbol that solely acknowledges members of the Armed Forces who died in the line of duty.
2 New Sections; Honor and Remember Flag. Amend RSA 3 by inserting after section 3-b the following new sections:
3:3-c Official Adoption of Honor and Remember Flag. The Honor and Remember Flag created by Honor and Remember, Inc, is hereby adopted as this state’s emblem of the service and sacrifice of the brave men and women of the United States Armed Forces who have given their lives in the line of duty.
3:3-d Display of Honor and Remember Flag. The Honor and Remember Flag shall be displayed above the state house in Concord immediately below the state flag on the following days:
I. Gold Star Mother’s Day, the first Sunday after Easter.
II. Memorial Day, the last Monday in May.
III. Independence Day, July 4.
3 Maintenance of Rotary. The department of transportation shall properly maintain the flag of the United States, the POW-MIA flag, and the landscaping at the rotary in the town of Epsom.
4 Effective Date. This act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.