HB 1311 - AS INTRODUCED
2018 SESSION
18-2348
06/04
HOUSE BILL 1311
AN ACT prohibiting schools from prohibiting the wearing or display of the American flag.
SPONSORS: Rep. Sapareto, Rock. 6
COMMITTEE: Education
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ANALYSIS
This bill prohibits schools from banning the wearing or display of the American flag provided it is not done in a disrespectful manner.
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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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
18-2348
06/04
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Eighteen
AN ACT prohibiting schools from prohibiting the wearing or display of the American flag.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
1 New Section; School Administrators; Display of American Flag. Amend RSA 189 by inserting after section 18-a the following new section:
189:18-b Display of American Flag. No public or private school shall prohibit the wearing or display of the American flag provided that it is not done in a disrespectful manner.
2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.
| Date | Body | Type |
|---|---|---|
| Jan. 17, 2018 | House | Hearing |
| Jan. 25, 2018 | House | Exec Session |
| House | Floor Vote | |
| Feb. 7, 2018 | House | Floor Vote |
Feb. 8, 2018: Inexpedient to Legislate: MA VV 02/08/2018 HJ 3 P. 4
: Committee Report: Inexpedient to Legislate (Vote 20-0; CC)
Feb. 7, 2018: Committee Report: Inexpedient to Legislate for 02/07/2018 (Vote 20-0; CC) HC 5 P. 7
Jan. 25, 2018: Executive Session: 01/25/2018 LOB 207
Jan. 17, 2018: Public Hearing: 01/17/2018 02:45 PM LOB 207
Jan. 3, 2018: Introduced 01/03/2018 and referred to Education HJ 1 P. 6