HB1332 • 2026

(New Title) relative to the authorized display of flags on state house grounds.

Enacted

This bill passed the Legislature and reached final enactment based on the latest official action.

Sponsor: Alice Wade (D), Skip Rollins (R), Henry Giasson (R), Michael Moffett (R), Peggy Balboni (D), David Watters (D), Jaci Grote (D), Patrick Long (D), Donovan Fenton (D), Joseph Barton (R)
Last action: 2026-07-10
Official status: SIGNED BY GOVERNOR
Effective date: Not listed

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(New Title) relative to the authorized display of flags on state house grounds.

What This Bill Does

(New Title) relative to the authorized display of flags on state house grounds.

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2026-0896H

Amendment #2026-0896h : AA VV 03/11/2026 HJ 7 P. 56

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Bill History

2026-07-10 H
Signed by Governor Ayotte 07/02/2026; Chapter 225; eff. 8/31/2026
2026-06-23 S
Enrolled Adopted, VV, (In recess 06/04/2026); SJ 14
2026-06-23 H
Enrolled (in recess of) 06/04/2026 HJ 15
2026-05-21 H
House Concurs with Senate Amendment 2026-1860s (Rep. Hill): MA VV 05/21/2026 HJ 14
2026-05-14 S
HB 1332 was Removed from the Consent Calendar; 05/14/2026; SJ 12
2026-05-14 S
Committee Amendment #2026-1860s , AA, VV; 05/14/2026; SJ 12
2026-05-14 S
Sen. Altschiller Floor Amendment #2026-1927s , DIV 9Y-14N, AF; 05/14/2026; SJ 12
2026-05-14 S
Ought to Pass with Amendment #2026-1860s , MA, VV; OT3rdg; 05/14/2026; SJ 12
2026-05-06 S
Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment #2026-1860s , 05/14/2026; Vote 5-0; CC; SC 18
2026-04-01 S
Hearing: 04/08/2026, Room 103, SH, 09:00 am; SC 13
2026-03-17 S
Introduced 03/12/2026 and Referred to Executive Departments and Administration; SJ 7
2026-03-11 H
Amendment #2026-0896h : AA VV 03/11/2026 HJ 7 P. 56
2026-03-11 H
Ought to Pass with Amendment 2026-0896h: MA VV 03/11/2026 HJ 7 P. 56
2026-03-02 H
Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment #2026-0896h (NT) 02/25/2026 (Vote 10-0; CC) HC 10 P. 27
2026-02-18 H
Full Committee Work Session: 02/25/2026 09:00 am GP 234
2026-02-18 H
==CONTINUED== Executive Session: 02/25/2026 10:00 am GP 234
2026-01-22 H
==RECESSED== Executive Session: 01/29/2026 10:00 am GP 234
2026-01-14 H
Public Hearing: 01/22/2026 02:30 pm GP 234
2025-12-01 H
Introduced 01/07/2026 and referred to Legislative Administration HJ 1 P. 15

Official Summary Text

(New Title) relative to the authorized display of flags on state house grounds.

Current Bill Text

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CHAPTER 225
HB 1332 - FINAL VERSION

11Mar2026... 0896h
05/14/2026 1860s

2026 SESSION
26-2916
06/08

HOUSE BILL
1332

AN ACT
relative to the authorized display of flags on state house grounds.

SPONSORS: Rep. Wade, Straf. 15; Rep. Moffett, Merr. 4; Rep. Grote, Rock. 24; Rep. Barton, Graf. 1; Rep. Rollins, Sull. 3; Rep. Balboni, Rock. 38; Rep. Long, Hills. 26; Rep. Giasson, Hills. 29; Sen. Watters, Dist 4; Sen. Fenton, Dist 10

COMMITTEE: Legislative Administration

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AMENDED ANALYSIS

This bill limits the flags which may be displayed over the state house to only those flags officially recognized by the federal government by law, executive order, or an official agency regulation, with the exception of the Gold Star Flag, which the governor may authorize to display on state house grounds.

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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
11Mar2026... 0896h
05/14/2026 1860s 26-2916
06/08

STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE

In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Twenty-Six

AN ACT
relative to the authorized display of flags on state house grounds.

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

225:1 Gold Star Mother's and Family's Day. RSA 4:13-h, II is repealed and reenacted to read as follows:
II. Notwithstanding RSA 3:4-a, II, the governor may choose to honor Gold Star families by ordering the Gold Star Flag to be displayed on the grounds of the New Hampshire state house and at the New Hampshire state veterans cemetery in Boscawen on that day as described in paragraph I. The flag, if displayed, shall be flown in the most junior order of precedence. The flag shall be provided at no cost to the state of New Hampshire.

225:2 State Emblems, Flag, Etc.; Permitted Displays Modified. Amend RSA 3:4-a to read as follows:
3:4-a State Flag, United States Flag, POW-MIA Flag; Place of Manufacture;
Authorized Displays at State House
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I.
Any state flag, United States flag, or POW-MIA flag purchased with state funds or displayed in a state facility shall be manufactured in the United States. This paragraph shall only apply to flags acquired after the effective date of this section.
II. Only those flags officially recognized by the United States federal government shall be flown over the state house. For purposes of this section, flags officially recognized by the United States federal government means only those flags that have been established by federal law, executive order, or an official agency regulation.

225:3 Effective Date. This act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.

Approved: July 02, 2026
Effective Date: August 31, 2026