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H288 • 2025

POW/MIA Flag/State Bldgs. & Schools.

POW/MIA Flag/State Bldgs. & Schools.

Education
Passed Legislature

This bill passed both chambers and reached final enrollment, even if later executive action is not shown here.

Sponsor
Goodwin, Charles Smith, Majeed, Hastings, Biggs, Colvin, Cunningham, Hawkins, F. Jackson, Jeffers, Moss, G. Pierce, R. Pierce, Price, Ward, White
Last action
2025-04-30
Official status
Ref To Com On Rules and Operations of the Senate
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

Using official source text because the generated explanation was unavailable or could not be confirmed against the official bill text.

POW/MIA Flag/State Bldgs. & Schools.

H288-SMCJ-14(e1)-v-5 (2025-04-01): POW/MIA Flag/State Bldgs.

What This Bill Does

  • H288-SMCJ-14(e1)-v-5 (2025-04-01): POW/MIA Flag/State Bldgs.
  • & Schools.
  • H288-SMCJ-27(e1)-v-3 (2025-04-15): POW/MIA Flag/State Bldgs.
  • & Schools.

Limits and Unknowns

  • This entry is temporarily using official source text because the generated explanation could not be confirmed against the official bill text during the last sync.

Amendments

These notes stay tied to the official amendment files and metadata from the legislature.

Filed

Plain English: 2025-2026 General Assembly HOUSE BILL 288: POW/MIA Flag/State Bldgs.

  • 2025-2026 General Assembly HOUSE BILL 288: POW/MIA Flag/State Bldgs.
  • & Schools.
  • Committee: House Homeland Security and Military and Veterans Affairs.
  • If favorable, re-refer to State and Local Government.
Filed

Plain English: 2025-2026 General Assembly HOUSE BILL 288: POW/MIA Flag/State Bldgs.

  • 2025-2026 General Assembly HOUSE BILL 288: POW/MIA Flag/State Bldgs.
  • & Schools.
  • Committee: House State and Local Government.
  • If favorable, re -refer to Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House Date: April 15, 2025 Introduced by: Reps.
Filed

Plain English: 2025-2026 General Assembly HOUSE BILL 288: POW/MIA Flag/State Bldgs.

  • 2025-2026 General Assembly HOUSE BILL 288: POW/MIA Flag/State Bldgs.
  • & Schools.
  • Committee: House Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House Date: April 28, 2025 Introduced by: Reps.
  • Goodwin, Charles Smith, Majeed, Hastings Prepared by: Karyl Smith Staff Attorney Analysis of: First Edition Kara McCraw Director *H288-SMCJ-35(e1)-v-2* Legislative Analysis Division 919-301-1976 This bill analysis was prepared by the nonpartisan legislative staff for the use of legislators in their deliberations and does not constitute an official statement of legislative intent.

Bill History

  1. 2025-04-30 Senate

    Ref To Com On Rules and Operations of the Senate

  2. 2025-04-30 Senate

    Passed 1st Reading

  3. 2025-04-30 Senate

    Regular Message Received From House

  4. 2025-04-30 House

    Regular Message Sent To Senate

  5. 2025-04-29 House

    Passed 3rd Reading

  6. 2025-04-29 House

    Passed 2nd Reading

  7. 2025-04-28 House

    Placed On Cal For 04/29/2025

  8. 2025-04-28 House

    Cal Pursuant Rule 36(b)

  9. 2025-04-28 House

    Reptd Fav

  10. 2025-04-15 House

    Re-ref Com On Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House

  11. 2025-04-15 House

    Reptd Fav

  12. 2025-04-01 House

    Re-ref Com On State and Local Government

  13. 2025-04-01 House

    Reptd Fav

  14. 2025-03-06 House

    Ref to the Com on Homeland Security and Military and Veterans Affairs, if favorable, State and Local Government, if favorable, Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House

  15. 2025-03-06 House

    Passed 1st Reading

  16. 2025-03-04 House

    Filed

Official Summary Text

H288-SMCJ-14(e1)-v-5
(2025-04-01): POW/MIA Flag/State Bldgs. & Schools.
H288-SMCJ-27(e1)-v-3
(2025-04-15): POW/MIA Flag/State Bldgs. & Schools.
H288-SMCJ-35(e1)-v-2
(2025-04-28): POW/MIA Flag/State Bldgs. & Schools.

Current Bill Text

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GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA
SESSION 2025
H 1
HOUSE BILL 288

Short Title: POW/MIA Flag/State Bldgs. & Schools. (Public)
Sponsors: Representatives Goodwin, Charles Smith, Majeed, and Hastings (Primary
Sponsors).
For a complete list of sponsors, refer to the North Carolina General Assembly web site.
Referred to: Homeland Security and Military and Veterans Affairs, if favorable, State and
Local Government, if favorable, Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House
March 6, 2025
*H288-v-1*
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED 1
AN ACT REQUIRING POW /MIA FLAGS TO BE FLO WN AT STATE -OWNED 2
BUILDINGS AND PUBLIC SCHOOLS IF THE FLAG CAN BE ATTACHED TO AN 3
EXISTING FLAGPOLE. 4
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts: 5
SECTION 1. Chapter 144 of the General Statutes is amended by adding a new 6
section to read: 7
"§ 144-10. Display of POW/MIA flag. 8
The official "Prisoner of War/Missing in Action ( POW/MIA)" flag shall be displayed and 9
flown over all State-owned buildings and at all public school buildings whenever the United 10
States flag is displayed if the POW/MIA flag can be attached to an existing flagpole. The 11
POW/MIA flag shall be of suitable size and material and shall be displayed and flown in 12
accordance with the appropriate policies and procedures concerning the display of the State and 13
United States flags. This section does not apply to the POW/MIA flag flown over the State 14
Capitol, which is flown pursuant to G.S. 143-345.9. 15
The State shall purchase POW/MIA flags for State-owned buildings in the same manner as 16
the North Carolina flag is purchased. Local boards of education may accept donations of the 17
POW/MIA flag or shall purchase flags with available funds." 18
SECTION 2. This act is effective when it becomes law. 19