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As Introduced
136th
General Assembly
Regular
Session
H. B. No. 790
2025-2026
Representative Miller, J.
Cosponsors: Representatives Baker,
Brennan, Brewer, Brownlee, Bryant Bailey, Cockley, Hall, D.,
Jarrells, Lett, Piccolantonio, Rader, Russo, Sims, Somani, Synenberg,
Tims, Troy, Upchurch, White, E.
A
BILL
To
enact section 9.51 of the Revised Code
to
designate the Honor and Remember flag as the symbol of Ohio's concern
and commitment to honoring and remembering the lives of all fallen
service members and their families and to encourage that the flag be
displayed at the Statehouse in Columbus on Memorial Day.
BE
IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF OHIO:
Section
1.
That
section 9.51 of the Revised Code be enacted to read as follows:
Sec.
9.51.
(A)
The general assembly designates the honor and remember flag as the
symbol of Ohio's concern and commitment to honoring and remembering
the service members of the United States armed forces who have lost
their lives while serving or as a result of service, and to honoring
and remembering the families of fallen service members.
The
honor and remember flag's red field represents the blood shed by
brave men and women who sacrificed their lives for freedom; the
flag's white field and border recognizes the purity of that
sacrifice; the flag's blue star is a symbol of active service in
military conflict that dates back to World War I; the flag's gold
star signifies the ultimate sacrifice of a warrior in active service
who is not returning home and reflects the value of the life given;
the flag's folded flag element highlights this nation's final tribute
to a fallen service member and a family's sacrifice; and the flag's
flame symbolizes the eternal spirit of the departed.
(B)
The general assembly encourages the display of the honor and remember
flag during normal business hours at any public building in the
state, and at any location during a military memorial service.
(C)
The honor and remember flag may be displayed at the statehouse in
Columbus on the last Monday in May, known as Memorial Day.
(D)
The statehouse may comply with this section by commencing the display
of the flag during normal business hours on a workday before Memorial
Day and ending the display during normal business hours on a workday
following Memorial Day.
(E)
When displayed from the same halyard or staff, the honor and remember
flag should fly below, and be not larger than, the United States
flag. When displayed from adjacent staffs, the United States flag
should always be placed to the flag's own right of other flags, per 4
U.S.C. 7(f). When three or more flags are displayed from the same
halyard or staff, the honor and remember flag should always be
positioned below all others.