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HB1776 • 2026

Definitions and general provisions; enacting the United States and Oklahoma Flag Display Rights Act of 2025; emergency.

Definitions and general provisions; enacting the United States and Oklahoma Flag Display Rights Act of 2025; emergency.

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Sponsor
Gise
Last action
2026-02-09
Official status
Remove Representative Hill as principal House author and substitute with Representative Gise
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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Definitions and general provisions; enacting the United States and Oklahoma Flag Display Rights Act of 2025; emergency.

Definitions and general provisions; enacting the United States and Oklahoma Flag Display Rights Act of 2025; emergency.

What This Bill Does

  • Definitions and general provisions; enacting the United States and Oklahoma Flag Display Rights Act of 2025; emergency.
  • Bill Summaries/Fiscal Impact for HB 1776 (House): Proposed Policy Committee Substitute 1 (2/26/2025) Bill Summaries/Fiscal Impact for HB 1776 (House): Proposed Policy Committee Recommendation (3/4/2025) Bill Summaries/Fiscal Impact for HB 1776 (House): Committee Substitute (3/10/2025)

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Amendments

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Filed

Plain English: Req.

  • Req.
  • No.
  • 12872 Page 1 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 STATE OF OKLAHOMA 1st Session of the 60th Legislature (2025) POLICY COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION FOR HOUSE BILL NO.
  • 1776 By: Hill POLICY COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION An Act relating to definitions and general provisions; enacting the United States and Oklahoma Flag Display Rights Act of 2025; prohibiting state or local government entities from restricting persons from making proper display of the flag of the United States of America or the flag of the State of Oklahoma; providing for noncodification; providing for codification; and declaring an emergency.
Filed

Plain English: HB1776 POLPCS1 Brian Hill-MAH 2/7/2025 10:32:18 am AMEND TITLE TO CONFORM TO AMENDMENTS Amendment submitted by: Brian Hill Adopted: _____________________________ ______________________________________ Reading Clerk COMMITTEE AMENDMENT HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES State of Oklahoma SPEAKER: CHAIR: I move to amend HB1776 Of the printed Bill Page Section Lines Of the Engrossed Bill By deleting the content of the entire measure, and by inserting in lieu thereof the following language: Req.

  • HB1776 POLPCS1 Brian Hill-MAH 2/7/2025 10:32:18 am AMEND TITLE TO CONFORM TO AMENDMENTS Amendment submitted by: Brian Hill Adopted: _____________________________ ______________________________________ Reading Clerk COMMITTEE AMENDMENT HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES State of Oklahoma SPEAKER: CHAIR: I move to amend HB1776 Of the printed Bill Page Section Lines Of the Engrossed Bill By deleting the content of the entire measure, and by inserting in lieu thereof the following language: Req.
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  • 12288 Page 1 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 STATE OF OKLAHOMA 1st Session of the 60th Legislature (2025) PROPOSED POLICY COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE FOR HOUSE BILL NO.
  • 1776 By: Hill PROPOSED POLICY COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE An Act relating to definitions and general provisions; enacting the United States and Oklahoma Flag Display Rights Act of 2025; prohibiting state or local government entities from restricting persons from making proper display of the flag of the United States of America or the flag of the State of Oklahoma; providing for noncodification; providing for codification; and declaring an emergency.

Bill History

  1. 2026-02-09 House

    Remove Representative Hill as principal House author and substitute with Representative Gise

  2. 2025-03-05 House

    CR; Do Pass, amended by committee substitute Government Oversight Committee

  3. 2025-02-25 House

    Policy recommendation to the Government Oversight committee; Do Pass, amended by committee substitute General Government

  4. 2025-02-25 House

    Coauthored by Representative(s) Adams

  5. 2025-02-25 House

    Authored by Senator Pugh (principal Senate author)

  6. 2025-02-25 House

    Emergency added

  7. 2025-02-17 House

    Withdrawn from Rules Committee

  8. 2025-02-17 House

    Referred to Government Oversight

  9. 2025-02-17 House

    Referred to General Government

  10. 2025-02-04 House

    Second Reading referred to Rules

  11. 2025-02-03 House

    First Reading

  12. 2025-02-03 House

    Authored by Representative Hill

Official Summary Text

Definitions and general provisions; enacting the United States and Oklahoma Flag Display Rights Act of 2025; emergency.
Bill Summaries/Fiscal Impact for HB 1776 (House): Proposed Policy Committee Substitute 1 (2/26/2025)
Bill Summaries/Fiscal Impact for HB 1776 (House): Proposed Policy Committee Recommendation (3/4/2025)
Bill Summaries/Fiscal Impact for HB 1776 (House): Committee Substitute (3/10/2025)

Current Bill Text

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HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES - FLOOR VERSION

STATE OF OKLAHOMA

1st Session of the 60th Legislature (2025)

COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE
FOR
HOUSE BILL NO. 1776 By: Hill of the House

and

Pugh of the Senate

COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE

An Act relating to definitions and general
provisions; enacting the United States and Oklahoma
Flag Display Rights Act of 2025; prohibiting state or
local government entities from restricting persons
from making proper display of the flag of the United
States of America or the flag of the State of
Oklahoma; providing for noncodification; providing
for codification; and declaring an emergency.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA:
SECTION 1. NEW LAW A new section of law not to be
codified in the Oklahoma Statutes reads as follows:
This act shall be known and may be cited as the "United States
and Oklahoma Flag Display Rights Act of 2025".
SECTION 2. NEW LAW A new section of law to be codified
in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 155.1 of Title 25, unless there
is created a duplication in numbering, reads as follows:

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A. No state or local government entity shall prohibit any
person from displaying either the flag of the United States of
America or the flag of the State of Oklahoma on property owned by or
lawfully occupied by such state or local government entity if the
display is made from a vehicle owned by or lawfully operated by such
person or if the display is being made by the person holding the
flag whether or not the display is made from a vehicle and if the
flag is being displayed in accordance with accepted standards for
the proper and respectful display of such flag and the flag has not
been altered or modified or defaced in any way.
B. The provisions of this section shall be applicable to a
motorcycle owned or lawfully operated by such person or any other
vehicle authorized pursuant to law to be operated on public roads or
highways.
SECTION 3. It being immediately necessary for the preservation
of the public peace, health or safety, an emergency is hereby
declared to exist, by reason whereof this act shall take effect and
be in full force from and after its passage and approval.

COMMITTEE REPORT BY: COMMITTEE ON GOVERNMENT OVERSIGHT, dated
03/05/2025 - DO PASS, As Amended.