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HB3990 • 2025

Relating to the display of flags by a building owned or operated by the state, a municipality, or a county.

Relating to the display of flags by a building owned or operated by the state, a municipality, or a county.

Passed Legislature

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

Sponsor
Hickland
Last action
2025-04-25
Official status
04/25/2025 H Left pending in committee
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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Relating to the display of flags by a building owned or operated by the state, a municipality, or a county.

Relating to the display of flags by a building owned or operated by the state, a municipality, or a county.

What This Bill Does

  • Relating to the display of flags by a building owned or operated by the state, a municipality, or a county.

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Bill History

  1. 2025-04-25 Texas Legislature Online

    Scheduled for public hearing on . . .

  2. 2025-04-25 Texas Legislature Online

    Considered in public hearing

  3. 2025-04-25 Texas Legislature Online

    Committee substitute considered in committee

  4. 2025-04-25 Texas Legislature Online

    Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee

  5. 2025-04-25 Texas Legislature Online

    Left pending in committee

  6. 2025-03-27 Texas Legislature Online

    Read first time

  7. 2025-03-27 Texas Legislature Online

    Referred to State Affairs

  8. 2025-03-06 Texas Legislature Online

    Filed

Official Summary Text

Relating to the display of flags by a building owned or operated by the state, a municipality, or a county.

Current Bill Text

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89(R) HB 3990 - Introduced version - Bill Text

89R9917 DNC-D

By: Hickland

H.B. No. 3990

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED

AN ACT

relating to the display of flags by a building owned or operated by

the state, a municipality, or a county.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:

SECTION 1. Subtitle E, Title 10, Government Code, is

amended by adding Chapter 2207 to read as follows:

CHAPTER 2207. DISPLAY OF FLAGS

Sec.

2207.001.

APPLICABILITY. This chapter applies to a

building owned or operated by this state, a municipality, or a

county.

Sec.

2207.002.

DEFINITION. In this chapter, "display"

means to exhibit or place an object where a person visiting or

employed at a building may see the object.

Sec.

2207.003.

DISPLAY OF FLAGS. (a)

A building may not

display and this state or a municipality or county may not permit an

employee, agent, or volunteer to display any flag other than:

(1) the United States flag;

(2) the state flag; or

(3) the official flag of a municipality or county.

(b)

A United States flag or state flag displayed at a

building to which this chapter applies must be the official flag in

the official colors and may not be altered.

SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.