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HB5594 • 2026

Require all American flags offered for retail sale in the State be manufactured in the United States of America.

Require all American flags offered for retail sale in the State be manufactured in the United States of America.

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

Sponsor
Young, Crouse , Willis , Pushkin
Last action
2026-02-16
Official status
H To House Judiciary 02/16/26
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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Require all American flags offered for retail sale in the State be manufactured in the United States of America.

Require all American flags offered for retail sale in the State be manufactured in the United States of America.

What This Bill Does

  • Require all American flags offered for retail sale in the State be manufactured in the United States of America.

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.

Bill History

  1. 2026-02-16 H

    To House Judiciary

  2. 2026-02-16 H

    Introduced in House

  3. 2026-02-16 H

    To Judiciary

  4. 2026-02-16 H

    Filed for introduction

Official Summary Text

Require all American flags offered for retail sale in the State be manufactured in the United States of America.

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WEST VIRGINIA LEGISLATURE
2026
REGULAR SESSION
Introduced
House Bill 5594
By Delegates Young, Crouse, Willis, and Pushkin
(By Request)
[Introduced February 16, 2026; referred to the Committee on the Judiciary]
A BILL to amend the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, by adding a new article, designated §46A-9-1, relating to requiring that all American flags sold for retail in the state are made in America.
Be it enacted by the Legislature of West Virginia:

article 46A. WEST VIRGINIA CONSUMER CREDIT AND PROTECTION ACT.

§46A-9-1. Sale of American flags.

No person in the business of offering goods at retail may sell or offer for sale in this state an American flag unless the flag was manufactured in the United States of America.

NOTE: The purpose of this bill is to require that all American flags sold for retail in the state are made in America.
Strike-throughs indicate language that would be stricken from a heading or the present law and underscoring indicates new language that would be added.

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