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HB0020 • 2017

Honor and remember flag.

AN ACT relating to the display of flags; authorizing the display of the honor and remember flag as specified; providing protocols and penalties; and providing for an effective date.

Enacted

This bill passed the Legislature and reached final enactment based on the latest official action.

Sponsor
Representative Barlow
Last action
2017-03-06
Official status
enrolled
Effective date
7/1/2017

Plain English Breakdown

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Amendments

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HB0020H3001

3rd reading • Larsen

Withdrawn

Plain English: Withdrawn 3rd reading by Larsen

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HB0020HS001

Standing Committee • HTravel

Adopted

Plain English: Adopted Standing Committee by HTravel

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Bill History

  1. 2017-03-06 LSO

    Assigned Chapter Number

  2. 2017-03-06 Governor

    Governor Signed HEA No. 0081

  3. 2017-02-28 Senate

    S President Signed HEA No. 0081

  4. 2017-02-28 House

    H Speaker Signed HEA No. 0081

  5. 2017-02-27 LSO

    Assigned Number HEA No. 0081

  6. 2017-02-27 Senate

    S 3rd Reading:Passed 27-3-0-0-0

  7. 2017-02-24 Senate

    S 2nd Reading:Passed

  8. 2017-02-23 Senate

    S COW:Passed

  9. 2017-02-09 Senate

    S Placed on General File

  10. 2017-02-09 Senate

    S06 - Travel:Recommend Do Pass 5-0-0-0-0

  11. 2017-02-06 Senate

    S Introduced and Referred to S06 - Travel

  12. 2017-01-20 Senate

    S Received for Introduction

  13. 2017-01-17 House

    H 3rd Reading:Passed 46-13-1-0-0

  14. 2017-01-16 House

    H 2nd Reading:Passed

  15. 2017-01-13 House

    H COW:Passed

  16. 2017-01-13 House

    H Placed on General File

  17. 2017-01-13 House

    H06 - Travel:Recommend Amend and Do Pass 9-0-0-0-0

  18. 2017-01-12 House

    H Introduced and Referred to H06 - Travel

  19. 2017-01-09 House

    H Received for Introduction

  20. 2016-12-09 LSO

    Bill Number Assigned

Official Summary Text

Bill Summary

Bill No.:
HB0020
Effective
:
7/1/2017

LSO No.:
17LSO-0018

Enrolled Act No.:
HEA No. 0081

Chapter No.:
[Chapter Number_RO]

Prime Sponsor:
Barlow

Catch Title:
Honor and remember flag.

Subject:
A flag to honor and r
emember
.

Summary/Major Elements:

This act provides that the honor and r
emember flag (shown below
) may be displayed at any state
leased or owned building or office below the national flag on any day the national flag is displayed.
The
act states the
flag provides a symbol of gratitude and respect for military members who have died in service to the United States.

The act authorizes any county, city, town or political subdivision of the state to display the flag.

The act provides that
any penalty that applies for national flag misuse shall apply to the misuse of the honor and remember flag.

The above summary is not an official publication of the Wyoming Legislature and is not an official statement of legislative intent. While the Legislative Service Office endeavored to provide accurate information in this summary, it should not be relied upon as a comprehensive abstract of the bill
.

Current Bill Text

Read the full stored bill text 
ORIGINAL
House
Bill No
.
HB0020

ENROLLED ACT NO.
81,

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

SIXTY-FOURTH LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WYOMING
2017 General Session

AN ACT relating to the display of flags; authorizing the display of the honor and remember flag as specified; providing protocols and penalties; and providing for an effective date.

Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Wyoming:

Section 1
.

W.S. 8
‑
3
‑
12
5
is created
to read:

8
‑
3
‑
1
25
.

Honor and remember flag.

(
a
)

As a symbol of gratitude and respect for the ultimate sacrifice ma
de by members of the United States military in service to our nation, t
he honor and remember fla
g, described under subsection (
c
) of this section,
may
be displayed
at any state leased or owned building or office beneath the
national
flag on any day upon which the
national
flag is displayed
.
Any state agency, board or commission having authority for the supervision, control or management of a state leased or owned building or office is authorized to adopt rules relating to the display of the honor and remember flag at the state leased or owned building or office pursuant to this section.

(b)

Any county, city, town or political subdivision of the state may display the honor and remember flag beneath the
national
flag on
any day upon which the
national
flag is displayed.

(
c
)

The honor and remember flag is the same
proportions as the
national
flag
. Its design contains a red field that occupies the top three
‑
quarters (3/4) and a white field that occupies the
bottom one
‑
quarter
(1/4) of the flag. In the center of the red field is a
five (5) pointed
gold star with the top point located near the top
of the red field and the two (2) bottom points extending a
pproximately
one
‑
quarter (1/4) of the way into the white field. The gold star has a white border surrounded by a blue border. Between the two (2) bottom points of the star is a folded
national
flag. At the top of the
folded national
flag, extending into the center of the gold
star,
is a stylized flame with one (1) blue part and two (2) red parts. In the white field below the flag, the words
"
Honor and Remember
"
are centered.
The honor and remember flag is protected by United States copyright, registration number VA0001670661.

(d)

All protocols used in displaying national flags shall be used in displaying the honor and remember flag. All penalties provided by the laws of this state for the misuse of the national flag are applicable to the honor and remember flag.

(e)

Nothing in this section shall be construed to require the acquisition, erection and maintenance of a flagpole or the display of the honor and remember flag where a pole or display of the national flag does not already exist.

Section
2
.

This
act is effective July 1,
201
7
.

(END)

Speaker of the House

President of the Senate

Governor

TIME APPROVED: _________

DATE APPROVED: _________

I hereby certify that this act originated in the
House
.

Chief
Clerk

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