Text of AZ HB 2113 (2025)

PREFILED JAN 13 2025 REFERENCE TITLE: flags; public property; prohibition State of Arizona House of Representatives Fifty-seventh Legislature First Regular Session 2025 HB 2113 Introduced by Representatives Kupper: Blackman, Carbone, Fink, Heap, Hendrix, Marshall, Nguyen, Taylor, Willoughby AN ACT Amending title 38, chapter 3, article 4, Arizona Revised Statutes, by adding section 38-452; relating to displays on public property. (TEXT OF BILL BEGINS ON NEXT PAGE) Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Arizona: Section 1. Title 38, chapter 3, article 4, Arizona Revised Statutes, is amended by adding section 38-452, to read: START_STATUTE38-452. Flags; prohibition; public property; applicability A. Except as provided in subsection B of this section, a flag may not be displayed on public property in this state. B. This section does not apply to any of the following: 1. The American flag or an official or replica of a flag of the uniformed services of the United States if the American flag or a uniformed services flag is displayed in a manner consistent with the federal flag code (P.L. 94-344; 90 stat. 810; 4 United States Code sections 4 through 10). 2. The POW/MIA flag. 3. The honor and remember flag. 4. The Arizona state flag. 5. An Arizona Indian nations flag. 6. A first responder flag. A first responder flag may incorporate the design of one or two other first responder flags to form a combined flag. 7. A blue star service flag or a gold star service flag. 8. Any historic version of the American flag. C. This section applies only to any person who is elected, appointed or employed by this state or any county, city, town, municipal corporation, school district, public educational institution or any board, commission or agency of any county, city, town, municipal corporation, school district or public educational institution. END_STATUTE