STATE GOVERNMENT AND STATE AFFAIRS – Amends existing law to revise and remove provisions regarding flags flown by a governmental entity, to provide a penalty, and to establish provisions regarding enforcement by the Attorney General.

Reported Signed by Governor on March 31, 2026 Session Law Chapter Effective:

Delivered to Governor at 12:31 p.m. on March 30, 2026

Returned Signed by the President; Ordered Transmitted to Governor

Signed by President; returned to House

Received from the House enrolled/signed by Speaker

Reported Enrolled; Signed by Speaker; Transmitted to Senate

Read first time as amended in Senate; Filed for Second Reading

Rules Suspended: Ayes 65 Nays 0 Abs/Excd 5, read in full as required – PASSED - 59-8-3AYES – Alfieri, Barbieri, Beiswenger, Bingham, Boyle, Bruce, Burgoyne, Cannon, Cayler, Cheatum, Cornilles, Crane(12), Crane(13), Dygert, Ehardt, Ehlers, Erickson, Furniss, Garner, Hall(Stone), Handy, Harris, Hawkins, Healey, Hill, Holtzclaw, Hostetler, Leavitt, Manwaring, Marmon, McCann, Mendive, Mickelsen, Miller, Mitchell, Monks, Palmer, Petzke, Pickett, Pohanka, Price, Rasor, Raybould, Raymond, Redman, Sauter, Scott, Shepherd, Shirts, Skaug, Tanner(13), Tanner(14), Thompson, Vander Woude, Veile, Weber, Wheeler, Wisniewski, Mr. SpeakerNAYS – Berch, Church, Egbert, Gannon, Green, Haws, Mathias, NelsenAbsent – Fuhriman, Galaviz, RubelFloor Sponsor - HillTitle apvd - to enrol

Reported Engrossed; Filed for First Reading of Engrossed Bills

House Concurred in Senate Amendments

Bills as Amended Referred to JRA for Engrossing

Returned from the Senate Amended; Held at Desk

Rules Suspended (2/3 Vote - Read in full as required) – Read third time as amended in the Senate – PASSED - 26-8-1AYES – Adams, Anthon, Bernt, Blaylock, Burtenshaw, Carlson, Cook, Den Hartog, Foreman, Galloway, Grow, Harris, Keyser, Kohl, Lakey, Lenney, Lent, Nichols, Okuniewicz, Ricks, Shippy, Toews, VanOrden, Woodward, Zito, ZuiderveldNAYS – Guthrie, Hart, Rabe, Ruchti, Semmelroth, Taylor, Ward-Engelking, WintrowAbsent and excused – Bjerke(Bjerke)Floor Sponsor - KeyserTitle apvd - to House

Read second time as amended in the Senate, filed for Third Reading

Read first time as amended in the Senate; Filed for Second Reading

Amendments reported printed

Placed in the Committee of the Whole

Amendments ordered printed

Reported out as amended; filed for first reading

Referred to 14th Order for amendment

Read second time; filed for Third Reading

Reported out of Committee with Do Pass Recommendation; Filed for second reading

Introduced, read first time; referred to: State Affairs

Received from the House passed; filed for first reading

Read third time in full as amended – PASSED - 58-11-1AYES – Alfieri, Barbieri, Beiswenger, Bingham, Boyle, Bruce, Burgoyne, Cannon, Cayler, Cheatum, Cornilles, Crane(12), Crane(13), Dygert, Ehardt, Ehlers, Erickson, Fuhriman, Furniss, Garner, Hall(Stone), Handy, Harris, Hawkins, Healey, Hill, Holtzclaw, Hostetler, Leavitt, Manwaring, Marmon, Mendive, Mickelsen(Athay), Miller, Mitchell, Monks, Palmer, Petzke, Pickett, Pohanka, Price, Rasor, Raybould, Raymond, Redman, Scott, Shepherd, Shirts, Skaug, Tanner(13), Tanner(14), Thompson, Vander Woude, Veile, Weber, Wheeler, Wisniewski, Mr. SpeakerNAYS – Berch, Church, Egbert, Galaviz, Gannon, Haws, Mathias, McCann, Nelsen, Rubel, SauterAbsent – GreenFloor Sponsor - HillTitle apvd - to Senate

U.C. to hold place on third reading calendar one legislative day

Read second time as amended; Filed for Third Reading

Read first time as amended; filed for Second Reading

Reported Engrossed; Filed for First Reading of Engrossed Bills

Bill as Amended Referred to JRA for Engrossing

Amendments Referred to the JRA for Printing

Reported out without recommendation as amended

Referred to the Committee of the Whole

Read Third Time in Full – U.C. to be placed on General Orders, no objection

Read second time; Filed for Third Reading

Reported out of Committee with Do Pass Recommendation, Filed for Second Reading

Reported Printed and Referred to State Affairs

Introduced, read first time, referred to JRA for Printing