REFERENCE TITLE: service members; flags; half-staff State of Arizona House of Representatives Fifty-sixth Legislature Second Regular Session 2024 HB 2818 Introduced by Representatives Nguyen: Gillette, Payne An Act amending title 38, chapter 3, article 4, Arizona Revised Statutes, by adding section 38-451; amending title 41, chapter 1, article 1, Arizona Revised Statutes, by adding section 41-116; relating to displaying flags. (TEXT OF BILL BEGINS ON NEXT PAGE)
REFERENCE TITLE: service members; flags; half-staff
State of Arizona House of Representatives Fifty-sixth Legislature Second Regular Session 2024
HB 2818
Introduced by Representatives Nguyen: Gillette, Payne
REFERENCE TITLE: service members; flags; half-staff
State of Arizona
House of Representatives
Fifty-sixth Legislature
Second Regular Session
2024
HB 2818
Introduced by
Representatives Nguyen: Gillette, Payne
An Act
amending title 38, chapter 3, article 4, Arizona Revised Statutes, by adding section 38-451; amending title 41, chapter 1, article 1, Arizona Revised Statutes, by adding section 41-116; relating to displaying flags.
(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 38-451, to read: START_STATUTE38-451. Display of flags; notification; state agencies; state buildings; service members A. all state agencies, on NOTIFICATION from the governor OF THE DEATH OF A SERVICE MEMBER WHO CLAIMED THIS STATE AS THE SERVICE MEMBER'S HOME OF RECORD, SHALL FLY all FLAGS displayed on or in front of ALL STATE BUILDINGs AT HALF-STAFF. B. Notwithstanding any other law, When flags are displayed on multiple staffs the Arizona state flag shall always be displayed to the honor of the United States flag. END_STATUTE Sec. 2. Title 41, chapter 1, article 1, Arizona Revised Statutes, is amended by adding section 41-116, to read: START_STATUTE41-116. Governor; notification; display of flags; state agencies; state buildings; service members The governor, within FORTY-eight hours after RECEIVING notification of the death of a service member who claimed this state as the service member's home of record, shall notify all state agencies to fly all flags displayed on or in front of all state buildings at half-staff pursuant to section 38-451. END_STATUTE
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 38-451, to read:
START_STATUTE38-451. Display of flags; notification; state agencies; state buildings; service members
A. all state agencies, on NOTIFICATION from the governor OF THE DEATH OF A SERVICE MEMBER WHO CLAIMED THIS STATE AS THE SERVICE MEMBER'S HOME OF RECORD, SHALL FLY all FLAGS displayed on or in front of ALL STATE BUILDINGs AT HALF-STAFF.
B. Notwithstanding any other law, When flags are displayed on multiple staffs the Arizona state flag shall always be displayed to the honor of the United States flag. END_STATUTE
Sec. 2. Title 41, chapter 1, article 1, Arizona Revised Statutes, is amended by adding section 41-116, to read:
START_STATUTE41-116. Governor; notification; display of flags; state agencies; state buildings; service members
The governor, within FORTY-eight hours after RECEIVING notification of the death of a service member who claimed this state as the service member's home of record, shall notify all state agencies to fly all flags displayed on or in front of all state buildings at half-staff pursuant to section 38-451. END_STATUTE