Assigned to MAPS AS PASSED BY COMMITTEE
ARIZONA STATE SENATE
Fifty-Sixth Legislature, Second Regular Session
AMENDED
FACT SHEET FOR H.B. 2818
service members; flags; half-staff
Purpose
Requires all state agencies to fly all flags displayed on or in front of all state buildings at
half-staff on notification from the Governor of the death of a military service member of the U.S.
Armed Forces who was killed in action who claimed Arizona as their home of record, or who was
stationed in Arizona.
Background
The state flag must be displayed alongside the flag of the United States on or in front of
the state capitol building, and institutional and educational buildings of Arizona as the Governor
directs, on or in front of the courthouse of each county, and other institutional buildings of each
county as the board of supervisors directs, and on or in front of the city or town hall of each
incorporated city or town, and other municipally owned buildings as the governing body of the
municipality directs (A.R.S. § 41-852).
There is no anticipated fiscal impact to the state General Fund associated with this
legislation.
Provisions
1. Requires all state agencies, on notification from the Governor of the death of a military service
member of the U.S. Armed Forces who was killed in action who claimed Arizona as their home
of record or who was stationed in Arizona, to fly all flags displayed on or in front of all state
buildings at half-staff.
2. Defines official notification as a casualty notification from the military service member's
branch of service.
3. Designates this legislation as the Dan Ari Act.
4. Becomes effective on the general effective date.
Amendments Adopted by Committee
1. Specifies that flags must be flown at half-staff for the death of a military service member of
the US Armed Forces who was killed in action, rather than the death of any service member.
2. Adds a definition for official notification. FACT SHEET – Amended
H.B. 2818
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3. Removes the requirement for the Governor to notify state agencies to fly flags at half-staff
within 48-hours after receiving notification of the death of an outlined service member.
House Action Senate Action
MAPS 2/12/24 DPA 13-1-0-1 MAPS 3/13/24 DPA 7-0-0-0
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Read 2/26/24 56-0-3-0-1
Prepared by Senate Research
March 14, 2024
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