North Carolina 2025-2026 Regular Session

North Carolina House Bill H227 Compare Versions

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11 GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA
22 SESSION 2025
3-H 1
4-HOUSE BILL 227
3+H D
4+HOUSE BILL DRH10089-LM-46
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78 Short Title: U.S. & N.C. Flags/Made In USA. (Public)
8-Sponsors: Representatives Goodwin, Chesser, Riddell, and Charles Smith (Primary
9-Sponsors).
10-For a complete list of sponsors, refer to the North Carolina General Assembly web site.
11-Referred to: State and Local Government, if favorable, Commerce and Economic
12-Development, if favorable, Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House
13-February 27, 2025
14-*H227 -v-1*
9+Sponsors: Representative Goodwin.
10+Referred to:
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12+*DRH10089 -LM-46*
1513 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED 1
1614 AN ACT PROVIDING THAT STATE INSTITUTIONS AND POLITICAL SUBDIVISIONS 2
1715 OF THE STATE SHALL NOT USE PUBLIC FUNDS TO PURCHASE FLAGS OF THE 3
1816 UNITED STATES OF AMERICA OR THE STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA UNLESS 4
1917 THE FLAGS ARE MADE IN THE UNITED STATES. 5
2018 The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts: 6
2119 SECTION 1. Chapter 144 of the General Statutes is amended by adding a new 7
2220 section to read: 8
2321 "ยง 144-10. Flags purchased with public funds. 9
2422 A State institution or political subdivision of the State shall not use public funds to purchase 10
2523 a flag of the United States of America or the State of North Carolina unless the flag has been one 11
2624 hundred percent (100%) manufactured in the United States from articles, materials, or supplies 12
2725 that have been grown or one hundred percent (100%) produced or manufactured in the United 13
2826 States." 14
2927 SECTION 2. This act becomes effective October 1, 2025, and applies to purchases 15
3028 made on or after that date. 16
29+H.B. 227
30+Feb 26, 2025
31+HOUSE PRINCIPAL CLERK