As Introduced
136th General Assembly
Regular Session H. B. No. 223
2025-2026
Representatives Mathews, T., Willis
Cosponsors: Representatives Click, Johnson, Hoops, Demetriou, King, Hall, T.,
Williams, Daniels, Salvo, Fischer, Miller, M.
A B I L L
To enact section 125.03 of the Revised Code to
prohibit the state or a political subdivision
from purchasing a United States or Ohio flag
that was not made in the United States.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF OHIO:
Section 1. That section 125.03 of the Revised Code be
enacted to read as follows:
Sec. 125.03. (A) As used in this section:
(1) "State agency" means any organized body, office,
agency, institution, or other entity established by the laws of
the state for the exercise of any function of state government.
(2) "Political subdivision" means a county, township,
municipal corporation, or any other body corporate and politic
that is responsible for government activities in a geographic
area smaller than that of the state.
(B) No state agency or political subdivision shall use
public funds to purchase a flag of the United States or of this
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