89R9917 DNC-D
By: Hickland H.B. No. 3990
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the display of flags by a building owned or operated by
the state, a municipality, or a county.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Subtitle E, Title 10, Government Code, is
amended by adding Chapter 2207 to read as follows:
CHAPTER 2207. DISPLAY OF FLAGS
Sec. 2207.001. APPLICABILITY. This chapter applies to a
building owned or operated by this state, a municipality, or a
county.
Sec. 2207.002. DEFINITION. In this chapter, "display"
means to exhibit or place an object where a person visiting or
employed at a building may see the object.
Sec. 2207.003. DISPLAY OF FLAGS. (a) A building may not
display and this state or a municipality or county may not permit an
employee, agent, or volunteer to display any flag other than:
(1) the United States flag;
(2) the state flag; or
(3) the official flag of a municipality or county.
(b) A United States flag or state flag displayed at a
building to which this chapter applies must be the official flag in
the official colors and may not be altered.
SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.