Bill Text: NH HB1152 | 2024 | Regular Session | Introduced

New Hampshire House Bill 1152

Introduced

Bill Title: Enabling the mental health flag to be flown at the state house.

Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 2-1)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2024-02-15 - Inexpedient to Legislate: Motion Adopted Voice Vote 02/15/2024 House Journal 5 P. 71 [HB1152 Detail]

Download: New_Hampshire-2024-HB1152-Introduced.html

HB 1152 - AS INTRODUCED

2024 SESSION

24-2143

08/02

HOUSE BILL 1152

AN ACT enabling the mental health flag to be flown at the state house.

SPONSORS: Rep. McLean, Hills. 15; Rep. Schapiro, Ches. 16; Rep. Proulx, Hills. 15

COMMITTEE: Legislative Administration

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ANALYSIS

This bill enables the mental health flag to be flown at the state house.

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Explanation: Matter added to current law appears in bold italics.

Matter removed from current law appears [in brackets and struckthrough.]

Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.

24-2143

08/02

STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE

In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Twenty Four

AN ACT enabling the mental health flag to be flown at the state house.

Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:

1 New Section; Display of Mental Health Flag. Amend RSA 3 by inserting after section 3-b the following new section:

3:3-c Display of Mental Health Flag.

I. The mental health flag may be displayed above the state house in Concord. When the mental health flag is flown on the same flagstaff as the flag of the United States, the mental health flag shall be flown immediately below the flag of the United States.

II. If a state flag or other flag will be flown on the same flagstaff the order from top to bottom shall be: the flag of the United States, then the state flag, or other flag, then the mental health flag. If the mental health flag is flown from a flag staff of equal height adjacent to the flag of the United States, the flag of the United States shall be the first in order from the viewer's left, the mental health flag shall be flown on the flagstaff to the left of the flag of the United States.

2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect upon its passage.