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     STATE OF RHODE ISLAND

IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY

JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2016

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A N   A C T

RELATING TO MILITARY AFFAIRS AND DEFENSE -- MONUMENTS AND

MEMORIALS

     Introduced By: Representatives Malik, Azzinaro, Messier, McLaughlin, and Costa

     Date Introduced: February 24, 2016

     Referred To: House Veterans` Affairs

     It is enacted by the General Assembly as follows:

     SECTION 1. Chapter 30-28 of the General Laws entitled "Monuments and Memorials" is

hereby amended by adding thereto the following section:

     30-28-13. Commemorative flag. – (a) The general assembly shall designate the Honor

and Remember flag as the state of Rhode Island's emblem of service and sacrifice by the brave

men and women of the United States armed forces who have given their lives in the line of duty.

     (b) The Honor and Remember flag shall be flown at the Rhode Island State House

beneath the state flag on Gold Star Parents' Day, the third Sunday in October, and during any

period of mourning for a Rhode Island member of the armed forces of the United States killed in

action while deployed in the War on Terror when flags are flown at half-staff as directed by the

governor.

     SECTION 2. This act shall take effect upon passage.

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EXPLANATION

BY THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL

OF

A N   A C T

RELATING TO MILITARY AFFAIRS AND DEFENSE -- MONUMENTS AND

MEMORIALS

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     This act would designate the Honor and Remember flag as Rhode Island’s emblem for

service and sacrifice of members in the US armed forces who have lost their lives in the line of

duty. It would require that the flag be flown at the state house on Gold Star Parents Day and any

period of mourning for a state resident who has made the ultimate sacrifice when flags are flown

at half-staff by order of the governor.

     This act would take effect upon passage.

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