JOINT RESOLUTION NUMBER: 8
File Code: General Assembly
- Sponsored By:
-
Delegates O'Donnell, Bissett, M. Burns, Greenip, Kelly, Leopold, D.
Murphy, Owings, Ports, Schade, Wood, and Cadden
- Entitled:
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Federal
Constitutional Amendment
- Desecration of American Flag
Memorializing the Congress of the United States to propose a federal
constitutional amendment which authorizes the Congress and the states
to prohibit the physical desecration of the American Flag.
House Action
- 2/21
- First Reading Commerce and Government Matters
- 2/26
- Hearing 3/12 at 1:15 p.m.
- 3/19
- Favorable Report by Commerce and Government Matters
- Favorable Report Adopted
- Special Order 3/20 (Delegate Billings) Adopted
- 3/20
- Second Reading Passed
- 3/21
- Third Reading Passed (94-34)
- 4/1
- Returned Passed
- 4/8
- Signed by the President and the Speaker - Joint Resolution 8
Senate Action
- 3/24
- First Reading Judicial Proceedings
- 3/25
- Hearing 4/1 at 1:00 p.m.
- 4/3
- Favorable Report by Judicial Proceedings
- Favorable
- Special Order 4/4 (Senator Bromwell) Adopted
- 4/4
- Favorable Report Adopted
- Second Reading Passed
- 4/5
- Third Reading Passed (42-5)
- Sponsored by:
- Delegate Anthony J. O'Donnell, District 29C
- Delegate Phillip D. Bissett, District 30
- Delegate Michael W. Burns, District 32
- Delegate Joan Cadden, District 31
- Delegate Janet Greenip, District 33
- Delegate James M. Kelly, District 9B
- Delegate John R. Leopold, District 31
- Delegate Donald E. Murphy, District 12A
- Delegate George W. Owings, III, District 27B
- Delegate James F. Ports, Jr., District 8
- Delegate Victoria L. Schade, District 31
- Delegate John F. Wood, Jr., District 29A
- Bill indexed under the following Subjects:
- CONGRESS, U. S
- CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENTS
- CONSTITUTION, U. S
- FLAGS
- Bill Text:
- First Reading (PDF),
Third Reading (PDF), Enrolled
- Fiscal Note:
Available (PDF)