MA S1921

Bill

Recognizing the South Vietnam heritage flag to be the official flag of the Vietnamese-American community of Massachusetts

Introduced
01/22/2019

In Committee
01/22/2019

Crossed Over

Passed

Dead
12/31/2020

Introduced Session

191st General Court

Bill Summary

For legislation to recognize the South Vietnam heritage flag to be the official flag of the Vietnamese-American community of Massachusetts. State Administration and Regulatory Oversight.

AI Summary

This bill aims to recognize the South Vietnam heritage flag as the official flag of the Vietnamese-American community in Massachusetts. The bill proposes to amend the state's general laws by adding a new section that designates the yellow flag with three red horizontal stripes as the official flag for the Vietnamese-American community in Massachusetts, who fled Vietnam in 1975 due to the communist invasion.

Committee Categories

Government Affairs

Sponsors (8)

Nick Collins (D), Dan Hunt (D), David LeBoeuf (D), Tram Nguyen (D), Bruce Tarr (R), Walter Timilty (D), Dean Tran (R), Timothy Whelan (R),

Last Action

Accompanied a study order, see S2569 (on 02/27/2020)

Official Document

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/S1921

(8 Companion Bills)

Version:

Document Type	Source Location
State Bill Page	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/S1921
Bill	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/S1921.pdf

Bill	Bill Name	Last Action	Type
H1309	Relative to the display of the flag of the United States by condominium unit owners	Accompanied a study order, see H5108	Similar To
H2367	Relative to providing the next of kin of a state police officer killed in the line of duty with a flag during the memorial service	Accompanied a study order, see H4722	Similar To
H2797	Relative to recognition of the "Honor and Remember" flag in the Commonwealth	Read second and ordered to a third reading	Similar To
H3205	Relative to half-staff notifications	House concurred	Similar To
H3700	Relative to recognizing the flag of the Vietnamese National Army as the official flag of the Vietnamese American community in Massachusetts	Accompanied a study order, see H5103	Similar To
S1868	Relative to recognition of the "Honor and Remember" flag in the Commonwealth	Accompanied H2797	Similar To
S1914	Relative to the flying of the flag of the Commonwealth at half staff on state buildings and installations	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Rules	Similar To
S2569	Order relative to authorizing the joint committee on State Administration and Regulatory Oversight to make an investigation and study of certain current Senate documents relative to state administration and regulatory oversight issues	Discharged to the committee on Senate Rules	Replaced by

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