SECOND REGULAR SESSION
HOUSE COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE FOR
93RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY
Reported from the Committee on Veterans March 16, 2006 with recommendation that House Committee Substitute for House Bill No. 1478 Do Pass by Consent. Referred to the Committee on Rules pursuant to Rule 25(26)(f).
STEPHEN S. DAVIS, Chief Clerk
AN ACT
To amend chapter 8, RSMo, by adding thereto one new section relating to flags.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the state of Missouri, as follows:
Section A. Chapter 8, RSMo, is amended by adding thereto one new section, to be known as section 8.013, to read as follows:
8.013. The Veterans Commission shall notify the governor after receiving notification from the United States Department of Defense that a member of the United States armed services who was deployed after September 11, 2001, and whose home of record is Missouri has died while on active duty or as a result of injuries suffered while on active duty. The governor shall issue a proclamation directing all state agencies and political subdivisions of this state to fly the flag of the United States and the Missouri state flag at half-staff the next day in honor of the service member's service to this country.
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