September 13, 2011, Introduced by Senators KAHN, ROCCA, JONES, COLBECK, GREEN, SCHUITMAKER, WALKER, BRANDENBURG and HANSEN and referred to the Committee on Government Operations.
A bill to amend 1911 PA 209, entitled
"An act to adopt and prescribe the design of a state coat-of-arms
and state flag, and their use, and to prohibit the use of the same
for advertising purposes, and to provide a punishment for such
forbidden use,"
(MCL 2.21 to 2.27) by amending the title and by adding section 2a.
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:
TITLE
An act to adopt and prescribe the design of a state coat-of-
arms
and state flag, and their use; , and to
prohibit the use of
the
same for advertising purposes; , and to provide a punishment
for
such forbidden use.to
prescribe standards for the manufacture,
sale, and display of certain flags of the United States and the
state flag; and to prescribe the powers and duties of certain state
agencies and officials.
Sec. 2a. (1) Every flag of the United States and every state
flag of Michigan that is displayed upon a building owned, or
entirely leased, or operated by this state shall be manufactured in
the United States.
(2) Every flag of the United States and every state flag of
Michigan that is sold by an agency of this state shall be
manufactured in the United States.