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HB 176 · 2025 · House · Executive Departments and Administration Committee

Changing the state flag design

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relative to changing the state flag design.

Changes the design of the state flag.AI-generated

Status

Killed in the House — Inexpedient to Legislate · March 6, 2025
  1. ✓Introduced
  2. ✕House
  3. Senate
  4. Governor
  5. Law

Analysis

This bill changes the design of the state flag.

From the bill's official ANALYSIS section.

In the bill's words

Quoted verbatim from the bill as introduced. Passages chosen from the operative text.Computed by this site

“The [body or field shall be blue and shall bear upon its center] upper half of the flag shall be white and the lower half of the flag shall be blue and shall bear upon it, on the width of the hoist end of the flag, in suitable proportion and colors a representation [of the state seal] in black of the old man of the mountain.”
RSA 3:2
“To the right of the representation of the old man of the mountain, arranged on the center and near the bottom border, shall be the words "Live Free or Die" colored in gold.”
RSA 3:2
“When used for military purposes the flag shall conform to the regulations of the United States.”
RSA 3:2

Official record

Bill page — docket & status

gc.nh.gov · the authoritative source

Sponsors

Rep. Ron DunnRPrimeVice Chair· Resources, Recreation and Development
  • Rep. Brian ColeRVice Chair· Housing
  • Rep. John PotucekRVice Chair· Commerce and Consumer Affairs
  • Rep. Bill BoydRClerk· Public Works and Highways

Also: Rep. Kristine PerezR, Rep. Jonah WheelerD, Rep. Travis CorcoranR, Rep. Michael GrangerR

Public testimony

21 signed in online · 10 wrote testimony

5% support95% oppose0% neutral

In their wordsVerbatim, exactly as submitted

“Please vote ITL. This is a needless waste of time. There is nothing currently wrong with our state flag that warrants these drastic changes.”
— Krystal Bloom, Francestownopposes
“We should be focusing on and spending money on things that help improve the lives of people in NH, not on things like the state flag design.”
— Patricia Anastasia, Londonderryopposes
“The State flag has worked for us for more than 100 years. What has changed that prompts this? A design revisit of the flag should only be considered if the State Seal changes again,”
— Gordon Springate, Wiltonopposes

Verbatim excerpts of submitted testimony, quoted from the testimony tool.

Read the testimony · as of Aug 12, 2026

Votes

yeanay
Starting text: Bill as introduced
  • Feb 12, 2025HouseCommittee report· consent calendarCommittee report: Inexpedient to Legislate12–2
    Overall
    86% yea
  • Mar 6, 2025HouseVoice voteInexpedient to Legislateadopted

Hearings and debates

  • Feb 12, 2025Public hearingHouse Executive Departments and Administration4:19:08–4:21:252m 17slocated in the stream transcriptCommittee Report: Inexpedient to Legislate; Public Hearing; Executive Session
  • Mar 6, 2025Floor debateHouse floorWatchnot located in the transcript — opens the full streamInexpedient to Legislate — adopted, voice vote

Timestamps locate where this bill is taken up in the chamber's YouTube stream.

Legislative history

  1. Jan 8, 2025HouseIntroduced 01/08/2025 and referred to Executive Departments and Administration HJ 2 P. 9
  2. Feb 12, 2025HousePublic Hearing: 02/12/2025 02:00 pm LOB 306-308
  3. Feb 12, 2025HouseExecutive Session: 02/12/2025 02:00 pm LOB 306-308
  4. Feb 12, 2025House: Inexpedient to Legislate 02/12/2025 (Vote 12-2; CC) HC 14 P. 9
  5. Mar 6, 2025HouseInexpedient to Legislate: MA VV 03/06/2025 HJ 7 P. 13

Coverage

No reporting linked yet.

Documents (PDF)

Bill text & amendments link direct to gc.nh.gov; committee reports stream from the state record.