The Utah Senate voted to pass the fourth substitute of SB31, which adopts a new flag design while designating the current flag as Utah's historic flag. The vote came minutes after members of the Utah House of Representatives voted in favor of the bill.
, which adopts a new design while designating the current flag as the state's historic flag. The vote came minutes after members of the Utah House of Representatives voted 40-35 in favor of the bill.The substitute approved adopts a design approved by theand designates the current state flag, originally designed in the 1910s, as the "historical state flag" rather than a ceremonial flag.
, even the most ardent state history supporters found themselves divided on the future of the state flag. "We feel like the symbols on the flag are so significant to us. The sego lilies, the beehive, the eagle," she continued.
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