When House Bill 77 was passed on May 7, it outlawed many flags from being flown on government or state-funded buildings if they weren’t included on an approved list submitted with the bill. One of the flags that gained the most attention was that the pride flag was one of many that was made illegal to fly.
HB 77 Flag Display Amendments made it so that only specific flags could be flown on state or government properties, which include libraries, schools and banks. The allowed flags are the U.S. flag, a state flag, city flag, institutional flags, military and tribal flags, along with historic flags.
Historic flags, which are outlined in the bill as a historic version of a flag, are what Salt Lake City Mayor Erin Mendenhall used to bring back the banned pride flags, allowing them to be flown in Salt Lake City but still within the bill’s constraints…