HR 68
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Date of Hearing: September 3, 2025
ASSEMBLY COMMITTEE ON RULES
Blanca Pacheco, Chair
HR 68 (Blanca Rubio) – As Introduced August 28, 2025
SUBJECT: The 9/11 Remembrance Flag.
SUMMARY: Recognizes the 9/11 Remembrance Flag as a symbol of our state’s concern and
commitment to remembering all of the lives lost as a result of the terrorist attacks of September
11, 2001; and, encourages each public building or facility owned by the state, a county, or a
municipality to display the 9/11 Remembrance Flag on September 11 of each year. Specifically,
this resolution makes the following legislative findings:
1) September 11, 2001, will forever be one of the darkest days in the history of the United
States. Nearly 3,000 people, including citizens of over 90 nations, died as a direct result of
the 9/11 terrorist attacks at the World Trade Center in New York, New York; the Pentagon in
Arlington County, Virginia; and in Somerset County, Pennsylvania.
2) All four commercial airline flights hijacked on 9/11 were bound for California. Over 50
Californians lost their lives on 9/11.
3) The 9/11 Remembrance Flag was designed by a Virginian on September 20, 2001, to foster
the establishment of a national symbol of remembrance that honors and remembers the
victims, heroic first responders, and all who were affected by the events of September 11,
2001.
4) On November 12, 2001, the 9/11 Remembrance Flag was officially adopted by the Virginia
Historical Society as part of a special exhibition in conjunction with the Smithsonian
Institution to commemorate the events of 9/11.
5) The design of the 9/11 Remembrance Flag adheres to the five principles of “Good Flag
Design” defined by the North American Vexillological Association.
6) The 9/11 Remembrance Flag has also been adopted by the legislatures of Oklahoma and
Delaware, and has flown or been displayed on 9/11 and for Patriot Day lessons in all 50
states, including at numerous schools and civic institutions in California, and in thousands of
locations across the United States.
7) The symbols of 9/11 serve as a meaningful educational tool and a unifying emblem of
patriotism and remembrance. The 9/11 Remembrance Flag memorializes the courageous and
ongoing response of all Americans to threats against our freedom.
FISCAL EFFECT: This resolution is keyed non-fiscal by Legislative Counsel.
REGISTERED SUPPORT / OPPOSITION:
Support
None on file
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Opposition
None on file
Analysis Prepared by: Michael Erke / RLS. / (916) 319-2800