JOINT MEMORIAL · 1995–96 SESSION

HJM 4000: Flag desecration

Asking Congress to propose a constitutional amendment to prohibit the physical desecration of the flag.

Summary

Congress is requested to propose an amendment to the United States Constitution for ratification by the states specifying that Congress and the states have the power to prohibit the physical desecration of the United States flag.

From the Senate Bill Report (HJM 4000), written by the Legislature's nonpartisan staff. Read the full report ↗

Did not pass Did not pass · passed House, stalled in Senate

IntroducedJan 9, 1995
Out of committee
Passed HouseJan 25, 1995
Passed Senatestopped here
Filed

Prime sponsor: Bill Reams (R-48)
Introduced: January 9, 1995 in the House
Last action: January 8, 1996
Companion bill: SJM 8006

Votes

House · Final Passage

January 25, 1995

Version voted on: HJM 4000

76 Yea 19 Nay 1 Absent 2 Excused

Party	Yea	Nay	Absent	Excused
Democrat	14	19	1	2
Republican	62	0	0	0

How each member voted

Yea (76)

Nay (19)

Absent (1)

Mary Lou Dickerson D-36

Excused (2)

Gregory Fisher D-33
Val Ogden D-49

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History

The Legislature's online data doesn't include step-by-step history for sessions before 2001. Its final status is shown above, and the official bill page may have more.

HJM 4000 in other sessions

Bill numbers restart every two years, so the same number is a different bill in each session.

HJM 4000 (2025–26) Martin Luther King, Jr. Way · Did not pass · stalled on the House floor
HJM 4000 (2023–24) Year of the salmon · Did not pass · stalled on the House floor
HJM 4000 (2021–22) New state in E. Washington · Did not pass · died in committee
HJM 4000 (2019–20) Biochar · Did not pass · stalled on the House floor
HJM 4000 (2017–18) New state in E. Washington · Did not pass · died in committee
HJM 4000 (2015–16) Free and fair elections · Did not pass · passed House, stalled in Senate
HJM 4000 (2013–14) I-5: "Purple Heart Trail" · Did not pass · died in committee
HJM 4000 (2011–12) Pat down search procedures · Did not pass · died in committee

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