Maryland legislation · 2026 Regular Session
Maryland HB1103: State Designations - Symbol of Remembrance for September 11 - Freedom Flag
Status: In committee, February 16, 2026
Designating the Freedom Flag, designed and created by Richard Nicholas Melito of Richmond, Virginia, to memorialize the victims of the events of September 11, 2001, as the State symbol of remembrance for the attacks of September 11.
What the bill says
A bill ENTITLED AN ACT concerning State Designations - Symbol of Remembrance for September 11 - Freedom Flag FOR the purpose of designating the Freedom Flag as the State symbol of remembrance for the attacks of September 11; and generally relating to a State symbol of remembrance for the attacks of September 11. BY renumbering Article - General Provisions Section 7-320 to be Section 7-321 Annotated Code of Maryland (2019 Replacement Volume and 2025 Supplement) BY adding to Article - General Provisions Section 7-320 Annotated Code of Maryland (2019 Replacement Volume and 2025 Supplement).
From the introduced text, February 12, 2026:
A BILL ENTITLED AN ACT concerning State Designations - Symbol of Remembrance for September 11 - Freedom Flag FOR the purpose of designating the Freedom Flag as the State symbol of remembrance for the attacks of September 11; and generally relating to a State symbol of remembrance for the attacks of September 11. BY renumbering Article - General Provisions Section 7-320 to be Section 7-321 Annotated Code of Maryland (2019 Replacement Volume and 2025 Supplement) BY adding to Article - General Provisions Section 7-320 Annotated Code of Maryland (2019 Replacement Volume and 2025 Supplement) SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF MARYLAND, That Section(s) 7-320 of Article - General Provisions of the Annotated Code of Maryland be renumbered to be Section(s) 7-321. SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That the Laws of Maryland read as follows: Article - General Provisions 7-320. EXPLANATION: CAPITALS INDICATE MATTER ADDED TO EXISTING LAW. [Brackets] indicate matter deleted from exist in g l aw . *hb1103* HOUSE BILL 1103 THE FREEDOM FLAG, DESIGNED AND CREATED BY RICHARD NICHOLAS MELITO OF RICHMOND, VIRGINIA, TO MEMORIALIZE THE VICTIMS OF THE EVENTS OF SEPTEMBER 11, 2001, IS THE STATE SYMBOL OF REMEMBRANCE FOR THE ATTACKS OF SEPTEMBER 11. SECTION 3. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take effect September 11, 2026.