AB 2444, as amended, Hall. Confederate flag: sales: government property.
Existing law regulates the sale of certain merchandise, including political items and sports memorabilia.
This bill would prohibit the State of California from selling or displaying the Battle Flag of the Confederacy, or a similar image, or tangible personal property inscribed with those images, unless the image appears in abegin delete book orend deletebegin insert book,end insert digitalbegin delete mediumend deletebegin insert medium, or state museumend insert that serves an educational or historical purpose.
Vote: majority. Appropriation: no. Fiscal committee: yes. State-mandated local program: no.
The people of the State of California do enact as follows:
Chapter 2.9 (commencing with Section 8195) is
2added to Division 1 of Title 2 of the Government Code, to read:
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(a) The State of California may not sell or display the
7Battle Flag of the Confederacy, also referred to as the Stars and
8Bars, or any similar image, or tangible personal property, inscribed
9with such an image unless the image appears in a begin deletebook orend deletebegin insert book,end insert
10 digitalbegin delete mediumend deletebegin insert medium, or state museumend insert that serves an educational
11or historical purpose.
12(b) For purposes of this section, “sell” means to transfer title or
13possession, exchange, or barter, conditional or otherwise, in any
14manner or by any means whatsoever, for consideration. “Transfer
15possession” includes only transactions that would be found by the
16State Board of Equalization, for purposes of the Sales and Use Tax
17Law, to be in lieu of a transfer of title, exchange, or barter.
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