ORLANDO, Fla. — On Monday, Florida lawmakers are expected to discuss a bill that would ban flags representing “a political viewpoint.”
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It would ban certain flags from flying at government and school buildings.
House Republican Rep. David Borrero of Sweetwater filed the bill.
The proposal — Senate Bill 1120 — has gotten a lot of attention from both critics and supporters.
While it never mentions a specific flag or group, it does say that flags representing sexual orientation and gender would be banned.
That means public schools, colleges and governments would be barred from displaying pride flags, including those displayed by City of Orlando City each June.
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Channel 9′s Q McCray has been taking to local lawmakers about the proposed measure.
The Senate Governmental Oversight and Accountability Committee will take up SB 1120 at 1:30 p.m. Monday.
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