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.
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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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