Lawmakers take the first step toward a new Utah state flag

(Steve Griffin | Tribune file photo) In this July 24, 2017, photo the Utah state flag waves in the morning sun at the start of the Days of '47 Parade in Salt Lake City. A Utah state lawmaker is leading an effort to redesign a clunky Utah state flag that critics have called an "S.O.B.", seal on a bedsheet. State Rep. Steve Handy recently announced he will introduce a bill creating a flag review commission that could ultimately scrap the turbulent form of the 100-year-old flag for a new, simpler one, The Salt Lake Tribune reports . The House Government Operations Committee voted 8-2 for HB219, which would form an 11-member panel to review flag proposals and ultimately issue recommendations to lawmakers later this year.

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