WEST VIRGINIA LEGISLATURE

2026 REGULAR SESSION

Introduced

House Bill 5594

By Delegates Young, Crouse, Willis, and Pushkin
(By Request)

[Introduced February 16, 2026; referred to the Committee on the Judiciary]

A BILL to amend the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, by adding a new article, designated §46A-9-1, relating to requiring that all American flags sold for retail in the state are made in America.

Be it enacted by the Legislature of West Virginia:

article 46A. WEST VIRGINIA CONSUMER CREDIT AND PROTECTION ACT.

§46A-9-1. Sale of American flags.

No person in the business of offering goods at retail may sell or offer for sale in this state an American flag unless the flag was manufactured in the United States of America.

NOTE: The purpose of this bill is to require that all American flags sold for retail in the state are made in America.

Strike-throughs indicate language that would be stricken from a heading or the present law and underscoring indicates new language that would be added.