Flags - As enacted, authorizes a county mayor and the chief executive officer of a municipality to order the flags flown on county or municipal property to be lowered to half-staff to honor the death of a prominent citizen of that county or municipality. - Amends TCA Title 5; Title 6 and Title 7.

HB 1697 authorizes county mayors and municipal chief executives to lower flags on public property to half-staff upon the death of a prominent local citizen in their jurisdiction. The bill amends Tennessee law to add specific provisions allowing these officials to issue such orders for county and municipal properties. It does not create new requirements or costs but formalizes an existing practice under clear statutory authority. This is a procedural change affecting only local government flag protocols, not broader policy.