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Introduced Version House Bill 3261 History

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H. B. 3261


(By Delegates Ireland, Hamilton, Romine
and C. Miller)
[Introduced January 9, 2008; referred to the
Committee on the Judiciary.]



A BILL to amend the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, by adding thereto a new section, designated §2-1-3, relating to making English the official language of West Virginia.

Be it enacted by the Legislature of West Virginia:
That the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, be amended by adding thereto a new section, designated §2-1-3, to read as follows:
ARTICLE 1. COMMON LAW.
§2-1-3. English designated as official state language.
English is hereby designated as the official language of the State of West Virginia. Notwithstanding any other provision of this code to the contrary, no state agency or political subdivision shall be required to provide any documents, information, literature or other written materials in any language other than English.



NOTE: The purpose of this bill is to make English the official state language.

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