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West Virginia Pending Official English legislation

H.B. 129 would make English the official language of West Virginia.

Status of HB 3262
February 23, 2007: Introduced in the House, and referred to House Judiciary Committee.
Sponsors: Reps. Ireland, Hamilton, Romine, Andes, D. Poling, and C. Miller.
Presently pending committee action.

Status of SB 173
January 23, 2007: Introduced in the Senate, and refered to Senate Judiciary Committee
Sponsors: Sens. Bailey, Prezioso, Minard, Yoder, Barnes, and Sypolt
Presently pending committee action.

Bill Text of HB 3261/SB 1731

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.