Bill Text: IA HF26 | 2015-2016 | 86th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: A bill for an act abolishing the declaration that the English language is the official language of the state of Iowa.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2015-01-20 - Subcommittee, Watts, Berry, and Stanerson. H.J. 124. [HF26 Detail]
Download: Iowa-2015-HF26-Introduced.html
House File 26 - Introduced HOUSE FILE BY HUNTER A BILL FOR 1 An Act abolishing the declaration that the English language is 2 the official language of the state of Iowa. 3 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA: TLSB 1238YH (3) 86 av/nh PAG LIN 1 1 Section 1. REPEAL. Section 1.18, Code 2015, is repealed. 1 2 Sec. 2. REPEAL. Section 4.14, Code 2015, is repealed. 1 3 EXPLANATION 1 4 The inclusion of this explanation does not constitute agreement with 1 5 the explanation's substance by the members of the general assembly. 1 6 This bill repeals the Iowa English language reaffirmation 1 7 Act, which provides that English is the official language of 1 8 the state of Iowa. The Code section providing for general 1 9 rules of construction for English language laws is also 1 10 repealed. LSB 1238YH (3) 86 av/nh