Bill Text: IA HF81 | 2017-2018 | 87th General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: A bill for an act repealing the declaration that the English language is the official language of the state of Iowa.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 8-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2017-01-26 - Subcommittee: Koester, Highfill and Hunter. H.J. 130. [HF81 Detail]

Download: Iowa-2017-HF81-Introduced.html

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House File 81 - Introduced




                                 HOUSE FILE       
                                 BY  HUNTER, LENSING,
                                     ABDUL=SAMAD, KACENA,
                                     OLDSON, STAED,
                                     MASCHER, and KEARNS

                                      A BILL FOR

  1 An Act repealing 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:
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  1  1    Section 1.  REPEAL.  Section 1.18, Code 2017, is repealed.
  1  2    Sec. 2.  REPEAL.  Section 4.14, Code 2017, is repealed.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  1 10 repealed.
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