House File 2122 HOUSE FILE BY FORD Passed House, Date Passed Senate, Date Vote: Ayes Nays Vote: Ayes Nays Approved A BILL FOR 1 An Act repealing the Iowa English Language Reaffirmation Act and 2 rules of construction for English language laws. 3 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA: 4 TLSB 5043HH 80 5 av/cl/14 PAG LIN 1 1 Section 1. Sections 1.18 and 4.14, Code 2003, are 1 2 repealed. 1 3 EXPLANATION 1 4 This bill repeals the Iowa English Language Reaffirmation 1 5 Act, which provides that English is the state's official 1 6 language and prescribes the use of English by the state and 1 7 its political subdivisions. The bill also repeals a provision 1 8 governing rules of statutory construction for the state's 1 9 English language laws. 1 10 LSB 5043HH 80 1 11 av/cl/14 1 12 1 13 1 14 1 15 1 16 1 17 1 18 1 19 1 20 1 21 1 22 1 23 1 24 1 25 1 26 1 27 1 28 1 29 1 30 1 31 1 32 1 33 1 34 1 35