House File 169 - Introduced



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                                      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 2190HH 81
  5 ec/pj/5

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  1  1    Section 1.  Sections 1.18 and 4.14, Code 2005, 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  1  2 repealed.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 2190HH 81
  1 11 ec:rj/pj/5