H. B. 2378
(By Delegates Overington, Walters, Haskins,
Ball, Blass, Williams and Heck)
[Introduced January 10, 1996; referred to the
Committee on the Judiciary.]
A BILL to amend article two, chapter two of the code of West
Virginia, one thousand nine hundred thirty-one, as amended,
by adding thereto a new section, designated section
thirteen, relating to designating English as the official
state language.
Be it enacted by the Legislature of West Virginia:
That article two, chapter two of the code of West Virginia,
one thousand nine hundred thirty-one, as amended, be amended by
adding thereto a new section, designated section thirteen, to
read as follows:
ARTICLE 2. LEGAL HOLIDAYS; SPECIAL MEMORIAL DAYS; CONSTRUCTION
OF STATUTES; DEFINITIONS; OFFICIAL LANGUAGE.
§2-2-13. Official state language.
English is designated as the official state language of West
Virginia.
NOTE: The purpose of this bill is to designate English as
the official state language of West Virginia.
§2-2-13 is new; therefore, strike-throughs and underscoring
have been omitted.