H. B. 2153
(By Delegate Overington, Modesitt, Capito, Damron,
Azinger, Harrison and Manchin)
[Introduced January 13, 1999; 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.
This section is new; therefore, strike-throughs and
underscoring have been omitted.