File Code: State Government - Agencies, Offices, and Officials
Prior Year Introduction As: SB 236/98 - EEA
- Sponsored By:
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Delegates McDonough, Weir, Bartlett, Bates, Boschert, Boteler,
Boutin, Cadden, Cluster, Dwyer, Eckardt, Edwards, Elliott, Elmore,
Frank, Gilleland, Glassman, Impallaria, Jennings, Kach, Kelly, Krebs,
McConkey, McMillan, Miller, O'Donnell, Shank, Shewell, Smigiel, Sossi,
Stocksdale, Stull, and Weldon
- Entitled:
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English Language - Formal Recognition
Designating the English language as the official language of the State
of Maryland; providing for specified exceptions; providing that the
Act may not be construed to require the translation into English of
any official motto or slogan; and making provisions of the Act
severable.
House Action
- 2/11
- First Reading Health and Government Operations
- 2/23
- Hearing 3/9 at 1:00 p.m.
- 3/22
- Unfavorable Report by Health and Government Operations
Senate Action
- No Action
Sponsored by:
- Delegate Pat McDonough, District 7
- Delegate Joseph R. Bartlett, District 4A
- Delegate Gail H. Bates, District 9A
- Delegate David G. Boschert, District 33A
- Delegate Joseph C. Boteler, III, District 8
- Delegate Charles R. Boutin, District 34A
- Delegate Joan Cadden, District 31
- Delegate John W. E. Cluster, Jr., District 8
- Delegate Donald H. Dwyer, Jr., District 31
- Delegate Adelaide C. Eckardt, District 37B
- Delegate George C. Edwards, District 1A
- Delegate Donald B. Elliott, District 4B
- Delegate D. Page Elmore, District 38A
- Delegate William J. Frank, District 42
- Delegate Terry R. Gilleland, Jr., District 32
- Delegate Barry Glassman, District 35A
- Delegate Rick Impallaria, District 7
- Delegate J. B. Jennings, District 7
- Delegate Wade Kach, District 5B
- Delegate Kevin Kelly, District 1B
- Delegate Susan W. Krebs, District 9B
- Delegate Tony McConkey, District 33A
- Delegate Herb McMillan, District 30
- Delegate Warren E. Miller, District 9A
- Delegate Anthony J. O'Donnell, District 29C
- Delegate Christopher B. Shank, District 2B
- Delegate Tanya T. Shewell, District 5A
- Delegate Michael D. Smigiel, Sr., District 36
- Delegate Richard A. Sossi, District 36
- Delegate Nancy R. Stocksdale, District 5A
- Delegate Paul S. Stull, District 4A
- Delegate Michael H. Weir, Jr., District 6
- Delegate Richard B. Weldon, Jr., District 3B
Bill indexed under the following Subjects:
- LANGUAGE
- STATE SYMBOLS
Bill affects the following Statute:
- State Government
- (
10-1301
)
- Bill Text (Displayed in PDF Format):
First Reading,
Third Reading, Enrolled
- Fiscal Note (Displayed in PDF Format):
Available
- Amendments:
None offered