File Code: Agencies, Offices, and Officials
Prior Year Introduction As: HB 657/95 - CGM
Crossfiled with: HOUSE BILL 443
- Sponsored By:
-
Senators Bromwell, Astle, Fry, Colburn, Ferguson, Munson, Derr,
and Stone
- Entitled:
-
English Language - Formal Recognition
Designating the English language as the official language of the State
of Maryland; providing for 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.
Senate Action
- 1/30
- First Reading Economic and Environmental Affairs
- 2/4
- Hearing 2/18 at 1:00 p.m.
- 3/17
- Favorable with Amendments Report by Economic and Environmental Affairs
- 3/18
- Favorable with Amendments
- Recommit to Committee Economic and Environmental Affairs (Senator McCabe)
House Action
- No Action
- Sponsored by:
- Senator Thomas L. Bromwell, District 8
- Senator John C. Astle, District 30
- Senator Richard F. Colburn, District 37
- Senator John W. Derr, District 3
- Senator Timothy R. Ferguson, District 4
- Senator Donald C. Fry, District 35
- Senator Donald F. Munson, District 2
- Senator Norman R. Stone, Jr., District 7
- Bill indexed under the following Subjects:
- LANGUAGE
- STATE SYMBOLS
- Bill affects the following Statute:
- Article - 41 Governor - Executive and Administrative Departments
- (
18-207
)
- Bill Text:
First Reading (PDF),
Third Reading, Enrolled
- Fiscal Note:
Available (PDF)
- Amendments:
- Senate
- Number: 094913/1 (PDF) Offered on: March 18, 1998 at:
10:39 a.m. Status: Incomplete
