South Carolina General Assembly
117th Session, 2007-2008

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H. 3080

STATUS INFORMATION

General Bill
Sponsors: Reps. Viers and Mahaffey
Document Path: l:\council\bills\dka\3024ssp07.doc

Introduced in the House on January 9, 2007
Currently residing in the House Committee on Judiciary

Summary: Requirement to print in English

HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS

     Date      Body   Action Description with journal page number
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  12/13/2006  House   Prefiled
  12/13/2006  House   Referred to Committee on Judiciary
    1/9/2007  House   Introduced and read first time HJ-50
    1/9/2007  House   Referred to Committee on Judiciary HJ-50

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VERSIONS OF THIS BILL

12/13/2006

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A BILL

TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING ARTICLE 23 TO CHAPTER 1, TITLE 1 SO AS TO PROHIBIT A STATE OR LOCAL ENTITY FROM PRINTING AND PRODUCING WRITTEN MATERIAL IN A FOREIGN LANGUAGE UNLESS REQUIRED BY FEDERAL LAW, AND TO REQUIRE A STATE AND LOCAL ENTITY TO PRINT AND PRODUCE WRITTEN MATERIAL IN ENGLISH ONLY.

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:

SECTION    1.    Chapter 1, Title 1 of the 1976 Code is amended by adding:

"Article 23

Miscellaneous

Section 1-1-1510.    A state or local entity shall not print or produce for dissemination to the public a document, letter, pamphlet or other written material in a foreign language unless required by federal law. A state and local entity shall print and produce written material for dissemination to the public in the English language only."

SECTION    2.    This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.

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