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Senate committee sends HJR 6 to floor to put official‑English amendment before voters
Summary
The Senate State Affairs Committee voted to advance House Joint Resolution 6 to the Senate floor with a do‑pass recommendation; HJR 6 would place a proposed constitutional amendment on the ballot to designate English as Idaho’s official language for public proceedings, documents and instruction, except as required by federal law.
Senator (presenter) outlined House Joint Resolution 6 on Friday, telling the Senate State Affairs Committee that the proposed amendment would make English the official language of Idaho for public proceedings, documents, instruction and other public acts, “except as required by federal law.” The committee voted to send HJR 6 to the Senate floor with a do‑pass recommendation.
The sponsor argued HJR 6 would codify in the Idaho Constitution language already present…
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