HB 1408 — An Act amending the act of April 9, 1929 (P.L.177, No.175), known as The Administrative Code of 1929, in administrative organization, providing for language of materials and services.

PRINTER'S NO.    1610

                     THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA



                         HOUSE BILL
                         No. 1408
                                               Session of
                                                 2025

     INTRODUCED BY SCIALABBA, ROAE, M. MACKENZIE, KAUFFMAN,
        BERNSTINE, K.HARRIS, ROWE AND WALSH, MAY 5, 2025

     REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON STATE GOVERNMENT, MAY 6, 2025


                                    AN ACT
 1   Amending the act of April 9, 1929 (P.L.177, No.175), entitled
 2      "An act providing for and reorganizing the conduct of the
 3      executive and administrative work of the Commonwealth by the
 4      Executive Department thereof and the administrative
 5      departments, boards, commissions, and officers thereof,
 6      including the boards of trustees of State Normal Schools, or
 7      Teachers Colleges; abolishing, creating, reorganizing or
 8      authorizing the reorganization of certain administrative
 9      departments, boards, and commissions; defining the powers and
10      duties of the Governor and other executive and administrative
11      officers, and of the several administrative departments,
12      boards, commissions, and officers; fixing the salaries of the
13      Governor, Lieutenant Governor, and certain other executive
14      and administrative officers; providing for the appointment of
15      certain administrative officers, and of all deputies and
16      other assistants and employes in certain departments, boards,
17      and commissions; providing for judicial administration; and
18      prescribing the manner in which the number and compensation
19      of the deputies and all other assistants and employes of
20      certain departments, boards and commissions shall be
21      determined," in administrative organization, providing for
22      language of materials and services.
23      The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
24   hereby enacts as follows:
25      Section 1.    The act of April 9, 1929 (P.L.177, No.175), known
26   as The Administrative Code of 1929, is amended by adding a
27   section to read:
28      Section 227.    Language of Materials and Services.--Unless
1   otherwise required by Federal law, all printed information,
2   publicly accessible Internet websites and government services
3   provided or distributed by the Commonwealth or its political
4   subdivisions shall be exclusively in the official language of
5   the United States of America as established by Federal law or
6   Presidential executive order.
7      Section 2.   This act shall take effect in 60 days.




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