Bill Text: PA SB889 | 2009-2010 | Regular Session | Introduced

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Bill Title: Selecting, designating and adopting the phrase "Ubi libertas vivit, hic patria mihi" as the official Latin motto of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.

Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 4-2)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2009-05-27 - Referred to STATE GOVERNMENT [SB889 Detail]

Download: Pennsylvania-2009-SB889-Introduced.html

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PRINTER'S NO. 1059
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
SENATE BILL
No. 889 Session of2009
INTRODUCED BY GREENLEAF, WASHINGTON, COSTA, BOSCOLA AND WONDERLING, MAY 27, 2009
REFERRED TO STATE GOVERNMENT, MAY 27, 2009
AN ACT
Selecting, designating and adopting the phrase "Ubi libertas
vivit, hic patria mihi" as the official Latin motto of the
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.
The General Assembly finds that:
(1) the phrase "Ubi libertas vivit, hic patria mihi" is
the Latin translation of a quote attributed to the
Pennsylvania statesman Benjamin Franklin; and
(2) the English translation of the phrase is "Where
liberty is, there is my country."
The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
hereby enacts as follows:
Section 1. Official State Latin motto.
The quote "Ubi libertas vivit, hic patria mihi" is selected,
designated and adopted as the official Latin motto of the
Commonwealth.
Section 2. Effective date.
This act shall take effect immediately.