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| THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA |
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| SENATE BILL |
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| INTRODUCED BY GREENLEAF, FONTANA AND TARTAGLIONE, FEBRUARY 4, 2011 |
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| REFERRED TO STATE GOVERNMENT, FEBRUARY 4, 2011 |
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| AN ACT |
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1 | Selecting, designating and adopting the phrase "Ubi libertas |
2 | vivit, hic patria mihi" as the official Latin motto of the |
3 | Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. |
4 | The General Assembly finds that: |
5 | (1) The phrase "Ubi libertas vivit, hic patria mihi" is |
6 | the Latin translation of a quote attributed to the |
7 | Pennsylvania statesman Benjamin Franklin. |
8 | (2) The English translation of the phrase is "Where |
9 | liberty is, there is my country." |
10 | The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania |
11 | hereby enacts as follows: |
12 | Section 1. Official State Latin motto. |
13 | The quote "Ubi libertas vivit, hic patria mihi" is selected, |
14 | designated and adopted as the official Latin motto of the |
15 | Commonwealth. |
16 | Section 2. Effective date. |
17 | This act shall take effect immediately. |
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