PRIOR PASSAGE - NONE
PRINTER'S NO. 1951
No. 1408 Session of 2002
INTRODUCED BY D. WHITE, CORMAN, ERICKSON, BRIGHTBILL, BELL,
BOSCOLA, DENT, HELFRICK, HUGHES, LAVALLE, LEMMOND, MUSTO,
O'PAKE, RHOADES, TARTAGLIONE, TOMLINSON, C. WILLIAMS, LOGAN
AND STACK, APRIL 29, 2002
REFERRED TO JUDICIARY, APRIL 29, 2002
A JOINT RESOLUTION
1 Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the Commonwealth
2 of Pennsylvania, providing for the right to privacy.
3 The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
4 hereby resolves as follows:
5 Section 1. The following amendment to the Constitution of
6 Pennsylvania is proposed in accordance with Article XI:
7 That Article I be amended by adding a section to read:
8 § 29. Privacy.
9 The right of the people to privacy is recognized and shall
10 not be infringed without the showing of a compelling State
11 interest. The Legislature shall take affirmative steps to
12 implement this right.
13 Section 2. (a) Upon the first passage by the General
14 Assembly of this proposed constitutional amendment, the
15 Secretary of the Commonwealth shall proceed immediately to
16 comply with the advertising requirements of section 1 of Article
1 XI of the Constitution of Pennsylvania and shall transmit the
2 required advertisements to two newspapers in every county in
3 which such newspapers are published in sufficient time after
4 passage of this proposed constitutional amendment.
5 (b) Upon the second passage by the General Assembly of this
6 proposed constitutional amendment, the Secretary of the
7 Commonwealth shall proceed immediately to comply with the
8 advertising requirements of section 1 of Article XI of the
9 Constitution of Pennsylvania and shall transmit the required
10 advertisements to two newspapers in every county in which such
11 newspapers are published in sufficient time after passage of
12 this proposed constitutional amendment. The Secretary of the
13 Commonwealth shall submit this proposed constitutional amendment
14 to the qualified electors of this Commonwealth at the first
15 primary, general or municipal election occurring at least three
16 months after the proposed constitutional amendment is passed by
17 the General Assembly which meets the requirements of and is in
18 conformance with section 1 of Article XI of the Constitution of
19 Pennsylvania.
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