PRIOR PASSAGE - NONE PRINTER'S NO. 3771
No. 2641 Session of 2000
INTRODUCED BY McGILL, ARMSTRONG, BARRAR, BELARDI, BENNINGHOFF, BUNT, M. COHEN, FREEMAN, GEORGE, GODSHALL, HARHAI, HENNESSEY, LEVDANSKY, MAHER, McCALL, MELIO, ORIE, SEMMEL, SHANER, STEELMAN, TIGUE, TULLI, WATERS AND YOUNGBLOOD, JUNE 14, 2000
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON FINANCE, JUNE 14, 2000
A JOINT RESOLUTION 1 Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the Commonwealth 2 of Pennsylvania, repealing uniformity of taxation. 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 section 1 of Article VIII be amended to read: 8 [§ 1. Uniformity of taxation. 9 All taxes shall be uniform, upon the same class of subjects, 10 within the territorial limits of the authority levying the tax, 11 and shall be levied and collected under general laws.] 12 Section 2. (a) Upon the first passage by the General 13 Assembly of this proposed constitutional amendment, the 14 Secretary of the Commonwealth shall proceed immediately to 15 comply with the advertising requirements of section 1 of Article 16 XI of the Constitution of Pennsylvania and shall transmit the
1 required advertisements to two newspapers in every county in 2 which such newspapers are published in sufficient time after 3 passage of this proposed constitutional amendment. 4 (b) Upon the second passage by the General Assembly of this 5 proposed constitutional amendment, the Secretary of the 6 Commonwealth shall proceed immediately to comply with the 7 advertising requirements of section 1 of Article XI of the 8 Constitution of Pennsylvania and shall transmit the required 9 advertisements to two newspapers in every county in which such 10 newspapers are published in sufficient time after passage of 11 this proposed constitutional amendment. The Secretary of the 12 Commonwealth shall submit this proposed constitutional amendment 13 to the qualified electors of this Commonwealth at the first 14 primary, general or municipal election occurring at least three 15 months after the proposed constitutional amendment is passed by 16 the General Assembly. D18L83DMS/20000H2641B3771 - 2 -