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PRIOR PRINTER'S NO. 142
PRINTER'S NO. 1318
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE BILL
No.
153
Session of
2015
INTRODUCED BY KNOWLES, TURZAI, REED, METCALFE, DUNBAR, MUSTIO,
D. COSTA, GREINER, BLOOM, MACKENZIE, SAYLOR, CORBIN, SACCONE,
HELM, BARRAR, MULLERY, M. K. KELLER, GRELL, KAUFFMAN,
KAVULICH, HEFFLEY, CARROLL, ROAE, A. HARRIS, MENTZER, DEASY,
GROVE, TRUITT, MAJOR, MURT, TALLMAN, MARSICO, FEE, DeLUCA,
BENNINGHOFF, GINGRICH, PEIFER, ROZZI, WATSON, GILLEN,
SIMMONS, DELOZIER, WHEELAND AND ENGLISH, JANUARY 22, 2015
AS REPORTED FROM COMMITTEE ON STATE GOVERNMENT, HOUSE OF
REPRESENTATIVES, AS AMENDED, APRIL 21, 2015
A JOINT RESOLUTION
Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the Commonwealth
of Pennsylvania, reducing the size of the General Assembly.
The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
hereby resolves as follows:
Section 1. The following amendment to the Constitution of
Pennsylvania is proposed in accordance with Article XI:
That section 16 of Article II be amended to read:
ยง 16. Legislative districts.
The Commonwealth shall be divided into 50 senatorial and
[203] 153 151 representative districts, which shall be composed
of compact and contiguous territory as nearly equal in
population as practicable. Each senatorial district shall elect
one Senator, and each representative district one
Representative. Unless absolutely necessary no county, city,
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