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A05649
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE BILL
No.
253
Session of
2017
INTRODUCED BY KAUFFMAN, CORBIN, KNOWLES, D. COSTA, MULLERY,
MENTZER, FEE, MURT, A. HARRIS, KAVULICH, DUNBAR, CALTAGIRONE,
BLOOM, MACKENZIE, WARD, PEIFER, GILLEN, TALLMAN, MARSICO,
CONKLIN, B. MILLER, SIMMONS, DeLUCA, BENNINGHOFF AND DEASY,
JANUARY 31, 2017
AS REPORTED FROM COMMITTEE ON STATE GOVERNMENT, HOUSE OF
REPRESENTATIVES, AS AMENDED, JANUARY 23, 2018
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.
(a) The Commonwealth shall be divided into [50] 38 37
senatorial districts as provided in subsection (b) and [203] 153
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, incorporated town,
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