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PRIOR PRINTER'S NOS. 3397, 3754 PRINTER'S NO. 4145
No. 2381 Session of 2006
INTRODUCED BY BOYD, METCALFE, YEWCIC, TRUE, FORCIER, ALLEN,
ARGALL, ARMSTRONG, BAKER, BALDWIN, BARRAR, BASTIAN, BIRMELIN,
BUNT, CALTAGIRONE, CAPPELLI, CAUSER, CAWLEY, CLYMER,
CORRIGAN, CREIGHTON, DALLY, DeLUCA, DENLINGER, ELLIS,
FAIRCHILD, FEESE, FICHTER, FLEAGLE, FLICK, GABIG, GANNON,
GEIST, GILLESPIE, GINGRICH, GODSHALL, GRUCELA, HABAY,
HALUSKA, HARRIS, HERSHEY, HESS, HICKERNELL, HUTCHINSON,
KAUFFMAN, M. KELLER, LEH, MAITLAND, MAJOR, MARKOSEK, MARSICO,
McILHATTAN, McNAUGHTON, MELIO, MILLARD, R. MILLER, S. MILLER,
MUSTIO, PAYNE, PERZEL, PETRARCA, PHILLIPS, PICKETT, PYLE,
QUIGLEY, RAPP, REED, ROBERTS, ROHRER, SATHER, SCHRODER,
B. SMITH, S. H. SMITH, SONNEY, STABACK, STAIRS, STERN,
R. STEVENSON, T. STEVENSON, TANGRETTI, E. Z. TAYLOR, TIGUE,
TURZAI, WILT, ZUG, WOJNAROSKI AND HENNESSEY, JANUARY 24, 2006
AS AMENDED ON THIRD CONSIDERATION, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,
JUNE 6, 2006
A JOINT RESOLUTION
1 Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the Commonwealth <--
2 of Pennsylvania, providing for marriage between one man and
3 one woman.
4 PROPOSING AN AMENDMENT TO THE CONSTITUTION OF THE COMMONWEALTH <--
5 OF PENNSYLVANIA, PROVIDING FOR MARRIAGE BETWEEN ONE MAN AND
6 ONE WOMAN.
7 The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
8 hereby resolves as follows:
9 Section 1. The following amendment to the Constitution of <--
10 Pennsylvania is proposed in accordance with Article XI:
11 That Article I be amended by adding a section to read:
12 § 29. Marriage.
13 Only a marriage between one man and one woman shall be valid
1 or recognized as a marriage in this Commonwealth, and neither
2 the Commonwealth nor any of its political subdivisions shall
3 create or recognize a legal status identical or substantially
4 equivalent to that of marriage for unmarried individuals.
5 Section 2. (a) Upon the first passage by the General
6 Assembly of this proposed constitutional amendment, the
7 Secretary of the Commonwealth shall proceed immediately to
8 comply with the advertising requirements of section 1 of Article
9 XI of the Constitution of Pennsylvania and shall transmit the
10 required advertisements to two newspapers in every county in
11 which such newspapers are published in sufficient time after
12 passage of this proposed constitutional amendment.
13 (b) Upon the second passage by the General Assembly of this
14 proposed constitutional amendment, the Secretary of the
15 Commonwealth shall proceed immediately to comply with the
16 advertising requirements of section 1 of Article XI of the
17 Constitution of Pennsylvania and shall transmit the required
18 advertisements to two newspapers in every county in which such
19 newspapers are published in sufficient time after passage of
20 this proposed constitutional amendment. The Secretary of the
21 Commonwealth shall submit this proposed constitutional amendment
22 to the qualified electors of this Commonwealth at the first
23 primary, general or municipal election which meets the
24 requirements of and is in conformance with section 1 of Article
25 XI of the Constitution of Pennsylvania and which occurs at least
26 three months after the proposed constitutional amendment is
27 passed by the General Assembly.
28 SECTION 1. THE FOLLOWING AMENDMENT TO THE CONSTITUTION OF <--
29 PENNSYLVANIA IS PROPOSED IN ACCORDANCE WITH ARTICLE XI:
30 THAT ARTICLE I BE AMENDED BY ADDING A SECTION TO READ:
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1 § 29. MARRIAGE.
2 ONLY A MARRIAGE BETWEEN ONE MAN AND ONE WOMAN SHALL BE VALID
3 OR RECOGNIZED AS A MARRIAGE IN THIS COMMONWEALTH, AND NEITHER
4 THE COMMONWEALTH NOR ANY OF ITS POLITICAL SUBDIVISIONS SHALL
5 CREATE OR RECOGNIZE A LEGAL UNION IDENTICAL OR SUBSTANTIALLY
6 EQUIVALENT TO THAT OF MARRIAGE FOR UNMARRIED INDIVIDUALS.
7 SECTION 2. (A) UPON THE FIRST PASSAGE BY THE GENERAL
8 ASSEMBLY OF THIS PROPOSED CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT, THE
9 SECRETARY OF THE COMMONWEALTH SHALL PROCEED IMMEDIATELY TO
10 COMPLY WITH THE ADVERTISING REQUIREMENTS OF SECTION 1 OF ARTICLE
11 XI OF THE CONSTITUTION OF PENNSYLVANIA AND SHALL TRANSMIT THE
12 REQUIRED ADVERTISEMENTS TO TWO NEWSPAPERS IN EVERY COUNTY IN
13 WHICH SUCH NEWSPAPERS ARE PUBLISHED IN SUFFICIENT TIME AFTER
14 PASSAGE OF THIS PROPOSED CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT.
15 (B) UPON THE SECOND PASSAGE BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THIS
16 PROPOSED CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT, THE SECRETARY OF THE
17 COMMONWEALTH SHALL PROCEED IMMEDIATELY TO COMPLY WITH THE
18 ADVERTISING REQUIREMENTS OF SECTION 1 OF ARTICLE XI OF THE
19 CONSTITUTION OF PENNSYLVANIA AND SHALL TRANSMIT THE REQUIRED
20 ADVERTISEMENTS TO TWO NEWSPAPERS IN EVERY COUNTY IN WHICH SUCH
21 NEWSPAPERS ARE PUBLISHED IN SUFFICIENT TIME AFTER PASSAGE OF
22 THIS PROPOSED CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT. THE SECRETARY OF THE
23 COMMONWEALTH SHALL SUBMIT THIS PROPOSED CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT
24 TO THE QUALIFIED ELECTORS OF THIS COMMONWEALTH AT THE FIRST
25 PRIMARY, GENERAL OR MUNICIPAL ELECTION WHICH MEETS THE
26 REQUIREMENTS OF AND IS IN CONFORMANCE WITH SECTION 1 OF ARTICLE
27 XI OF THE CONSTITUTION OF PENNSYLVANIA AND WHICH OCCURS AT LEAST
28 THREE MONTHS AFTER THE PROPOSED CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT IS
29 PASSED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY.
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