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| THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA |
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| HOUSE BILL |
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| INTRODUCED BY BARBIN, MURPHY, BURNS, BROWN, D. COSTA, JOHNSON, DRUCKER, READSHAW, HALUSKA, SOLOBAY, DEASY, PALLONE, HANNA, SAINATO, VULAKOVICH, SIPTROTH, GIBBONS, WHITE, GOODMAN AND KORTZ, AUGUST 31, 2009 |
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| REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON STATE GOVERNMENT, AUGUST 31, 2009 |
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| A JOINT RESOLUTION |
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1 | Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the Commonwealth |
2 | of Pennsylvania, providing for a mechanism to establish |
3 | continuation of government services in the event of a budget |
4 | impasse. |
5 | WHEREAS, The Pennsylvania economy has been subject to a major |
6 | recession and a budget impasse threatens the economy of the |
7 | Commonwealth and the safety and welfare of its citizens; and |
8 | WHEREAS, The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of |
9 | Pennsylvania proposes prompt amendment of its Constitution as |
10 | follows: |
11 | Section 1. The following amendment to the Constitution of |
12 | Pennsylvania is proposed in accordance with Article XI: |
13 | That Article I be amended by adding a section to read: |
14 | § 29. Timely appropriation and revenue bills. |
15 | Pennsylvania taxes and revenues are the common property of |
16 | all its citizens. Every citizen has a right to the orderly |
17 | administration of government, including enactment of a timely |
18 | general appropriation act and timely revenue acts, to support |
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1 | the common good and welfare of its citizens. In the event that a |
2 | general appropriation act and a general revenue act or acts have |
3 | not been enacted within 31 days of the beginning of a new fiscal |
4 | year, the immediate past year appropriation act and revenue act |
5 | or acts shall be imposed by operation of law until such time as |
6 | the new fiscal year appropriation act and the new fiscal year |
7 | revenue act or acts have been passed by both Houses of the |
8 | General Assembly and signed by the Governor. |
9 | Section 2. (a) Upon the first passage by the General |
10 | Assembly of this proposed constitutional amendment, the |
11 | Secretary of the Commonwealth shall proceed immediately to |
12 | comply with the advertising requirements of section 1 of Article |
13 | XI of the Constitution of Pennsylvania and shall transmit the |
14 | required advertisements to two newspapers in every county in |
15 | which such newspapers are published in sufficient time after |
16 | passage of this proposed constitutional amendment. |
17 | (b) Upon the second passage by the General Assembly of this |
18 | proposed constitutional amendment, the Secretary of the |
19 | Commonwealth shall proceed immediately to comply with the |
20 | advertising requirements of section 1 of Article XI of the |
21 | Constitution of Pennsylvania and shall transmit the required |
22 | advertisements to two newspapers in every county in which such |
23 | newspapers are published in sufficient time after passage of |
24 | this proposed constitutional amendment. The Secretary of the |
25 | Commonwealth shall submit this proposed constitutional amendment |
26 | to the qualified electors of this Commonwealth at the first |
27 | primary, general or municipal election which meets the |
28 | requirements of and is in conformance with section 1 of Article |
29 | XI of the Constitution of Pennsylvania and which occurs at least |
30 | three months after the proposed constitutional amendment is |
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1 | passed by the General Assembly. |
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