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                                                       PRINTER'S NO. 638

THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA


HOUSE BILL

No. 587 Session of 1993


        INTRODUCED BY EVANS, DeWEESE, LINTON, KASUNIC, DeLUCA, BATTISTO,
           FLICK, KUKOVICH, SANTONI, LLOYD, WOZNIAK, LUCYK, CAPPABIANCA,
           SCRIMENTI, HANNA, COY, STISH, McCALL, TRELLO, MUNDY,
           LAUGHLIN, BUSH, CORRIGAN, FREEMAN, STURLA, BUXTON, ROBINSON,
           STETLER, ARGALL, SAURMAN, LEVDANSKY, LaGROTTA, TIGUE,
           MARKOSEK, MELIO, BELFANTI, JAMES, VEON, PISTELLA, MIHALICH,
           SURRA, BLAUM, THOMAS, TRICH, GORDNER, ROONEY, LEE, JOSEPHS,
           HUGHES, STEELMAN AND GERLACH, MARCH 15, 1993

        REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS, MARCH 15, 1993

                               A JOINT RESOLUTION

     1  Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the Commonwealth
     2     of Pennsylvania, further providing for the origination of
     3     revenue bills.

     4     The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
     5  hereby resolves as follows:
     6     Section 1.  The following amendment to the Constitution of
     7  Pennsylvania is proposed in accordance with Article XI:
     8     That section 10 of Article III be amended to read:
     9  § 10.  Revenue bills.
    10     [All bills for raising revenue shall originate in the House
    11  of Representatives, but the Senate may propose amendments as in
    12  other bills.] Bills for raising revenue may originate in either
    13  the Senate or the House of Representatives.


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