PRIOR PASSAGE - NONE
PRINTER'S NO. 2341
No. 1598 Session of 2000
INTRODUCED BY BOSCOLA, NOVEMBER 21, 2000
REFERRED TO RULES AND EXECUTIVE NOMINATIONS, NOVEMBER 21, 2000
A JOINT RESOLUTION
1 Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the Commonwealth
2 of Pennsylvania, further providing for sessions.
3 The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
4 hereby resolves as follows:
5 Section 1. The following amendment to the Constitution of
6 Pennsylvania is proposed in accordance with Article XI:
7 That section 4 of Article II be amended to read:
8 § 4. Sessions.
9 The General Assembly shall be a continuing body during the
10 term for which its Representatives are elected. It shall meet at
11 12 o'clock noon on the first Tuesday of January each year.
12 Special sessions shall be called by the Governor on petition of
13 a majority of the members elected to each House or may be called
14 by the Governor whenever in his opinion the public interest
15 requires. However, unless meeting in special session, the
16 General Assembly may not meet for the purposes of considering
17 legislation under Article III after the 25th day preceding the
1 general election.
2 Section 2. (a) Upon the first passage by the General
3 Assembly of this proposed constitutional amendment, the
4 Secretary of the Commonwealth shall proceed immediately to
5 comply with the advertising requirements of section 1 of Article
6 XI of the Constitution of Pennsylvania and shall transmit the
7 required advertisements to two newspapers in every county in
8 which such newspapers are published in sufficient time after
9 passage of this proposed constitutional amendment.
10 (b) Upon the second passage by the General Assembly of this
11 proposed constitutional amendment, the Secretary of the
12 Commonwealth shall proceed immediately to comply with the
13 advertising requirements of section 1 of Article XI of the
14 Constitution of Pennsylvania and shall transmit the required
15 advertisements to two newspapers in every county in which such
16 newspapers are published in sufficient time after passage of
17 this proposed constitutional amendment. The Secretary of the
18 Commonwealth shall submit this proposed constitutional amendment
19 to the qualified electors of this Commonwealth at the first
20 primary, general or municipal election occurring at least three
21 months after the proposed constitutional amendment is passed by
22 the General Assembly.
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