PRIOR PASSAGE - NONE 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: 20060H2381B4145 - 2 -
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. K14L83DMS/20060H2381B4145 - 3 -