PRIOR PASSAGE - NONE
PRINTER'S NO. 739
No. 522 Session of 2007
INTRODUCED BY NAILOR, HUTCHINSON, CALTAGIRONE, McILHATTAN,
ARGALL, BELFANTI, BOYD, COX, DALLY, DePASQUALE, ELLIS, GABIG,
GEORGE, GINGRICH, GRELL, HARPER, KAUFFMAN, KOTIK, MARSICO,
R. MILLER, MUSTIO, PERRY, PETRARCA, PICKETT, RAPP, REED,
ROAE, ROHRER, SAMUELSON, SCAVELLO, SCHRODER, STABACK, STERN,
SWANGER, TRUE, BASTIAN AND DENLINGER, MARCH 9, 2007
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON STATE GOVERNMENT, MARCH 9, 2007
A JOINT RESOLUTION
1 Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the Commonwealth
2 of Pennsylvania, providing for concurrence of two-thirds of
3 all members of each House for the passage of measures
4 considered during the time period between a general election
5 and adjournment sine die of the General Assembly.
6 The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
7 hereby resolves as follows:
8 Section 1. The following amendment to the Constitution of
9 Pennsylvania is proposed in accordance with Article XI:
10 That section 4 of Article III be amended to read:
11 § 4. Consideration of bills.
12 Every bill shall be considered on three different days in
13 each House. All amendments made thereto shall be printed for the
14 use of the members before the final vote is taken on the bill
15 and before the final vote is taken, upon written request
16 addressed to the presiding officer of either House by at least
17 25% of the members elected to that House, any bill shall be read
1 at length in that House. No bill shall become a law, unless on
2 its final passage the vote is taken by yeas and nays, the names
3 of the persons voting for and against it are entered on the
4 journal, and a majority of the members elected to each House is
5 recorded thereon as voting in its favor. During the period of
6 time between a general election and the adjournment of the
7 General Assembly sine die, legislation upon which final votes
8 are taken shall each require concurrence by two-thirds of all
9 members of each House for passage.
10 Section 2. (a) Upon the first passage by the General
11 Assembly of this proposed constitutional amendment, the
12 Secretary of the Commonwealth shall proceed immediately to
13 comply with the advertising requirements of section 1 of Article
14 XI of the Constitution of Pennsylvania and shall transmit the
15 required advertisements to two newspapers in every county in
16 which such newspapers are published in sufficient time after
17 passage of this proposed constitutional amendment.
18 (b) Upon the second passage by the General Assembly of this
19 proposed constitutional amendment, the Secretary of the
20 Commonwealth shall proceed immediately to comply with the
21 advertising requirements of section 1 of Article XI of the
22 Constitution of Pennsylvania and shall transmit the required
23 advertisements to two newspapers in every county in which such
24 newspapers are published in sufficient time after passage of
25 this proposed constitutional amendment. The Secretary of the
26 Commonwealth shall submit this proposed constitutional amendment
27 to the qualified electors of this Commonwealth at the first
28 primary, general or municipal election which meets the
29 requirements of and is in conformance with section 1 of Article
30 XI of the Constitution of Pennsylvania and which occurs at least
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1 three months after the proposed constitutional amendment is
2 passed by the General Assembly.
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