PRIOR PASSAGE - NONE
PRINTER'S NO. 3141
No. 1941 Session of 2008
INTRODUCED BY EVERETT, ARGALL, BELFANTI, BOYD, CAPPELLI,
CREIGHTON, CUTLER, DENLINGER, FAIRCHILD, FLECK, GABIG, GRELL,
HERSHEY, KAUFFMAN, M. KELLER, MAJOR, MARSHALL, MARSICO,
MENSCH, MOUL, NAILOR, PEIFER, PICKETT, PYLE, REED, ROHRER,
ROSS, SAYLOR, STERN, TURZAI AND VULAKOVICH, JANUARY 28, 2008
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY, JANUARY 28, 2008
A JOINT RESOLUTION
1 Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the Commonwealth
2 of Pennsylvania, authorizing limitations on attorney fees in
3 actions involving death or injury.
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 Article III be amended by adding a section to read:
9 § 33. Limitations on attorney fees in actions involving death
10 or injury.
11 Notwithstanding section 10(c) of Article V, the General
12 Assembly shall have the power to determine limitations on
13 attorney fees in civil actions involving death or injury to
14 persons or injury to property.
15 Section 2. (a) Upon the first passage by the General
16 Assembly of this proposed constitutional amendment, the
1 Secretary of the Commonwealth shall proceed immediately to
2 comply with the advertising requirements of section 1 of Article
3 XI of the Constitution of Pennsylvania and shall transmit the
4 required advertisements to two newspapers in every county in
5 which such newspapers are published in sufficient time after
6 passage of this proposed constitutional amendment.
7 (b) Upon the second passage by the General Assembly of this
8 proposed constitutional amendment, the Secretary of the
9 Commonwealth shall proceed immediately to comply with the
10 advertising requirements of section 1 of Article XI of the
11 Constitution of Pennsylvania and shall transmit the required
12 advertisements to two newspapers in every county in which such
13 newspapers are published in sufficient time after passage of
14 this proposed constitutional amendment. The Secretary of the
15 Commonwealth shall submit this proposed constitutional amendment
16 to the qualified electors of this Commonwealth at the first
17 primary, general or municipal election which meets the
18 requirements of and is in conformance with section 1 of Article
19 XI of the Constitution of Pennsylvania and which occurs at least
20 three months after the proposed constitutional amendment is
21 passed by the General Assembly.
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