A JOINT RESOLUTION

 

1Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the Commonwealth
2of Pennsylvania, providing for limits on the terms of members
3of the General Assembly.

4The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
5hereby resolves as follows:

6Section 1. The following amendment to the Constitution of
7Pennsylvania is proposed in accordance with Article XI:

8That section 3 of Article II be amended to read:

9§ 3. Terms of members.

10Senators shall be elected for the term of four years and
11Representatives for the term of two years. No member of the 
12General Assembly may serve more than a total of twelve years in 
13the Senate and a total of twelve years in the House of 
14Representatives over the course of the member's lifetime.

15Section 2. The provisions of this resolution will only
16affect members of the General Assembly elected from the first
17election cycle following the ratification of this constitutional
18amendment and thereafter.

1Section 3. (a) Upon the first passage by the General
2Assembly of this proposed constitutional amendment, the
3Secretary of the Commonwealth shall proceed immediately to
4comply with the advertising requirements of section 1 of Article
5XI of the Constitution of Pennsylvania and shall transmit the
6required advertisements to two newspapers in every county in
7which such newspapers are published in sufficient time after
8passage of this proposed constitutional amendment.

9(b) Upon the second passage by the General Assembly of this
10proposed constitutional amendment, the Secretary of the
11Commonwealth shall proceed immediately to comply with the
12advertising requirements of section 1 of Article XI of the
13Constitution of Pennsylvania and shall transmit the required
14advertisements to two newspapers in every county in which such
15newspapers are published in sufficient time after passage of
16this proposed constitutional amendment. The Secretary of the
17Commonwealth shall submit this proposed constitutional amendment
18to the qualified electors of this Commonwealth at the first
19primary, general or municipal election which meets the
20requirements of and is in conformance with section 1 of Article
21XI of the Constitution of Pennsylvania and which occurs at least
22three months after the proposed constitutional amendment is
23passed by the General Assembly.