PRIOR PASSAGE - NONE
PRINTER'S NO. 712
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE BILL
No.
566
Session of
2015
INTRODUCED BY DeLUCA, BISHOP, KAUFFMAN, DEASY, CALTAGIRONE,
MURT, D. COSTA, DIAMOND AND M. DALEY, FEBRUARY 26, 2015
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON STATE GOVERNMENT, FEBRUARY 26, 2015
A JOINT RESOLUTION
Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the Commonwealth
of Pennsylvania, imposing a limitation on Senators and
Representatives receiving outside earned income.
The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
hereby resolves as follows:
Section 1. The following amendment to the Constitution of
Pennsylvania is proposed in accordance with Article XI:
That Article II be amended by adding a section to read:
ยง 18. Limitation on outside earned income.
A Senato r or Representative may not annually receive more
than 35% of the base salary of a member of the General Assembly
in earned income outside of the salary and allowances of his
office. The term " earned income " includes wages, salaries, fees
and other amounts received as compensation for personal services
rendered but does not include compensation paid to a Senator or
Representative for personal services rendered before the Senator
or Representative took office.
Section 2. (a) Upon the first passage by the General
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Assembly of this proposed constitutional amendment, the
Secretary of the Commonwealth shall proceed immediately to
comply with the advertising requirements of section 1 of Article
XI of the Constitution of Pennsylvania and shall transmit the
required advertisements to two newspapers in every county in
which such newspapers are published in sufficient time after
passage of this proposed constitutional amendment.
(b) Upon the second passage by the General Assembly of this
proposed constitutional amendment, the Secretary of the
Commonwealth shall proceed immediately to comply with the
advertising requirements of section 1 of Article XI of the
Constitution of Pennsylvania and shall transmit the required
advertisements to two newspapers in every county in which such
newspapers are published in sufficient time after passage of
this proposed constitutional amendment. The Secretary of the
Commonwealth shall submit this proposed constitutional amendment
to the qualified electors of this Commonwealth at the first
primary, general or municipal election occurring at least three
months after the proposed constitutional amendment is passed by
the General Assembly.
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