PRIOR PASSAGE - NONE
PRINTER'S NO. 345
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
SENATE BILL
No.
185
Session of
2015
INTRODUCED BY TEPLITZ, VOGEL, VULAKOVICH, BLAKE, SCHWANK,
FOLMER, BREWSTER, STEFANO AND WARD, FEBRUARY 11, 2015
REFERRED TO STATE GOVERNMENT, FEBRUARY 11, 2015
A JOINT RESOLUTION
Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the Commonwealth
of Pennsylvania, further providing for compensation.
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 section 8 of Article II be amended to read:
ยง 8. Compensation.
The members of the General Assembly shall receive such salary
and mileage for regular and special sessions as shall be fixed
by law, and no other compensation whatever, whether for service
upon committee or otherwise. No member of either House shall
during the term for which he may have been elected, receive any
increase of salary, [or mileage, under any law] mileage or cost
of living passed during such term.
Section 2. (a) Upon the first passage by the General
Assembly of this proposed constitutional amendment, the
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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 which meets the
requirements of and is in conformance with section 1 of Article
XI of the Constitution of Pennsylvania and which occurs at least
three months after the proposed constitutional amendment is
passed by the General Assembly.
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