PRIOR PASSAGE - NONE
PRINTER'S NO. 917
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE BILL
No.
815
Session of
2019
INTRODUCED BY LEWIS, JONES, MURT, BOROWICZ, BERNSTINE, A. DAVIS,
NEILSON, KAUFER, IRVIN, KEEFER, SIMMONS, MACKENZIE, SOLOMON,
COOK AND THOMAS, MARCH 14, 2019
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON STATE GOVERNMENT, MARCH 14, 2019
A JOINT RESOLUTION
Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the Commonwealth
of Pennsylvania, further providing for terms of members.
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 3 of Article II be amended to read:
ยง 3. Terms of members.
(a) Senators shall be elected for the term of four years and
Representatives for the term of two years. Senators shall not be
eligible for election to more than three consecutive full terms
of office. Representatives shall not be eligible for election to
more than six consecutive full terms of office.
(b) A Senator who has served the maximum number of
consecutive full terms may become a candidate for election to
the Senate at an election held not fewer than four years after
completion of the Senator's third consecutive full term of
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office. A Representative who has served the maximum number of
consecutive full terms may become a candidate for election to
the House of Representatives at an election held not fewer than
two years after completion of the Representative's sixth
consecutive full term of office.
Section 2. Service in the General Assembly, whether the
service constitutes a full term of office or a partial term of
office, performed prior to the approval of the amendment of
section 3 of Article II of the Constitution of Pennsylvania by
the electorate shall not be considered in determining the
maximum number of consecutive full terms a Senator or
Representative may serve or in determining eligibility of a
Senator or Representative for election.
Section 3. (a) Upon the first 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.
(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
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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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