PRIOR PASSAGE - NONE
PRINTER'S NO. 2622
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE BILL
No.
2272
Session of
2022
INTRODUCED BY MIHALEK, BERNSTINE, COOK, DUNBAR, ECKER, GAYDOS,
HAMM, JONES, KAUFFMAN, KEEFER, MAJOR, MENTZER, MERCURI,
METZGAR, MUSTELLO, O'NEAL, ORTITAY, RIGBY, ROTHMAN, ROWE,
RYAN, SANKEY, SAYLOR, SMITH, STAATS, TOPPER AND WARNER,
JANUARY 21, 2022
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON LIQUOR CONTROL, JANUARY 21, 2022
A JOINT RESOLUTION
Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the Commonwealth
of Pennsylvania, prohibiting the Commonwealth from
manufacturing or selling liquor.
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 III be amended by adding a subdivision to read:
F. LIQUOR
ยง 33. Manufacture and sale of liquor by the Commonwealth
prohibited.
The Commonwealth shall not manufacture or sell, at wholesale
or retail, liquor.
Section 2. (a) Upon the first passage by the General
Assembly of this proposed constitutional amendment, the
Secretary of the Commonwealth shall proceed immediately to
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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.
Section 3. The addition of section 33 of Article III of the
Constitution of Pennsylvania shall become effective 18 months
following approval of section 33 of Article III by the
electorate.
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