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AMENDMENTS TO SENATE BILL NO. 1166
Sponsor: SENATOR HUGHES
Printer's No. 1753
Amend Bill, page 1, line 1, by striking out "an amendment"
and inserting
separate and distinct amendments
Amend Bill, page 1, line 1, by inserting after
"Pennsylvania,"
in declaration of rights, providing for prohibition against
denial or abridgment of equality of rights because of race
and ethnicity; and,
Amend Bill, page 1, lines 5 and 6, by striking out all of
said lines and inserting
Section 1. The following separate and distinct amendments to
the Constitution of Pennsylvania are proposed in accordance with
Article XI:
(1) That Article I of the Constitution of Pennsylvania be
amended by adding a section to read:
ยง 29. Prohibition against denial or abridgment of equality of
rights because of race and ethnicity.
Equality of rights under the law shall not be denied or
abridged in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania because of the race
or ethnicity of the individual.
(2)
Amend Bill, page 2, lines 5 through 27, by striking out all
of said lines and inserting
Section 2. (a) Upon the first passage by the General
Assembly of these proposed constitutional amendments, 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 these proposed constitutional amendments.
(b) Upon the second passage by the General Assembly of these
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proposed constitutional amendments, 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
these proposed constitutional amendments. the Secretary of the
Commonwealth shall:
(1) submit the proposed constitutional amendment under
section 1(1) of this resolution to the qualified electors of
this Commonwealth as a separate ballot question 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.
(2) submit the proposed constitutional amendment under
section 1(2) of this resolution to the qualified electors of
this Commonwealth as a separate ballot question 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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