PRIOR PASSAGE - NONE PRINTER'S NO. 1592
No. 1232 Session of 2001
INTRODUCED BY BOSCOLA AND COSTA, DECEMBER 6, 2001
REFERRED TO RULES AND EXECUTIVE NOMINATIONS, DECEMBER 6, 2001
A JOINT RESOLUTION
1 Proposing integrated amendments to the Constitution of the
2 Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, further providing for
3 disqualification to hold other office and for vacancy in the
4 office of Lieutenant Governor.
5 The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
6 hereby resolves as follows:
7 Section 1. The following integrated amendments to the
8 Constitution of Pennsylvania are proposed in accordance with
9 Article XI:
10 (1) That section 6 of Article II be amended to read:
11 § 6. Disqualification to hold other office.
12 [No] Except as provided in section 14 of Article IV, no
13 Senator or Representative shall, during the time for which he
14 was elected, be appointed to any civil office under this
15 Commonwealth to which a salary, fee or perquisite is attached.
16 No member of Congress or other person holding any office (except
17 of attorney-at-law or in the National Guard or in a reserve
18 component of the armed forces of the United States) under the
1 United States or this Commonwealth to which a salary, fee or 2 perquisite is attached shall be a member of either House during 3 his continuance in office. 4 (2) That section 14 of Article IV be amended to read: 5 § 14. Vacancy in office of Lieutenant Governor. 6 (a) In case of the death, conviction on impeachment, failure 7 to qualify or resignation of the Lieutenant Governor, [or in 8 case he should become] the Governor shall appoint, in accordance 9 with section 8 of this article, a Lieutenant Governor who shall 10 take office upon confirmation by a two-thirds vote of all 11 members elected to the Senate and shall serve for the remainder 12 of the term. 13 (b) Where the Lieutenant Governor becomes Governor under 14 section 13 of this article, [the President pro tempore of the 15 Senate shall become Lieutenant Governor for the remainder of the 16 term.] he shall appoint, in accordance with section 8 of this 17 article, a Lieutenant Governor, who shall take office upon 18 confirmation by a two-thirds vote of all members elected to the 19 Senate and shall serve for the remainder of the term. 20 (c) Should the Governor appoint any member of the Senate or 21 House of Representatives to serve as Lieutenant Governor, the 22 appointee's seat as Senator or Representative shall become 23 vacant upon confirmation and shall be filled by election as any 24 other vacancy in the General Assembly. 25 (d) In case of the disability of the Lieutenant Governor, 26 the powers, duties and emoluments of the office shall devolve 27 upon the President pro tempore of the Senate until the 28 disability is removed. [Should there be no Lieutenant Governor, 29 the President pro tempore of the Senate shall become Governor if 30 a vacancy shall occur in the office of Governor and in] 20010S1232B1592 - 2 -
1 (e) If, by reason of death, resignation, removal from 2 office, inability or failure to qualify, there is neither a 3 Governor nor Lieutenant Governor to discharge the powers and 4 duties of the office of Governor, then the President pro tempore 5 of the Senate shall become Governor for the remainder of the 6 term. The President pro tempore's seat as Senator shall become 7 vacant when he becomes Governor and shall be filled by election 8 as any other vacancy in the Senate. 9 (f) If, by reason of death, resignation, removal from 10 office, inability or failure to qualify, there is no Lieutenant 11 Governor to discharge the powers and duties of the office of 12 Governor in the case of the disability of the Governor, the 13 powers, duties and emoluments of the office of Governor shall 14 devolve upon the President pro tempore of the Senate who shall 15 act as Governor until the disability is removed. [His seat as 16 Senator shall become vacant whenever he shall become Governor 17 and shall be filled by election as any other vacancy in the 18 Senate.] 19 Section 2. (a) Upon the first passage by the General 20 Assembly of these proposed constitutional amendments, the 21 Secretary of the Commonwealth shall proceed immediately to 22 comply with the advertising requirements of section 1 of Article 23 XI of the Constitution of Pennsylvania and shall transmit the 24 required advertisements to two newspapers in every county in 25 which such newspapers are published in sufficient time after 26 passage of these proposed constitutional amendments. 27 (b) Upon the second passage by the General Assembly of these 28 proposed constitutional amendments, the Secretary of the 29 Commonwealth shall proceed immediately to comply with the 30 advertising requirements of section 1 of Article XI of the 20010S1232B1592 - 3 -
1 Constitution of Pennsylvania and shall transmit the required 2 advertisements to two newspapers in every county in which such 3 newspapers are published in sufficient time after passage of 4 these proposed constitutional amendments. The Secretary of the 5 Commonwealth shall submit the proposed constitutional amendments 6 under section 1 to the qualified electors of this Commonwealth 7 as a single ballot question at the first primary, general or 8 municipal election which meets the requirements of and is in 9 conformance with section 1 of Article XI of the Constitution of 10 Pennsylvania and which occurs at least three months after the 11 proposed constitutional amendments are passed by the General 12 Assembly. K8L83DMS/20010S1232B1592 - 4 -