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                                                      PRINTER'S NO. 1776

THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA


SENATE BILL

No. 1250 Session of 2008


        INTRODUCED BY BRUBAKER, MUSTO, GORDNER, SCARNATI, KASUNIC,
           ARMSTRONG, CORMAN, EICHELBERGER, FOLMER, REGOLA, MADIGAN,
           ROBBINS, PICCOLA, WAUGH, RHOADES, PUNT AND WONDERLING,
           FEBRUARY 14, 2008

        REFERRED TO JUDICIARY, FEBRUARY 14, 2008

                               A JOINT RESOLUTION

     1  Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the Commonwealth
     2     of Pennsylvania, providing for marriage between one man and
     3     one woman.

     4     The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
     5  hereby resolves as follows:
     6     Section 1.  The following amendment to the Constitution of
     7  Pennsylvania is proposed in accordance with Article XI:
     8     That Article I be amended by adding a section to read:
     9  § 29.  Marriage.
    10     No union other than a marriage between one man and one woman
    11  shall be valid or recognized as marriage or the functional
    12  equivalent of marriage by the Commonwealth.
    13     Section 2.  (a)  Upon the first passage by the General
    14  Assembly of this proposed constitutional amendment, the
    15  Secretary of the Commonwealth shall proceed immediately to
    16  comply with the advertising requirements of section 1 of Article
    17  XI of the Constitution of Pennsylvania and shall transmit the

     1  required advertisements to two newspapers in every county in
     2  which such newspapers are published in sufficient time after
     3  passage of this proposed constitutional amendment.
     4     (b)  Upon the second passage by the General Assembly of this
     5  proposed constitutional amendment, the Secretary of the
     6  Commonwealth shall proceed immediately to comply with the
     7  advertising requirements of section 1 of Article XI of the
     8  Constitution of Pennsylvania and shall transmit the required
     9  advertisements to two newspapers in every county in which such
    10  newspapers are published in sufficient time after passage of
    11  this proposed constitutional amendment. The Secretary of the
    12  Commonwealth shall submit this proposed constitutional amendment
    13  to the qualified electors of this Commonwealth at the first
    14  primary, general or municipal election which meets the
    15  requirements of and is in conformance with section 1 of Article
    16  XI of the Constitution of Pennsylvania and which occurs at least
    17  three months after the proposed constitutional amendment is
    18  passed by the General Assembly.








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