PRIOR PASSAGE - NONE PRINTER'S NO. 1776
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. A23L83JS/20080S1250B1776 - 2 -