PRIOR PASSAGE - NONE PRINTER'S NO. 2330
No. 1542 Session of 2008
INTRODUCED BY PICCOLA, RAFFERTY, BROWNE, EICHELBERGER, EARLL AND BRUBAKER, AUGUST 20, 2008
REFERRED TO APPROPRIATIONS, AUGUST 20, 2008
A JOINT RESOLUTION 1 Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the Commonwealth 2 of Pennsylvania, further providing for appropriation bills. 3 The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania 4 hereby resolves as follows: 5 Section 1. The following amendment to the Constitution of 6 Pennsylvania is proposed in accordance with Article XI: 7 That section 11 of Article III be amended to read: 8 § 11. Appropriation bills. 9 (a) The general appropriation bill shall embrace nothing but 10 appropriations for the executive, legislative and judicial 11 departments of the Commonwealth, for the public debt and for 12 public schools. 13 (b) The general appropriation bill for the ensuing fiscal 14 year shall be passed by the House of Representatives by June 1, 15 shall be passed by the Senate by June 15 and shall be presented 16 to the Governor for approval by June 30. If necessary, by June 17 20, a special conference committee consisting of six Senators
1 and six Representatives shall be established in accordance with 2 the rules of the Senate and the House of Representatives to 3 deliberate on the general appropriation bill. If either chamber 4 fails to meet a time requirement set by this subsection, no 5 member of that chamber shall receive compensation until 6 appropriate action is taken to accomplish the result required by 7 this subsection. 8 (c) All other appropriations shall be made by separate 9 bills, each embracing but one subject. 10 Section 2. (a) Upon the first passage by the General 11 Assembly of this proposed constitutional amendment, the 12 Secretary of the Commonwealth shall proceed immediately to 13 comply with the advertising requirements of section 1 of Article 14 XI of the Constitution of Pennsylvania and shall transmit the 15 required advertisements to two newspapers in every county in 16 which such newspapers are published in sufficient time after 17 passage of this proposed constitutional amendment. 18 (b) Upon the second passage by the General Assembly of this 19 proposed constitutional amendment, the Secretary of the 20 Commonwealth shall proceed immediately to comply with the 21 advertising requirements of section 1 of Article XI of the 22 Constitution of Pennsylvania and shall transmit the required 23 advertisements to two newspapers in every county in which such 24 newspapers are published in sufficient time after passage of 25 this proposed constitutional amendment. The Secretary of the 26 Commonwealth shall submit this proposed constitutional amendment 27 to the qualified electors of this Commonwealth at the first 28 primary, general or municipal election which meets the 29 requirements of and is in conformance with section 1 of Article 30 XI of the Constitution of Pennsylvania and which occurs at least 20080S1542B2330 - 2 -
1 three months after the proposed constitutional amendment is 2 passed by the General Assembly. G31L83VDL/20080S1542B2330 - 3 -