THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA

HOUSE BILL

INTRODUCED BY ROAE, AUMENT, CUTLER, DUNBAR, EVERETT, GRELL, HARRIS, HORNAMAN, MULLERY, SWANGER, TRUITT AND VULAKOVICH, MARCH 9, 2011

REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON STATE GOVERNMENT, MARCH 9, 2011  

A JOINT RESOLUTION

Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the Commonwealth

of Pennsylvania, further providing for terms of members.

The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania

hereby resolves as follows:

Section 1.  The following amendment to the Constitution of

Pennsylvania is proposed in accordance with Article XI:

That section 3 of Article II be amended to read:

§ 3.  Terms of members.

[Senators shall be elected for the term of four years and

Representatives for the term of two years.] Senators and

Representatives shall be elected for the term of four years. No

member of the General Assembly may serve more than a total of 12

years in the Senate and a total of 12 years in the House of

Representatives. Members may serve again in either chamber after

reaching the limit for service prescribed in this section and

sitting out one full term or four years.

Section 2.  The provisions of this resolution apply only to

terms served by members of the General Assembly after the first

election cycle following the ratification of this constitutional

amendment and thereafter.

Section 3.  (a)  Upon the first passage by the General

Assembly of this proposed constitutional amendment, 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 this proposed constitutional amendment.

(b)  Upon the second passage by the General Assembly of this

proposed constitutional amendment, 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

this proposed constitutional amendment. The Secretary of the

Commonwealth shall submit this proposed constitutional amendment

to the qualified electors of this Commonwealth 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.