PRIOR PASSAGE - J.R. 2016-1 NONE
PRIOR PRINTER'S NO. 117
PRINTER'S NO. 2993
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE BILL
No.
153
Session of
2017
INTRODUCED BY KNOWLES, TURZAI, REED, METCALFE, CORBIN, WHEELAND,
FEE, DUNBAR, MENTZER, WATSON, WARD, ENGLISH, KAUFFMAN,
SIMMONS, MACKENZIE, MURT, GREINER, GODSHALL, MULLERY,
A. HARRIS, GROVE, CARROLL, CONKLIN, McGINNIS, PHILLIPS-HILL,
ROAE, TOOHIL, REESE, SACCONE, GILLESPIE, PETRI, STEPHENS,
MUSTIO, KAVULICH, FARRY, MAHER, HELM, DeLUCA, GILLEN, TOBASH,
CORR, D. MILLER, DEASY, DELOZIER, C. QUINN, RYAN, NELSON,
BARBIN AND BARRAR, JANUARY 23, 2017
AS AMENDED ON SECOND CONSIDERATION, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,
FEBRUARY 5, 2018
A JOINT RESOLUTION
Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the Commonwealth
of Pennsylvania, reducing the size of the General Assembly.
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 16 of Article II be amended to read:
ยง 16. Legislative districts.
The Commonwealth shall be divided into [50] 38 senatorial and
[203] 151 representative districts, which shall be composed of
compact and contiguous territory as nearly equal in population
as practicable. Each senatorial district shall elect one
Senator, and each representative district one Representative.
Unless absolutely necessary no county, city, incorporated town,
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