WHEREAS, A proposed amendment to the Constitution of
Pennsylvania must be approved by any of the following:
(1) A majority of the Senate and a majority of the House
of Representatives in two consecutive sessions and ratified
by the voters of this Commonwealth.
(2) A majority of the members of a Constitutional
Convention called by the voters in this Commonwealth and
submitted to and ratified by the voters of this Commonwealth;
and
WHEREAS, The Constitution of Pennsylvania was last amended on
November 7, 2017, when voters in this Commonwealth ratified an
amendment to the Constitution of Pennsylvania regarding tax
exclusion for homestead property; and
WHEREAS, The Senate Library's collection includes a nine-
volume set of books titled, "Reference Manuals," issued by the
1968 Constitutional Convention; and
WHEREAS, The Senate Library's collection includes copies of
all five versions of the Constitution of Pennsylvania and the
proceedings of each Constitutional Convention; and
WHEREAS, The Senate Library has many resources for legal
research on the Constitution of Pennsylvania, including, "The
Pennsylvania Constitution: A Treatise on Rights and Liberties"
by Ken Gormley and "Pennsylvania Constitutional Law" by Robert
E. Woodside; therefore be it
RESOLVED, That the Senate recognize the Senate Library's
exhibition on the history of the Constitution of Pennsylvania
occurring on September 23, 2019, through February 28, 2020.
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