PRIOR PASSAGE - NONE
PRINTER'S NO. 1237
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
SENATE BILL
No.
947
Session of
2021
INTRODUCED BY AUMENT, CORMAN, K. WARD, GORDNER, REGAN, STEFANO,
YUDICHAK, HUTCHINSON, MENSCH, PHILLIPS-HILL, J. WARD, ARGALL,
LANGERHOLC, MARTIN, PITTMAN, GEBHARD, DiSANTO, TOMLINSON,
VOGEL, BAKER AND ROBINSON, NOVEMBER 19, 2021
REFERRED TO STATE GOVERNMENT, NOVEMBER 19, 2021
A JOINT RESOLUTION
Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of Pennsylvania,
further providing for action on concurrent orders and
resolutions.
Section 1. The following amendment to the Constitution of
Pennsylvania is proposed in accordance with Article XI:
That section 9 of Article III of the Constitution of
Pennsylvania be amended to read:
ยง 9. Action on concurrent orders and resolutions.
Every order, resolution or vote, to which the concurrence of
both Houses may be necessary, except on the questions of
adjournment, disapproval of a regulation or termination or
extension of a disaster emergency declaration as declared by an
executive order or proclamation, or portion of a disaster
emergency declaration as declared by an executive order or
proclamation, shall be presented to the Governor and before it
shall take effect be approved by him, or being disapproved,
shall be repassed by two-thirds of both Houses according to the
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rules and limitations prescribed in case of a bill.
Section 2. (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.
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