PRIOR PASSAGE - NONE
PRINTER'S NO. 397
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE BILL
No.
430
Session of
2023
INTRODUCED BY DIAMOND, JAMES, R. MACKENZIE, KEEFER, GILLEN,
GROVE, B. MILLER, ROWE, WARNER AND T. JONES, MARCH 15, 2023
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON STATE GOVERNMENT, MARCH 15, 2023
A JOINT RESOLUTION
Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the Commonwealth
of Pennsylvania, further providing for sessions 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 4 of Article II be amended to read:
ยง 4. Sessions.
The General Assembly shall be a continuing body during the
term for which its Representatives are elected. It shall meet at
12 o'clock noon on the first [Tuesday of January] day of
December each year. Special sessions shall be called by the
Governor on petition of a majority of the members elected to
each House or may be called by the Governor whenever in his
opinion the public interest requires.
Section 2. The following procedure applies to the proposed
constitutional amendment in this joint resolution:
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(1) Upon the first passage by the General Assembly of
the 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.
(2) Upon the second passage by the General Assembly of
the 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. The Secretary of the Commonwealth shall
submit the amendment to the qualified electors of this
Commonwealth at the first primary, general or municipal
election which meets the requirements of section 1 of Article
XI of the Constitution of Pennsylvania.
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