Bill Text: PA HB329 | 2011-2012 | Regular Session | Introduced

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Bill Title: A Joint Resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, further providing for qualifications of members.

Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 8-4)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2011-01-31 - Referred to STATE GOVERNMENT [HB329 Detail]

Download: Pennsylvania-2011-HB329-Introduced.html

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PRINTER'S NO. 284
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE BILL
No. 329 Session of2011
INTRODUCED BY KOTIK, SAINATO, READSHAW, PASHINSKI, GERGELY, HARHAI, HORNAMAN, KORTZ, SWANGER AND MURT, JANUARY 31, 2011
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON STATE GOVERNMENT, JANUARY 31, 2011
A JOINT RESOLUTION
Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the Commonwealth
of Pennsylvania, further providing for qualifications 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 5 of Article II be amended to read:
§ 5. Qualifications of members.
Senators shall be at least 25 years of age and
Representatives 21 years of age. They shall have been citizens
and inhabitants of the State four years, and Senators shall be
inhabitants of their respective districts one year next before
their election (unless absent on the public business of the
United States or of this State), and Representatives shall be
inhabitants of their respective districts three years next
before their election (unless absent on the public business of
the United States or of this State), and shall reside in their
respective districts during their terms of service.
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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