Bill Text: PA HB886 | 2009-2010 | Regular Session | Introduced


Bill Title: A Joint Resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, providing for a limitation on the length of session.

Spectrum: Strong Partisan Bill (Republican 21-2)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2009-03-12 - Referred to STATE GOVERNMENT [HB886 Detail]

Download: Pennsylvania-2009-HB886-Introduced.html

  

 

    

PRINTER'S NO.  1005

  

THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA

  

HOUSE BILL

 

No.

886

Session of

2009

  

  

INTRODUCED BY BENNINGHOFF, CAUSER, COX, CUTLER, EVERETT, FAIRCHILD, FLECK, GROVE, HARRIS, HUTCHINSON, KAUFFMAN, METCALFE, MOUL, ROAE, SCAVELLO, SWANGER, VULAKOVICH, CREIGHTON AND GRELL, MARCH 12, 2009

  

  

REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON STATE GOVERNMENT, MARCH 12, 2009  

  

  

  

A JOINT RESOLUTION

  

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Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the Commonwealth

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of Pennsylvania, providing for a limitation on the length of

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session.

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The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania

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hereby resolves as follows:

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Section 1.  The following amendment to the Constitution of

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Pennsylvania is proposed in accordance with the provisions of

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Article XI:

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That section 4 of Article II be amended to read:

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§ 4.  Sessions.

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(a)  The General Assembly shall be a continuing body during

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the term for which its Representatives are elected. It shall

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meet at 12 o'clock noon on the first Tuesday of January each

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year. Special sessions shall be called by the Governor on

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petition of a majority of the members elected to each House or

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may be called by the Governor whenever in his opinion the public

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interest requires.

 


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(b)  Unless meeting in special or extraordinary session, the

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General Assembly may not convene a voting session from a time

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period beginning on the first Tuesday after the first Monday in

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November through November 30 in any even-numbered year.

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Section 2.  (a)  Upon the first passage by the General

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Assembly of this proposed constitutional amendment, the

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Secretary of the Commonwealth shall proceed immediately to

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comply with the advertising requirements of section 1 of Article

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XI of the Constitution of Pennsylvania and shall transmit the

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required advertisements to two newspapers in every county in

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which such newspapers are published in sufficient time after

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passage of this proposed constitutional amendment.

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(b)  Upon the second passage by the General Assembly of this

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proposed constitutional amendment, the Secretary of the

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Commonwealth shall proceed immediately to comply with the

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advertising requirements of section 1 of Article XI of the

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Constitution of Pennsylvania and shall transmit the required

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advertisements to two newspapers in every county in which such

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newspapers are published in sufficient time after passage of

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this proposed constitutional amendment. The Secretary of the

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Commonwealth shall submit this proposed constitutional amendment

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to the qualified electors of this Commonwealth at the first

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primary, general or municipal election which meets the

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requirements of and is in conformance with section 1 of Article

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XI of the Constitution of Pennsylvania and which occurs at least

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three months after the proposed constitutional amendment is

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passed by the General Assembly.

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