Bill Text: PA HB1129 | 2009-2010 | Regular Session | Introduced


Bill Title: A Joint Resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, further providing for security from searches and seizures.

Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 10-5)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2009-03-26 - Referred to STATE GOVERNMENT [HB1129 Detail]

Download: Pennsylvania-2009-HB1129-Introduced.html

  

 

    

PRINTER'S NO.  1332

  

THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA

  

HOUSE BILL

 

No.

1129

Session of

2009

  

  

INTRODUCED BY D. O'BRIEN, BRENNAN, CREIGHTON, EVERETT, GEIST, HARHAI, HARKINS, KORTZ, MICOZZIE, O'NEILL, REICHLEY, SIPTROTH, SWANGER, J. TAYLOR AND VULAKOVICH, MARCH 26, 2009

  

  

REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON STATE GOVERNMENT, MARCH 26, 2009  

  

  

  

A JOINT RESOLUTION

  

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Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the Commonwealth

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of Pennsylvania, further providing for security from searches

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and seizures.

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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 Article XI:

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That section 8 of Article I be amended to read:

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§ 8.  Security from searches and seizures.

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The people shall be secure in their persons, houses, papers

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and possessions from unreasonable searches and seizures, and no

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warrant to search any place or to seize any person or things

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shall issue without describing them as nearly as may be, nor

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without probable cause, supported by oath or affirmation

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subscribed to by the affiant. The rights and procedural

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restrictions mandated by this section shall be identical to

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those mandated by the fourth amendment to the Constitution of

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the United States, as interpreted by the United States Supreme

 


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Court. The rights and procedural restrictions respecting

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searches and seizures shall not be judicially expanded by

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decisional law or court rule to exceed the rights and procedural

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restrictions mandated by this section.

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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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