Bill Text: PA HB166 | 2009-2010 | 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 terms of members.

Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 8-3)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2009-02-02 - Referred to STATE GOVERNMENT [HB166 Detail]

Download: Pennsylvania-2009-HB166-Introduced.html

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PRINTER'S NO. 167
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE BILL
No. 166 Session of2009
INTRODUCED BY ROAE, BEAR, EVERETT, GIBBONS, HARRIS, HORNAMAN, MOUL, MURT, ROCK, VULAKOVICH AND THOMAS, FEBRUARY 2, 2009
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON STATE GOVERNMENT, FEBRUARY 2, 2009
A JOINT RESOLUTION
Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the Commonwealth
of Pennsylvania, further providing for terms 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 3 of Article II be amended to read:
§ 3. Terms of members.
[Senators shall be elected for the term of four years and
Representatives for the term of two years.] Senators and
Representatives shall be elected for the term of four years. No
member of the General Assembly shall serve more than a total of
12 years in the Senate and a total of 12 years in the House of
Representatives. Members may serve again in either chamber after
reaching the limit for service prescribed in this section and
sitting out one full term or four years.
Section 2. The provisions of this resolution apply only to
terms served by members of the General Assembly after the first
election cycle following the ratification of this constitutional
amendment and thereafter.
Section 3. (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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