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| THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA |
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| HOUSE BILL |
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| INTRODUCED BY P. COSTA, BEYER, BRENNAN, ELLIS, FABRIZIO, GABLER, GROVE, GRUCELA, HESS, HORNAMAN, MOUL, REED, S. H. SMITH AND SWANGER, JANUARY 26, 2010 |
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| REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON STATE GOVERNMENT, JANUARY 26, 2010 |
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| A JOINT RESOLUTION |
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1 | Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the Commonwealth |
2 | of Pennsylvania, further providing for consideration of bills |
3 | to increase taxes. |
4 | The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania |
5 | hereby resolves as follows: |
6 | Section 1. The following amendment to the Constitution of |
7 | Pennsylvania is proposed in accordance with Article XI: |
8 | (1) That section 4 of Article III be amended to read: |
9 | § 4. Consideration of bills. |
10 | (a) Every bill shall be considered on three different days |
11 | in each House. All amendments made thereto shall be printed for |
12 | the use of the members before the final vote is taken on the |
13 | bill and before the final vote is taken, upon written request |
14 | addressed to the presiding officer of either House by at least |
15 | 25% of the members elected to that House, any bill shall be read |
16 | at length in that House. No bill shall become a law, unless on |
17 | its final passage the vote is taken by yeas and nays, the names |
18 | of the persons voting for and against it are entered on the |
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1 | journal, and, except as provided under subsection (b), a |
2 | majority of the members elected to each House is recorded |
3 | thereon as voting in its favor. |
4 | (b) During the period of time from the election of the |
5 | members of the General Assembly until their inauguration, no |
6 | bill to increase taxes may become law unless two-thirds of the |
7 | members of each House is recorded as voting in favor of the |
8 | bill. |
9 | Section 2. (a) Upon the first passage by the General |
10 | Assembly of this proposed constitutional amendment, the |
11 | Secretary of the Commonwealth shall proceed immediately to |
12 | comply with the advertising requirements of section 1 of Article |
13 | XI of the Constitution of Pennsylvania and shall transmit the |
14 | required advertisements to two newspapers in every county in |
15 | which such newspapers are published in sufficient time after |
16 | passage of this proposed constitutional amendment. |
17 | (b) Upon the second passage by the General Assembly of this |
18 | proposed constitutional amendment, the Secretary of the |
19 | Commonwealth shall proceed immediately to comply with the |
20 | advertising requirements of section 1 of Article XI of the |
21 | Constitution of Pennsylvania and shall transmit the required |
22 | advertisements to two newspapers in every county in which such |
23 | newspapers are published in sufficient time after passage of |
24 | this proposed constitutional amendment. The Secretary of the |
25 | Commonwealth shall submit this proposed constitutional amendment |
26 | to the qualified electors of this Commonwealth at the first |
27 | primary, general or municipal election which meets the |
28 | requirements of and is in conformance with section 1 of Article |
29 | XI of the Constitution of Pennsylvania and which occurs at least |
30 | three months after the proposed constitutional amendment is |
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1 | passed by the General Assembly. |
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