Bill Text: PA HB359 | 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 sessions.

Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Republican 22-5)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2011-02-01 - Referred to STATE GOVERNMENT [HB359 Detail]

Download: Pennsylvania-2011-HB359-Introduced.html

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PRINTER'S NO. 324
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE BILL
No. 359 Session of2011
INTRODUCED BY SWANGER, AUMENT, BEAR, CAUSER, D. COSTA, FLECK, GEORGE, GILLEN, GILLESPIE, GRELL, GROVE, HARHART, HORNAMAN, HUTCHINSON, JOSEPHS, KAUFFMAN, METCALFE, MOUL, MURT, RAPP, READSHAW, SCAVELLO, SCHRODER, TALLMAN AND VULAKOVICH, FEBRUARY 1, 2011
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON STATE GOVERNMENT, FEBRUARY 1, 2011
A JOINT RESOLUTION
Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the Commonwealth
of Pennsylvania, further providing for sessions.
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 4 of Article II be amended to read:
§ 4. Sessions.
The General Assembly shall be a continuing body during the
term for which its Representatives are elected. It shall meet at
12 o'clock noon on the first Tuesday of January each year.
Special sessions shall be called by the Governor on petition of
a majority of the members elected to each House or may be called
by the Governor whenever in his opinion the public interest
requires. Unless meeting in special or extraordinary session,
the General Assembly may not meet for the purposes of
considering legislation under Article III after the first day of
November preceding the general election.
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 occurring at least three
months after the proposed constitutional amendment is passed by
the General Assembly.
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