Bill Text: PA HB419 | 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, providing for the right to hunt, fish and harvest game.

Sponsorship: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 39-14)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2009-09-11 - Re-committed to APPROPRIATIONS [HB419 Detail]

Download: Pennsylvania-2009-HB419-Introduced.html

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PRINTER'S NO. 463
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE BILL
No. 419 Session of2009
INTRODUCED BY BAKER, DALLY, STERN, ARGALL, BELFANTI, BENNINGHOFF, BEYER, BOYD, CALTAGIRONE, CAUSER, DENLINGER, EVERETT, FAIRCHILD, FLECK, GEIST, GEORGE, GIBBONS, GINGRICH, GODSHALL, GOODMAN, GROVE, HARHAI, HESS, HICKERNELL, KAUFFMAN, M. KELLER, KIRKLAND, KOTIK, MAJOR, MARKOSEK, METCALFE, MOUL, MURT, PEIFER, PETRARCA, PHILLIPS, PICKETT, PYLE, QUIGLEY, RAPP, READSHAW, ROAE, ROCK, ROHRER, SCAVELLO, STABACK, STEVENSON, TALLMAN, VULAKOVICH AND WHITE, FEBRUARY 13, 2009
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON GAME AND FISHERIES, FEBRUARY 13, 2009
A JOINT RESOLUTION
Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the Commonwealth
of Pennsylvania, providing for the right to hunt, fish and
harvest game.
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 Article I be amended by adding a section to read:
§ 29. Right of the people to hunt, fish and harvest game.
The right of the people to hunt, fish and harvest game shall
be forever preserved, subject to restrictions relating to
species, seasons, licensure, limits, methods and locations, as
prescribed by the laws of this Commonwealth.
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 which meets the requirements of and is in
conformance with section 1 of Article XI of the Constitution of
Pennsylvania.
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