Bill Text: PA HB55 | 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 legislative districts.

Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Republican 27-6)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2009-12-04 - Referred to STATE GOVERNMENT [HB55 Detail]

Download: Pennsylvania-2009-HB55-Introduced.html

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PRINTER'S NO. 2949
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE BILL
No. 55 Session of2009
INTRODUCED BY MUSTIO, REESE, VULAKOVICH, CHRISTIANA, KOTIK, ROCK, M. SMITH, BOYD, CARROLL, CREIGHTON, DALLY, DeLUCA, J. EVANS, GINGRICH, GODSHALL, GRELL, GROVE, HARHART, HARRIS, KORTZ, MARSHALL, MURT, PEIFER, REED, SCAVELLO, SCHRODER, SIPTROTH, SWANGER, TRUE, TURZAI, WATSON AND BENNINGHOFF, DECEMBER 4, 2009
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON STATE GOVERNMENT, DECEMBER 4, 2009
A JOINT RESOLUTION
Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the Commonwealth
of Pennsylvania, further providing for legislative districts.
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:
(1) That section 16 of Article II be amended to read:
§ 16. Legislative districts.
The Commonwealth shall be divided into [50] 37 senatorial and
[203] 185 representative districts, which shall be composed of
compact and contiguous territory as nearly equal in population
as practicable. Each senatorial district shall elect one
Senator, and each representative district one Representative. No
representative district may be divided in the formation of a
senatorial district. Unless absolutely necessary no county,
city, incorporated town, borough, township or ward shall be
divided in forming either a senatorial or representative
district.
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 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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