THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA

HOUSE BILL

INTRODUCED BY DeLUCA, B. BOYLE, BRENNAN, BUXTON, D. COSTA, FABRIZIO, GERGELY, HALUSKA, HARKINS, JOHNSON, MATZIE, McGEEHAN, M. O'BRIEN, PRESTON, READSHAW, SAINATO, SANTONI, SCAVELLO, K. SMITH, STABACK AND YOUNGBLOOD, FEBRUARY 14, 2011

REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON STATE GOVERNMENT, FEBRUARY 14, 2011  

A JOINT RESOLUTION

Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the Commonwealth

of Pennsylvania, limiting Senators and Representatives from

receiving outside earned income.

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 II be amended by adding a section to read:

§ 18.  Limitation on outside earned income.

No Senator or Representative shall receive more than 35% of

base salary of the members of the General Assembly annually in

earned income outside of the salary and allowances of his

office. The term "earned income" includes wages, salaries, fees

and other amounts received as compensation for personal services

rendered, but does not include any compensation paid to a

Senator or Representative for personal services rendered before

the Senator or Representative took office.

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.