Bill Text: PA SB781 | 2009-2010 | Regular Session | Introduced

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Bill Title: Providing for legislative process.

Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 13-5)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2009-05-01 - Referred to JUDICIARY [SB781 Detail]

Download: Pennsylvania-2009-SB781-Introduced.html

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PRINTER'S NO. 956
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
SENATE BILL
No. 781 Session of2009
INTRODUCED BY LOGAN, KASUNIC, FOLMER, STOUT, MUSTO, FONTANA, STACK, BROWNE, FARNESE, TARTAGLIONE, WILLIAMS, HUGHES, RAFFERTY, O'PAKE, BOSCOLA, COSTA AND WAUGH, MAY 1, 2009
REFERRED TO JUDICIARY, MAY 1, 2009
AN ACT
Amending Title 1 (General Provisions) of the Pennsylvania
Consolidated Statutes, providing for legislative process.
The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
hereby enacts as follows:
Section 1. Title 1 of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes
is amended by adding a chapter to read:
CHAPTER 13
LEGISLATIVE PROCESS
Sec.
1301. (Reserved).
1302. (Reserved).
1303. (Reserved).
1304. (Reserved).
1305. (Reserved).
1306. (Reserved).
1307. Procedural violations.
§ 1301. (Reserved).
§ 1302. (Reserved).
§ 1303. (Reserved).
§ 1304. (Reserved).
§ 1305. (Reserved).
§ 1306. (Reserved).
§ 1307. Procedural violations.
(a) Limitation of actions.--The following apply to a
challenge to the manner in which legislation has been passed by
the General Assembly:
(1) The aggrieved party must be an individual at least
18 years of age.
(2) The action must be commenced within one year
following the final passage of the bill.
(b) Void ab initio.--If a court of competent jurisdiction
determines that a bill, resolution or conference committee
report has been considered, passed or enacted in violation of
this chapter or Article III of the Constitution of Pennsylvania,
the passage of the bill, resolution or conference committee
report shall be a nullity, and legislation resulting from the
passage shall be void ab initio.
Section 2. This act shall apply to sessions of the General
Assembly which begin after January 1, 2010.
Section 3. This act shall take effect immediately.
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