S0735B0899A01965 MAB:EJH 06/22/21 #90 A01965
AMENDMENTS TO SENATE BILL NO. 735
Sponsor: SENATOR CAPPELLETTI
Printer's No. 899
Amend Bill, page 1, line 1, by striking out "an amendment"
and inserting
separate and distinct amendments
Amend Bill, page 1, line 2, by inserting after
"Pennsylvania,"
providing for reproductive rights and
Amend Bill, page 1, line 6, by striking out "amendment" and
inserting
separate and distinct amendments
Amend Bill, page 1, line 7, by striking out "is" and
inserting
are
Amend Bill, page 1, line 8, by striking out all of said line
and inserting
(1) That Article I be amended by adding a section to read:
ยง 30. Reproductive rights.
An individual's right to personal reproductive autonomy,
including, but not limited to, abortion, access to
contraceptives and reproductive healthcare, is central to the
liberty and dignity to determine one's own life course and shall
not be denied or infringed unless justified by a compelling
State interest achieved by the least restrictive means.
(2) That section 1 of Article VII be amended to read:
Amend Bill, page 3, lines 1 through 23, by striking out all
of said lines and inserting
Section 2. (a) Upon the first passage by the General
Assembly of these proposed constitutional amendments, the
Secretary of the Commonwealth shall proceed immediately to
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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 these proposed constitutional amendments.
(b) Upon the second passage by the General Assembly of these
proposed constitutional amendments, 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
these proposed constitutional amendments. The Secretary of the
Commonwealth shall:
(1) Submit the proposed constitutional amendment under
section 1(1) of this resolution to the qualified electors of
this Commonwealth as a separate ballot question 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.
(2) Submit the proposed constitutional amendment under
section 1(2) of this resolution to the qualified electors of
this Commonwealth as a separate ballot question 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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