PRIOR PASSAGE - NONE
PRINTER'S NO. 1963
No. 1564 Session of 2007
INTRODUCED BY WANSACZ, CONKLIN, MAJOR, CREIGHTON, BARRAR,
BELFANTI, BEYER, BUXTON, CAPPELLI, CARROLL, DALEY, DENLINGER,
ELLIS, EVERETT, FABRIZIO, FAIRCHILD, FLECK, GEORGE, GIBBONS,
JAMES, GODSHALL, GOODMAN, GRUCELA, HARHAI, HARPER, KAUFFMAN,
M. KELLER, KOTIK, KULA, LONGIETTI, MAHONEY, McILHATTAN,
MENSCH, MUNDY, MURT, O'NEILL, M. O'BRIEN, PALLONE, BOBACK,
PEIFER, PETRARCA, PHILLIPS, PYLE, RAMALEY, RAPP, READSHAW,
ROAE, SAINATO, SAYLOR, SCAVELLO, SHIMKUS, SIPTROTH, K. SMITH,
STABACK, STEIL, R. STEVENSON, SURRA, SWANGER, TANGRETTI,
THOMAS, YOUNGBLOOD, HANNA, SONNEY, HORNAMAN, KORTZ AND BOYD,
JUNE 18, 2007
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON FINANCE, JUNE 18, 2007
A JOINT RESOLUTION
1 Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the Commonwealth
2 of Pennsylvania, further providing for exemptions and special
3 provisions.
4 The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
5 hereby resolves as follows:
6 Section 1. The following amendment to the Constitution of
7 Pennsylvania is proposed in accordance with Article XI:
8 That section 2(b)(i) of Article VIII be amended to read:
9 § 2. Exemptions and special provisions.
10 * * *
11 (b) The General Assembly may, by law:
12 (i) Establish standards and qualifications for private
13 forest reserves, agricultural reserves, [and] land actively
1 devoted to agricultural use, and closely held businesses
2 transferred between family members and make special provision
3 for the taxation thereof, including exempting a portion of the
4 value from inheritance taxes;
5 * * *
6 Section 2. (a) Upon the first passage by the General
7 Assembly of this proposed constitutional amendment, the
8 Secretary of the Commonwealth shall proceed immediately to
9 comply with the advertising requirements of section 1 of Article
10 XI of the Constitution of Pennsylvania and shall transmit the
11 required advertisements to two newspapers in every county in
12 which such newspapers are published in sufficient time after
13 passage of this proposed constitutional amendment.
14 (b) Upon the second passage by the General Assembly of this
15 proposed constitutional amendment, the Secretary of the
16 Commonwealth shall proceed immediately to comply with the
17 advertising requirements of section 1 of Article XI of the
18 Constitution of Pennsylvania and shall transmit the required
19 advertisements to two newspapers in every county in which such
20 newspapers are published in sufficient time after passage of
21 this proposed constitutional amendment. The Secretary of the
22 Commonwealth shall submit this proposed constitutional amendment
23 to the qualified electors of this Commonwealth at the first
24 primary, general or municipal election which meets the
25 requirements of and is in conformance with section 1 of Article
26 XI of the Constitution of Pennsylvania and which occurs at least
27 three months after the proposed constitutional amendment is
28 passed by the General Assembly.
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