PRIOR PASSAGE - NONE
PRINTER'S NO. 3646
No. 2585 Session of 2000
INTRODUCED BY ROBERTS, PESCI, SEYFERT, McNAUGHTON, TRUE AND
WILLIAMS, JUNE 6, 2000
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON STATE GOVERNMENT, JUNE 6, 2000
A JOINT RESOLUTION
1 Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the Commonwealth
2 of Pennsylvania, further providing for terms of legislators.
3 The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
4 hereby resolves as follows:
5 Section 1. The following amendment to the Constitution of
6 Pennsylvania is proposed in accordance with Article XI:
7 That section 3 of Article II be amended to read:
8 § 3. Terms of members.
9 Senators shall be elected for the term of [four] six years
10 [and]. An individual may not serve for more than two full terms
11 as a Senator, consecutively or nonconsecutively. Representatives
12 shall be elected for the term of [two] four years. An individual
13 may not serve for more than three full terms as a
14 Representative, consecutively or nonconsecutively.
15 Section 2. This amendment shall not increase nor terminate
16 the term of any senator or representative which has begun on the
17 date the electorate approves this amendment. This amendment
1 shall apply to terms and eligibility beginning with the first
2 general election after the electorate approves this amendment.
3 Section 3. (a) Upon the first passage by the General
4 Assembly of this proposed constitutional amendment, the
5 Secretary of the Commonwealth shall proceed immediately to
6 comply with the advertising requirements of section 1 of Article
7 XI of the Constitution of Pennsylvania and shall transmit the
8 required advertisements to two newspapers in every county in
9 which such newspapers are published in sufficient time after
10 passage of this proposed constitutional amendment.
11 (b) Upon the second passage by the General Assembly of this
12 proposed constitutional amendment, the Secretary of the
13 Commonwealth shall proceed immediately to comply with the
14 advertising requirements of section 1 of Article XI of the
15 Constitution of Pennsylvania and shall transmit the required
16 advertisements to two newspapers in every county in which such
17 newspapers are published in sufficient time after passage of
18 this proposed constitutional amendment. The Secretary of the
19 Commonwealth shall submit this proposed constitutional amendment
20 to the qualified electors of this Commonwealth at the first
21 primary or municipal election occurring at least three months
22 after the proposed constitutional amendment is passed by the
23 General Assembly.
C22L83VDL/20000H2585B3646 - 2 -