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PRIOR PASSAGE – J.R. 2016-1
PRINTER'S NO. 117
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE BILL
No.
153
Session of
2017
INTRODUCED BY KNOWLES, TURZAI, REED, METCALFE, CORBIN, WHEELAND,
FEE, DUNBAR, MENTZER, WATSON, WARD, ENGLISH, KAUFFMAN,
SIMMONS, MACKENZIE, MURT, GREINER, GODSHALL, MULLERY,
A. HARRIS, GROVE, CARROLL, CONKLIN, McGINNIS, PHILLIPS-HILL,
ROAE, TOOHIL, REESE, SACCONE, GILLESPIE, PETRI, STEPHENS,
MUSTIO, KAVULICH, FARRY, MAHER, HELM, DeLUCA AND GILLEN,
JANUARY 23, 2017
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON STATE GOVERNMENT, JANUARY 23, 2017
A JOINT RESOLUTION
Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the Commonwealth
of Pennsylvania, reducing the size of the General Assembly.
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 section 16 of Article II be amended to read:
§ 16. Legislative districts.
The Commonwealth shall be divided into 50 senatorial and
[203] 151 representative districts, which shall be composed of
compact and contiguous territory as nearly equal in population
as practicable. Each senatorial district shall elect one
Senator, and each representative district one Representative.
Unless absolutely necessary no county, city, incorporated town,
borough, township or ward shall be divided in forming either a
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