PRIOR PASSAGE - NONE
PRINTER'S NO. 2580
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE BILL
No.
2016
Session of
2024
INTRODUCED BY FIEDLER, KENYATTA, SIEGEL, DELLOSO, D. WILLIAMS,
ZABEL, KRAJEWSKI, FREEMAN, KINKEAD, N. NELSON, KINSEY,
MADDEN, RABB, CEPEDA-FREYTIZ, BURGOS, STURLA, KHAN, PROBST,
SMITH-WADE-EL, TAKAC, DONAHUE, WEBSTER AND WAXMAN,
FEBRUARY 7, 2024
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON FINANCE, FEBRUARY 7, 2024
A JOINT RESOLUTION
Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the Commonwealth
of Pennsylvania, repealing provisions relating to uniformity
of taxation.
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That section 1 of Article VIII be repealed:
[ยง 1. Uniformity of taxation.
All taxes shall be uniform, upon the same class of subjects,
within the territorial limits of the authority levying the tax,
and shall be levied and collected under general laws.]
Section 2. The following procedure applies to the proposed
constitutional amendment in this joint resolution:
(1) Upon the first passage by the General Assembly of
the amendment, the Secretary of the Commonwealth shall
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proceed immediately to comply with the advertising
requirements of section 1 of Article XI of the Constitution
of Pennsylvania.
(2) Upon the second passage by the General Assembly of
the amendment, 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. The Secretary of the Commonwealth shall
submit the amendment to the qualified electors of this
Commonwealth at the first primary, general or municipal
election which meets the requirements of section 1 of Article
XI of the Constitution of Pennsylvania.
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