PRIOR PASSAGE - NONE
PRINTER'S NO. 1250
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
SENATE BILL
No.
959
Session of
2021
INTRODUCED BY MARTIN, PHILLIPS-HILL, STEFANO, J. WARD, MENSCH,
AUMENT, ARGALL, SCAVELLO, BARTOLOTTA, DiSANTO, HUTCHINSON,
PITTMAN, MASTRIANO AND GEBHARD, DECEMBER 1, 2021
REFERRED TO STATE GOVERNMENT, DECEMBER 1, 2021
A JOINT RESOLUTION
Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the Commonwealth
of Pennsylvania, in the executive, further providing for
disaster emergency declaration and management.
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:
(1) That section 20 of Article IV be amended by adding a
subsection to read:
ยง 20. Disaster emergency declaration and management.
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(e) Upon expiration of a disaster emergency declaration
under subsection (a), emergency authority granted under the
expired disaster emergency declaration to a secretary or acting
secretary of a department of the Commonwealth or to an agency
under the Governor's jurisdiction shall also expire.
Section 2. (a) Upon the first passage by the General
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Assembly of this proposed constitutional 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 and shall transmit the
required advertisements to two newspapers in every county in
which such newspapers are published in sufficient time after
passage of this proposed constitutional amendment.
(b) Upon the second passage by the General Assembly of this
proposed constitutional 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 and shall transmit the required
advertisements to two newspapers in every county in which such
newspapers are published in sufficient time after passage of
this proposed constitutional amendment. The Secretary of the
Commonwealth shall submit this proposed constitutional amendment
to the qualified electors of this Commonwealth 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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