HB 1010 — A Joint Resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, further providing for legislative districts.

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                                                     PRINTER'S NO.     1063

                     THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA



                         HOUSE BILL
                         No. 1010
                                               Session of
                                                 2025

     INTRODUCED BY GAYDOS, KRUPA, HAMM, INGLIS, SOLOMON, SMITH,
        MENTZER, HADDOCK, KAUFFMAN, ROAE, BERNSTINE, GROVE, COOPER
        AND GILLEN, MARCH 19, 2025

     REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON STATE GOVERNMENT, MARCH 19, 2025


                              A JOINT RESOLUTION
 1   Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the Commonwealth
 2      of Pennsylvania, further providing for legislative districts.
 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 16 of Article II be amended to read:
 8   § 16.   Legislative districts.
 9      The Commonwealth shall be divided into 50 senatorial and
10   [203] 151 representative districts, which shall be composed of
11   compact and contiguous territory as nearly equal in population
12   as practicable. Each senatorial district shall elect one
13   Senator, and each representative district one Representative.
14   Unless absolutely necessary no county, city, incorporated town,
15   borough, township or ward shall be divided in forming either a
16   senatorial or representative district.
17      Section 2.    The following procedure applies to the proposed
 1   constitutional amendment in this joint resolution:
 2          (1)   Upon the first passage by the General Assembly of
 3      the amendment, the Secretary of the Commonwealth shall
 4      proceed immediately to comply with the advertising
 5      requirements of section 1 of Article XI of the Constitution
 6      of Pennsylvania.
 7          (2)   Upon the second passage by the General Assembly of
 8      the amendment, the Secretary of the Commonwealth shall
 9      proceed immediately to comply with the advertising
10      requirements of section 1 of Article XI of the Constitution
11      of Pennsylvania. The Secretary of the Commonwealth shall
12      submit the amendment to the qualified electors of this
13      Commonwealth at the first general or municipal election which
14      meets the requirements of section 1 of Article XI of the
15      Constitution of Pennsylvania.
16      Section 3.   Upon ratification by the electors, the General
17   Assembly shall enact legislation to implement this
18   constitutional amendment so that it applies for the first time
19   to the first session of the General Assembly which begins after
20   the 2040 reapportionment.




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