PRIOR PASSAGE, PENNSYLVANIA, March 18 - NONE

PRINTER'S NO. 445

THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA

SENATE BILL

No.

443

Session of

2021

INTRODUCED BY PHILLIPS-HILL, ARGALL, J. WARD, MARTIN, STEFANO,

GORDNER, MASTRIANO, PITTMAN AND HUTCHINSON, MARCH 18, 2021

REFERRED TO APPROPRIATIONS, MARCH 18, 2021

A JOINT RESOLUTION

Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the Commonwealth

of Pennsylvania, in legislation, further providing for

appropriation bills.

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 11 of Article III be amended to read:

§ 11. Appropriation bills.

The general appropriation bill shall embrace nothing but

appropriations for a single fiscal year for the executive,

legislative and judicial departments of the Commonwealth, for

the public debt and for public schools. All other

appropriations, including supplemental appropriations for a

prior fiscal year, shall be made by separate bills, each

embracing but one subject.

Section 2. (a) Upon the first passage by the General

Assembly of this proposed constitutional amendment, the

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