PENNSYLVANIA, January 31 - shall resume the powers and duties of [his office] the Office of

Lieutenant Governor at the expiration of four days unless within

that period the President Pro Tempore and a majority of the

Governor's Cabinet as defined herein, transmit to the General

Assembly a written declaration that the Lieutenant Governor is

[unable to discharge] incapacitated and incapable of discharging

the powers and duties of [his office] the Office of Lieutenant

Governor.

Thereupon, the General Assembly shall immediately decide the

issue, assembling within forty-eight hours for that purpose if

not in session. If the General Assembly within twenty-one days

after receipt of the latter written declaration, or if the

General Assembly is not in session, within twenty-one days after

the General Assembly is required to assemble, determines by two-

thirds vote of each House that the Lieutenant Governor is

[unable to discharge] incapacitated and incapable of discharging

the powers and duties of the office, the President Pro Tempore

shall continue to discharge the same as Acting Lieutenant

Governor; otherwise, the Lieutenant Governor shall resume the

powers and duties of [his office] the Office of Lieutenant

Governor.

Section 7. For the purpose of this statute the Governor's

Cabinet shall be the heads of the Administrative Departments as

defined in the [Administrative Code of 1929,] act of April 9,

1929 (P.L.177, No.175), [as amended,] known as The

Administrative Code of 1929, or any successor statute, who hold

office by appointment of the Governor.

A written declaration shall be transmitted to the General

Assembly by hand delivery, email or facsimile to the offices of

the [clerks of the House and the Senate, and immediately upon

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