PRIOR PASSAGE, PENNSYLVANIA, March 17 - NONE

PRINTER'S NO. 384

THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA

SENATE BILL

No.

456

Session of

2025

INTRODUCED BY PHILLIPS-HILL, J. WARD, PENNYCUICK, STEFANO, DUSH

AND MASTRIANO, MARCH 17, 2025

REFERRED TO STATE GOVERNMENT, MARCH 17, 2025

A JOINT RESOLUTION

Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the Commonwealth

of Pennsylvania, 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. The following procedure applies to the proposed

constitutional amendment in this joint resolution:

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