A Joint Resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, further providing for sessions.
This bill proposes an amendment to the Pennsylvania Constitution to clarify how the General Assembly conducts its annual sessions. It mandates that the legislature must meet at noon on the first Tuesday of January each year and requires the Governor to call a special session if a general appropriation bill is not passed by the end of the fiscal year. The measure also outlines the specific steps needed to put this change on the ballot for voter approval after it passes both houses of the General Assembly.
Bill status
in committee
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
May 2026
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced May 6, 2026
Last action May 6, 2026
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Committee
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May 6, 2026
Committee
Referred to Appropriations
lower
1 primary · 15 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Melissa Shusterman
DDemocratic
Co
Danielle Otten
DDemocratic
Co
Darisha Parker
DDemocratic
Co
Greg Scott
DDemocratic
Co
Jeremy Shaffer
RRepublican
Co
Jim Haddock
DDemocratic
Co
Joe Ciresi
DDemocratic
Co
Johanny Cepeda-Freytiz
DDemocratic
Co
John Inglis
DDemocratic
Co
Kyle Donahue
DDemocratic
Co
La'Tasha Mayes
DDemocratic
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