HB 1842 — A Joint Resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, further providing for election of members and vacancies.
Congress · introduced 2025-09-09
Latest action: — Referred to STATE GOVERNMENT, Sept. 9, 2025
Sponsors
- Marla Brown (R, PA-9) — sponsor · 2025-09-09
- David H. Zimmerman (R, PA-99) — cosponsor · 2025-09-09
- Valerie S. Gaydos (R, PA-44) — cosponsor · 2025-09-09
- Charity GRIMM Krupa (R, PA-51) — cosponsor · 2025-09-09
- Russ Diamond (R, PA-102) — cosponsor · 2025-09-09
Action timeline
- · house — Referred to STATE GOVERNMENT, Sept. 9, 2025
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Bill text
Printer's No. 2278 · 2,659 characters · source document
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PRIOR PASSAGE - NONE
PRINTER'S NO. 2278
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE BILL
No. 1842
Session of
2025
INTRODUCED BY M. BROWN, ZIMMERMAN AND GAYDOS, SEPTEMBER 4, 2025
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON STATE GOVERNMENT, SEPTEMBER 9, 2025
A JOINT RESOLUTION
1 Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the Commonwealth
2 of Pennsylvania, further providing for election of members
3 and vacancies.
4 The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
5 hereby resolves as follows:
6 Section 1. The following amendment to the Constitution of
7 Pennsylvania is proposed in accordance with Article XI:
8 That section 2 of Article II be amended to read:
9 § 2. Election of members; vacancies.
10 Members of the General Assembly shall be chosen at the
11 general election every second year. Their term of service shall
12 begin on the first day of December next after their election.
13 Whenever a vacancy shall occur in either House, the presiding
14 officer thereof shall issue a writ of election, to only be held
15 at the next primary or municipal election date, to fill such
16 vacancy for the remainder of the term. Whenever a vacancy shall
17 occur later than 60 days before the primary election in an even-
18 numbered year, the vacancy shall remain unfilled for the
1 remainder of the term.
2 Section 2. The following procedure applies to the proposed
3 constitutional amendment in this joint resolution:
4 (1) Upon the first passage by the General Assembly of
5 the amendment, the Secretary of the Commonwealth shall
6 proceed immediately to comply with the advertising
7 requirements of section 1 of Article XI of the Constitution
8 of Pennsylvania.
9 (2) Upon the second passage by the General Assembly of
10 the amendment, the Secretary of the Commonwealth shall
11 proceed immediately to comply with the advertising
12 requirements of section 1 of Article XI of the Constitution
13 of Pennsylvania. The Secretary of the Commonwealth shall
14 submit the amendment to the qualified electors of this
15 Commonwealth at the first general or municipal election which
16 meets the requirements of section 1 of Article XI of the
17 Constitution of Pennsylvania.
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| date | type | to | amount | role | source |
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| — | referred_to_committee | Pennsylvania House State Government Committee | — | pa-leg |
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Who matters
Members ranked by combined influence on this bill: role (sponsor 5 / cosponsor 1), capped speech count from the Congressional Record, and recorded-vote engagement.
| # | Member | Role | Speeches | Voted | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Marla Brown (R, state_lower PA-9) | sponsor | 0 | — | 5 |
| 2 | Charity GRIMM Krupa (R, state_lower PA-51) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 3 | David H. Zimmerman (R, state_lower PA-99) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 4 | Russ Diamond (R, state_lower PA-102) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 5 | Valerie S. Gaydos (R, state_lower PA-44) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
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0 predicted yes (0%) · 543 predicted no (100%) · 0 unknown (0%)
By party: · R: 0 yes / 277 no · D: 0 yes / 263 no · I: 0 yes / 3 no
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- 2026-05-20 · was referred to Pennsylvania House State Government Committee · pa-leg