HB 301 — A Joint Resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, further providing for terms of members.
Congress · introduced 2025-01-23
Latest action: — Referred to STATE GOVERNMENT, Jan. 23, 2025
Sponsors
- Perry A. Stambaugh (R, PA-86) — sponsor · 2025-01-23
- Joanne Stehr (R, PA-107) — cosponsor · 2025-01-23
- Rob W. Kauffman (R, PA-89) — cosponsor · 2025-01-23
- Marla Brown (R, PA-9) — cosponsor · 2025-01-23
- Jared G. Solomon (D, PA-202) — cosponsor · 2025-01-23
- Jeremy Shaffer (R, PA-28) — cosponsor · 2025-01-23
- Timothy R. Bonner (R, PA-17) — cosponsor · 2025-01-23
- Charity GRIMM Krupa (R, PA-51) — cosponsor · 2025-01-23
Action timeline
- · house — Referred to STATE GOVERNMENT, Jan. 23, 2025
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Bill text
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PRIOR PASSAGE - NONE
PRINTER'S NO. 244
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE BILL
No. 301
Session of
2025
INTRODUCED BY STAMBAUGH, STEHR, KAUFFMAN, M. BROWN, SOLOMON,
SHAFFER AND BONNER, JANUARY 23, 2025
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON STATE GOVERNMENT, JANUARY 23, 2025
A JOINT RESOLUTION
1 Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the Commonwealth
2 of Pennsylvania, further providing for terms of members.
3 The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
4 hereby resolves as follows:
5 Section 1. The following amendment to the Constitution of
6 Pennsylvania is proposed in accordance with Article XI:
7 That section 3 of Article II be amended to read:
8 § 3. Terms of members.
9 (a) Senators shall be elected for the term of four years and
10 Representatives for the term of two years.
11 (b) A Senator shall not be eligible for election to more
12 than three consecutive full terms of office in the Senate. A
13 Representative shall not be eligible for election to more than
14 six consecutive full terms of office in the House of
15 Representatives.
16 (c) A Senator who has served three consecutive full terms in
17 the Senate shall be eligible for election to the Senate at an
1 election held not less than four years after the completion of
2 the Senator's third consecutive full term of office. A
3 Representative who has served six consecutive full terms in the
4 House of Representatives shall be eligible for election to the
5 House of Representatives at an election held not less than four
6 years after completion of the Representative's sixth consecutive
7 full term of office.
8 Section 2. The following procedure applies to the proposed
9 constitutional amendment in this joint resolution:
10 (1) Upon the first passage by the General Assembly of
11 the amendment, the Secretary of the Commonwealth shall
12 proceed immediately to comply with the advertising
13 requirements of section 1 of Article XI of the Constitution
14 of Pennsylvania.
15 (2) Upon the second passage by the General Assembly of
16 the amendment, the Secretary of the Commonwealth shall
17 proceed immediately to comply with the advertising
18 requirements of section 1 of Article XI of the Constitution
19 of Pennsylvania. The Secretary of the Commonwealth shall
20 submit the amendment to the qualified electors of this
21 Commonwealth at the first primary, general or municipal
22 election which meets the requirements of section 1 of Article
23 XI of the 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 | Perry A. Stambaugh (R, state_lower PA-86) | sponsor | 0 | — | 5 |
| 2 | Charity GRIMM Krupa (R, state_lower PA-51) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 3 | Jared G. Solomon (D, state_lower PA-202) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 4 | Jeremy Shaffer (R, state_lower PA-28) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 5 | Joanne Stehr (R, state_lower PA-107) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 6 | Marla Brown (R, state_lower PA-9) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 7 | Rob W. Kauffman (R, state_lower PA-89) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 8 | Timothy R. Bonner (R, state_lower PA-17) | 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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