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Pennsylvania Constitution, Article III

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Article III, Legislation

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All articles174 Art. I29 Art. II17 Art. III32 Art. IV21 Art. V18 Art. VI7 Art. VII14 Art. VIII17 Art. IX14 Art. X4 Art. XI1

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Pa. Const. art. III, § 1 Passage of laws
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No law shall be passed except by bill, and no bill shall be so altered or amended, on its passage through either House, as to change its original purpose.
Pa. Const. art. III, § 2 Reference to committee; printing
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No bill shall be considered unless referred to a committee, printed for the use of the members and returned therefrom. (May 16, 1967, P.L.1037, J.R.3)
Pa. Const. art. III, § 3 Form of bills
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No bill shall be passed containing more than one subject, which shall be clearly expressed in its title, except a general appropriation bill or a bill codifying or compiling the law or a part thereof. (May 16, 1967, P.L.1037, J.R.3)
Pa. Const. art. III, § 4 Consideration of bills
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Every bill shall be considered on three different days in each House. All amendments made thereto shall be printed for the use of the members before the final vote is taken on the bill and before the final vote is taken, upon written request addressed to the presiding officer of …

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Pa. Const. art. III, § 5 Concurring in amendments; conference committee reports

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No amendment to bills by one House shall be concurred in by the other, except by the vote of a majority of the members elected thereto, taken by yeas and nays, and the names of those voting for and against recorded upon the journal thereof; and reports of committees of conference…

Pa. Const. art. III, § 6 Revival and amendment of laws

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No law shall be revived, amended, or the provisions thereof extended or conferred, by reference to its title only, but so much thereof as is revived, amended, extended or conferred shall be re-enacted and published at length.

Pa. Const. art. III, § 7 Notice of local and special bills

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No local or special bill shall be passed unless notice of the intention to apply therefor shall have been published in the locality where the matter or the thing to be effected may be situated, which notice shall be at least 30 days prior to the introduction into the General Asse…

Pa. Const. art. III, § 8 Signing of bills

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The presiding officer of each House shall, in the presence of the House over which he presides, sign all bills and joint resolutions passed by the General Assembly, after their titles have been publicly read immediately before signing; and the fact of signing shall be entered on …

Pa. Const. art. III, § 9 Action on concurrent orders and resolutions

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Every order, resolution or vote, to which the concurrence of both Houses may be necessary, except on the questions of adjournment or termination or extension of a disaster emergency declaration as declared by an executive order or proclamation, or portion of a disaster emergency …

Pa. Const. art. III, § 10 Revenue bills

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All bills for raising revenue shall originate in the House of Representatives, but the Senate may propose amendments as in other bills.

Pa. Const. art. III, § 11 Appropriation bills

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The general appropriation bill shall embrace nothing but appropriations for the executive, legislative and judicial departments of the Commonwealth, for the public debt and for public schools. All other appropriations shall be made by separate bills, each embracing but one subjec…

Pa. Const. art. III, § 12 Legislation designated by Governor at special sessions

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When the General Assembly shall be convened in special session, there shall be no legislation upon subjects other than those designated in the proclamation of the Governor calling such session.

Pa. Const. art. III, § 13 Vote denied members with personal interest

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A member who has a personal or private interest in any measure or bill proposed or pending before the General Assembly shall disclose the fact to the House of which he is a member, and shall not vote thereon.

Pa. Const. art. III, § 14 Public school system

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The General Assembly shall provide for the maintenance and support of a thorough and efficient system of public education to serve the needs of the Commonwealth. (May 16, 1967, P.L.1037, J.R.3)

Pa. Const. art. III, § 15 Public school money not available to sectarian schools

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No money raised for the support of the public schools of the Commonwealth shall be appropriated to or used for the support of any sectarian school. (May 16, 1967, P.L.1037, J.R.3)

Pa. Const. art. III, § 16 National Guard to be organized and maintained

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The citizens of this Commonwealth shall be armed, organized and disciplined for its defense when and in such manner as may be directed by law. The General Assembly shall provide for maintaining the National Guard by appropriations from the Treasury of the Commonwealth, and may ex…

Pa. Const. art. III, § 17 Appointment of legislative officers and employees

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The General Assembly shall prescribe by law the number, duties and compensation of the officers and employees of each House, and no payment shall be made from the State Treasury, or be in any way authorized, to any person, except to an acting officer or employee elected or appoin…

Pa. Const. art. III, § 18 Compensation laws allowed to General Assembly

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The General Assembly may enact laws requiring the payment by employers, or employers and employees jointly, of reasonable compensation for injuries to employees arising in the course of their employment, and for occupational diseases of employees, whether or not such injuries or …

Pa. Const. art. III, § 19 Appropriations for support of widows and orphans of persons who served in the armed forces

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The General Assembly may make appropriations of money to institutions wherein the widows of persons who served in the armed forces are supported or assisted, or the orphans of persons who served in the armed forces are maintained and educated; but such appropriations shall be app…

Pa. Const. art. III, § 20 Classification of municipalities

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The Legislature shall have power to classify counties, cities, boroughs, school districts, and townships according to population, and all laws passed relating to each class, and all laws passed relating to, and regulating procedure and proceedings in court with reference to, any …

Pa. Const. art. III, § 21 Land title registration

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Laws may be passed providing for a system of registering, transferring, insuring of and guaranteeing land titles by the State, or by the counties thereof, and for settling and determining adverse or other claims to and interest in lands the titles to which are so registered, tran…

Pa. Const. art. III, § 22 State purchases

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The General Assembly shall maintain by law a system of competitive bidding under which all purchases of materials, printing, supplies or other personal property used by the government of this Commonwealth shall so far as practicable be made. The law shall provide that no officer …

Pa. Const. art. III, § 23 Change of venue

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The power to change the venue in civil and criminal cases shall be vested in the courts, to be exercised in such manner as shall be provided by law.

Pa. Const. art. III, § 24 Paying out public moneys

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No money shall be paid out of the treasury, except on appropriations made by law and on warrant issued by the proper officers; but cash refunds of taxes, licenses, fees and other charges paid or collected, but not legally due, may be paid, as provided by law, without appropriatio…

Pa. Const. art. III, § 25 Emergency seats of government

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The General Assembly may provide, by law, during any session, for the continuity of the executive, legislative, and judicial functions of the government of the Commonwealth, and its political subdivisions, and the establishment of emergency seats thereof and any such laws heretof…

Pa. Const. art. III, § 26 Extra compensation prohibited; claims against the Commonwealth; pensions

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No bill shall be passed giving any extra compensation to any public officer, servant, employee, agent or contractor, after services shall have been rendered or contract made, nor providing for the payment of any claim against the Commonwealth without previous authority of law: Pr…

Pa. Const. art. III, § 27 Changes in term of office or salary prohibited

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No law shall extend the term of any public officer, or increase or diminish his salary or emoluments, after his election or appointment.

Pa. Const. art. III, § 28 Change of permanent location of State Capital

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No law changing the permanent location of the Capital of the State shall be valid until the same shall have been submitted to the qualified electors of the Commonwealth at a general election and ratified and approved by them. (May 16, 1967, P.L.1037, J.R.3)

Pa. Const. art. III, § 29 Appropriations for public assistance, military service, scholarships

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No appropriation shall be made for charitable, educational or benevolent purposes to any person or community nor to any denominational and sectarian institution, corporation or association: Provided, That appropriations may be made for pensions or gratuities for military service …

Pa. Const. art. III, § 30 Charitable and educational appropriations

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No appropriation shall be made to any charitable or educational institution not under the absolute control of the Commonwealth, other than normal schools established by law for the professional training of teachers for the public schools of the State, except by a vote of two-thir…

Pa. Const. art. III, § 31 Delegation of certain powers prohibited

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The General Assembly shall not delegate to any special commission, private corporation or association, any power to make, supervise or interfere with any municipal improvement, money, property or effects, whether held in trust or otherwise, or to levy taxes or perform any municip…

Pa. Const. art. III, § 32 Certain local and special laws

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The General Assembly shall pass no local or special law in any case which has been or can be provided for by general law and specifically the General Assembly shall not pass any local or special law: 1. Regulating the affairs of counties, cities, townships, wards, boroughs or sch…