These lines are subject to gubernatorial veto. State legislative district lines are drawn by a politician commission. Established in , the commission comprises five members: [14]. The Pennsylvania Constitution requires that state legislative districts be contiguous and compact. Further, state legislative districts should "respect county, city, incorporated town, borough, township and ward boundaries.
Upon completion of the census, Pennsylvania will draft and enact new district maps. Redistricting authorities in Pennsylvania have not established a timeline for the cycle. On July 12, , a series of public hearings on congressional redistricting was announced by the Pennsylvania House State Government Committee. On Oct. Tom Wolf D announced the Pennsylvania Redistricting Advisory Council would hold a series of public hearings on redistricting.
Census data. Pennsylvania received its local census data on March 9, The state had a 3. The five most populous cities in the state did not follow a trend: Philadelphia grew by 0. The county with the largest rate of growth was Forest County with a 56 percent rate of growth. On August 17, , the Commission approved the census data and went to work on a preliminary map, which it passed on October 31, , by a vote. Final maps were approved on December 12, , by a vote.
There was a day window to file appeals, during which 11 were filed. The state Supreme Court overturned the maps on January 25, The commission met on April 12, , to vote in favor of a compromise map, which contained two Senate district splits, and 68 House district splits. On June 8, the commission approved the final plan, which went to the state Supreme Court for final approval. The legislation tracker below displays all legislation that the Pennsylvania State Senate has approved in its most recent legislative session—this includes legislation that has been sent from the Senate to the House and legislation that has already been approved by both chambers and signed by the governor.
The table below includes the bill number, its name, progress, most recent action date, and sponsor. Scroll up and down and side to side to see more. Click the bill number to read the bill text and see its voting history. Click the headings to sort the content. Rearrange the order of the headings by clicking and dragging them.
Click the magnifying glass in the bottom left corner to search for specific terms. The legislation tracker is maintained and updated by BillTrack In , the legislature was scheduled to convene on January 5, , and adjourn on December 15, In , the legislature was scheduled to convene on January 7, , and adjourn on November 30, Several state legislatures had their sessions impacted as a result of the coronavirus pandemic.
On March 16, , the Pennsylvania House of Representatives adopted temporary rules that would allow members to cast votes remotely. In , the legislature was in session from January 2, , through November 30, To read about notable events and legislation from this session, click here. Major issues during the legislative session included passing a state budget, public employee pension plan reform, and school funding. Major issues during the legislative session included a severance tax on shale gas, pension reforms, liquor privatization, and judicial reforms.
Major issues during the legislative session included public pension reform and liquor privatization. Like many other states, Pennsylvania lawmakers had to work on the budget deficit. Other issues included economic development, public pension reform, liquor privatization, and child abuse. In November , the Pennsylvania state House and state Senate voted unanimously on a bill, which was signed by Gov. The bill closed a loophole that allowed a state employee to retire from his job and begin collecting benefits, only to be hired back as a part-time employee while also collecting unemployment compensation after leaving a previous job.
While the law closed a triple-dipping loophole, the changes did not prevent double-dipping, in which a state employee retires, begins collecting pension benefits, and returns to work a part-time position. In , the legislature was in session from January 4 through November In , the legislature convened its legislative session on January 5, and it remained in session to November The Tenth Amendment of the U.
Constitution declares that any power not already given to the federal government is reserved to the states and the people. The different types of legislation passed by a legislature may include resolutions, legislatively referred constitutional amendments , and bills that become law. Section 4 gives the Governor of Pennsylvania the authority to convene special sessions of the General Assembly either when he judges a special session to be in the public interest, or when a majority of each legislative House requests a special session.
Every state legislature throughout the country features its own internal procedures that it uses to govern itself and how it interacts with other parts of state government. Ballotpedia's coverage of internal state legislative procedures includes veto overrides , the role of the legislature in the state budget , and procedures for filling membership vacancies.
State legislatures can override governors' vetoes. Depending on the state, this can be done during the regular legislative session, in a special session following the adjournment of the regular session, or during the next legislative session. The rules for legislative overrides of gubernatorial vetoes in Pennsylvania are listed below. How many legislators are required to vote for an override?
Two-thirds of members in both chambers. The state operates on an annual budget cycle. The sequence of key events in the budget process is as follows: [42]. Pennsylvania is one of 44 states in which the governor has line item veto authority.
The governor is legally required to submit a balanced budget proposal. While the legislature is not legally required to pass a balanced budget, the governor is legally required to sign a balanced budget. Every state legislature and state legislative chamber in the country contains several legislative committees. These committees are responsible for studying, amending, and voting on legislation before it reaches the floor of a chamber for a full vote. The different types of committees include standing committees, select or special, and joint.
Ballotpedia covers standing and joint committees. The Pennsylvania State Senate has 22 standing committees:. In every state but Delaware, voter approval is required to enact a constitutional amendment. In each state, the legislature has a process for referring constitutional amendments before voters. In 18 states, initiated constitutional amendments can be put on the ballot through a signature petition drive. There are also many other types of statewide measures. The Pennsylvania Constitution is only explicit about one way to change the constitution, namely, the process of a legislatively referred constitutional amendment.
The constitution does not lay out the rules for how a constitutional convention can be called, but the state has held five such conventions, most recently in when the current constitution was adopted. Pennsylvania is one of the states that does not feature the power of initiated constitutional amendments.
Historical context: In Pennsylvania, voters last rejected a ballot measure, titled Question 2, in The last time that a constitutional amendment was rejected in The defeated constitutional amendment related to real estate tax rates and personal income tax rates. Below is a list of measures that were referred to the ballot by the legislature or that have made it approximately halfway through In states where it takes one session to refer a measure to the ballot, Ballotpedia begins coverage of proposals once they have passed in one chamber of the legislature and only require approval in the second chamber for referral.
In states where it takes two session to refer a measure to the ballot, Ballotpedia begins coverage of proposals once they have passed in both chambers in the first session required.
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