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Pennsylvania Code › Title 101 - GENERAL ASSEMBLY › Part I - LEGISLATIVE REFERENCE BUREAU › Subpart B - LEGISLATIVE PROCEDURE MANUAL › Chapter 7 - GENERAL ASSEMBLY › SESSIONS › Section 7.21 - Regular sessions

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(a)
When held.
-The General Assembly is a continuing body during
					 the term for which its Representatives are elected which begins on December 1
					 of each even-numbered year and ends at the expiration of November 30 of the
					 next even-numbered year. Regular sessions are held annually and begin at 12
					 noon on the first Tuesday of January of each year. The regular session held in
					 odd-numbered years is referred to as the first regular session and the regular
					 session held in even-numbered years is referred to as the second regular
					 session.
(b)
Matters
					 considered.
-There is no limitation as to the matters which may be
					 considered during a regular session. All matters pending before the General
					 Assembly upon the adjournment sine die or expiration of a first regular session
					 maintain their status and are pending before the second regular
					 session.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 101 - GENERAL ASSEMBLY › Part I - LEGISLATIVE REFERENCE BUREAU › Subpart B - LEGISLATIVE PROCEDURE MANUAL › Chapter 7 - GENERAL ASSEMBLY › SESSIONS › Section 7.22 - Special and extraordinary sessions

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(a)
When held.
-Special
					 sessions must be called by the Governor on petition of a majority of the
					 members elected to each house or may be called by the Governor whenever in his
					 opinion the public interest requires. The Governor also may convene the Senate
					 in extraordinary session by proclamation for the transaction of executive
					 business.
(b)
Matters
					 considered.
-No legislation may be considered during a special session
					 upon subjects other than those designated in the proclamation of the Governor
					 calling such session. However, the General Assembly may consider matters
					 relating to such subjects and may propose amendments to the
					 Constitution.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 101 - GENERAL ASSEMBLY › Part I - LEGISLATIVE REFERENCE BUREAU › Subpart B - LEGISLATIVE PROCEDURE MANUAL › Chapter 7 - GENERAL ASSEMBLY › SESSIONS › Section 7.23 - Weekly sessions

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(a)
Senate.
-The Senate convenes its weekly sessions on Monday
					 unless the Senate directs otherwise. Where a motion to adjourn which does not
					 contain a reconvening time is adopted, the Senate meets the next day at 10
					 a.m.
(b)
House.
-The House convenes on the first legislative day of the
					 week at 1 p.m. and on other days at the discretion of the House, and adjourns
					 not latter than 11 p.m., unless otherwise ordered by a majority of members
					 elected to the House.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 101 - GENERAL ASSEMBLY › Part I - LEGISLATIVE REFERENCE BUREAU › Subpart B - LEGISLATIVE PROCEDURE MANUAL › Chapter 7 - GENERAL ASSEMBLY › SESSIONS › Section 7.24 - Adjournments and recesses

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(a)
Exceeding three days.
-Neither house may, without the consent
					 of the other house, adjourn for more than 3 days. Such an adjournment is
					 accomplished by the adoption of a concurrent resolution. Where the time for
					 reconvening is subsequent to the beginning of the following week, the
					 adjournment is generally referred to as a recess and sometimes made subject to
					 reconvening at an earlier date at the call of the presiding officer of each
					 house.
(b)
Sine
					 die.
-When the General Assembly finally adjourns any regular or special
					 session, such adjournment is referred to as an adjournment sine die and is
					 accomplished by a concurrent resolution.
(c)
Disagreement in special
					 sessions.
-In case of disagreement between the two houses with respect
					 to the time of adjournment of a special session, the Governor may adjourn them
					 to such time, not exceeding four months, as he thinks proper.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 101 - GENERAL ASSEMBLY › Part I - LEGISLATIVE REFERENCE BUREAU › Subpart B - LEGISLATIVE PROCEDURE MANUAL › Chapter 7 - GENERAL ASSEMBLY › RULES AND RECORDS OF PROCEEDINGS › Section 7.31 - Rules of procedure

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Each house has the power to determine the rules of its
						proceedings and adopts such rules at the beginning of each regular and special
						session.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 101 - GENERAL ASSEMBLY › Part I - LEGISLATIVE REFERENCE BUREAU › Subpart B - LEGISLATIVE PROCEDURE MANUAL › Chapter 7 - GENERAL ASSEMBLY › RULES AND RECORDS OF PROCEEDINGS › Section 7.32 - Parliamentary authority

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Mason's Manual of Legislative Procedure is the
						parliamentary authority of the Senate and Jefferson's Manual, supplemented by
						Mason's Manual of Legislative Procedure, is the parliamentary authority of the
						House if applicable and not inconsistent with the Constitution or laws of
						Pennsylvania or the rules and rulings of the respective
						house.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 101 - GENERAL ASSEMBLY › Part I - LEGISLATIVE REFERENCE BUREAU › Subpart B - LEGISLATIVE PROCEDURE MANUAL › Chapter 7 - GENERAL ASSEMBLY › RULES AND RECORDS OF PROCEEDINGS › Section 7.33 - Journals

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Each house must keep a journal of its proceedings and
						from time to time publish the same except such parts as require secrecy. When
						printed, the journal is placed upon the desks of the members and is approved
						with any corrections which may be required.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 101 - GENERAL ASSEMBLY › Part I - LEGISLATIVE REFERENCE BUREAU › Subpart B - LEGISLATIVE PROCEDURE MANUAL › Chapter 7 - GENERAL ASSEMBLY › RULES AND RECORDS OF PROCEEDINGS › Section 7.34 - Histories

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A history of Senate and House bills, usually updated
						weekly, listing bills and resolutions and actions thereon in each house, is
						compiled, indexed, printed and placed upon the desks of the
						members.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 101 - GENERAL ASSEMBLY › Part I - LEGISLATIVE REFERENCE BUREAU › Subpart B - LEGISLATIVE PROCEDURE MANUAL › Chapter 7 - GENERAL ASSEMBLY › RULES AND RECORDS OF PROCEEDINGS › Section 7.35 - Calendars

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Bills and resolutions reported from committees and
						certain other matters for consideration are listed on a daily calendar in each
						house and placed upon the desks of the members. Occasionally, supplemental
						calendars are prepared for consideration of matters not listed on the daily
						calendar.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 101 - GENERAL ASSEMBLY › Part I - LEGISLATIVE REFERENCE BUREAU › Subpart B - LEGISLATIVE PROCEDURE MANUAL › Chapter 9 - LEGISLATIVE DOCUMENTS › Subchapter A - USE AND INTRODUCTION › GENERAL › Section 9.2 - Who may introduce a legislative document

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While a legislative document may be prepared for
						  persons who are not members of the General Assembly, only a member of the
						  General Assembly may introduce a legislative document.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 101 - GENERAL ASSEMBLY › Part I - LEGISLATIVE REFERENCE BUREAU › Subpart B - LEGISLATIVE PROCEDURE MANUAL › Chapter 9 - LEGISLATIVE DOCUMENTS › Subchapter A - USE AND INTRODUCTION › GENERAL › Section 9.3 - Original house for introduction

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(a)
General.
-Except as provided in subsection (b), bills, joint
						resolutions and other legislative documents may be introduced in either
						house.
(b)
Revenue
						bills.
-Bills for raising revenue must be introduced in the House but
						the Senate may propose amendments as in the case of other bills.
(c)
Miscellaneous plans, reports,
						etc.
-Reorganization plans, supplemental assistance plans,
						administrative rules reports, court rules reports, regulatory review reports,
						surplus property disposition plans and sunset review resolutions, together with
						accompanying resolutions, if any, normally are presented simultaneously in both
						houses.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 101 - GENERAL ASSEMBLY › Part I - LEGISLATIVE REFERENCE BUREAU › Subpart B - LEGISLATIVE PROCEDURE MANUAL › Chapter 9 - LEGISLATIVE DOCUMENTS › Subchapter A - USE AND INTRODUCTION › GENERAL › Section 9.4 - Preparation and transmission

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(a)
Drafting agency.
-The Bureau is required, upon request, to aid
						and assist members of the General Assembly, the Governor and the heads of
						Commonwealth agencies by drafting bills and resolutions into proper form. With
						few exceptions, all legislative documents are prepared in final form by the
						Bureau.
(b)
Submission of
						request.
-The first step in the legislative process is for a member or
						Commonwealth agency to submit ideas orally or in writing to the Bureau
						outlining what is desired in the proposed bill, joint resolution or other
						legislative document. Requests for citations are submitted on written forms
						provided by the Bureau.
(c)
Transmitting final documents.
-Senate and House documents are
						transmitted to the floor of the houses prior to the beginning of each session
						unless directed otherwise in which case the office of the member, staff member
						or other authorized person is notified to pick up the document.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 101 - GENERAL ASSEMBLY › Part I - LEGISLATIVE REFERENCE BUREAU › Subpart B - LEGISLATIVE PROCEDURE MANUAL › Chapter 9 - LEGISLATIVE DOCUMENTS › Subchapter A - USE AND INTRODUCTION › LOCAL AND SPECIAL LEGISLATION › Section 9.11 - General requirements

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(a)
General.
-The Constitution (art. III, sec. 7) and
						1
						Pa.C.S. §
													1102 (relating to publication
						of notice of application for local and special legislation) provide that 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 at least 30 days prior to the introduction
						into the General Assembly of such bill and until evidence of such notice having
						been published is exhibited in the General Assembly.
(b)
Repeal bills.
-The
						provisions of subsection (a) apply to bills repealing a local or special
						statute except by a general bill which codifies, compiles or revises the law or
						any part thereof.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 101 - GENERAL ASSEMBLY › Part I - LEGISLATIVE REFERENCE BUREAU › Subpart B - LEGISLATIVE PROCEDURE MANUAL › Chapter 9 - LEGISLATIVE DOCUMENTS › Subchapter A - USE AND INTRODUCTION › LOCAL AND SPECIAL LEGISLATION › Section 9.12 - Contents of notice of intent

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The notice of intent to apply for a local or special
						  bill must set forth the full title and the purposes of the bill, and must be
						  signed by one of the parties applying therefor.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 101 - GENERAL ASSEMBLY › Part I - LEGISLATIVE REFERENCE BUREAU › Subpart B - LEGISLATIVE PROCEDURE MANUAL › Chapter 9 - LEGISLATIVE DOCUMENTS › Subchapter A - USE AND INTRODUCTION › LOCAL AND SPECIAL LEGISLATION › Section 9.13 - Time of publication of notice

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Notice of intent to apply for a local or special bill
						  must be published once a week for four successive weeks. The first publication
						  must be at least 30 days prior to, and within three months immediately
						  preceding, the introduction of the bill in the General
						  Assembly.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 101 - GENERAL ASSEMBLY › Part I - LEGISLATIVE REFERENCE BUREAU › Subpart B - LEGISLATIVE PROCEDURE MANUAL › Chapter 9 - LEGISLATIVE DOCUMENTS › Subchapter A - USE AND INTRODUCTION › LOCAL AND SPECIAL LEGISLATION › Section 9.14 - Place of publication

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The notice must be published in not less than two
						  newspapers of general circulation, and also in the legal journal, if any,
						  published in the county or in each of the several counties where the matter or
						  thing affected may be. Where the matter or thing to be effected is in a
						  municipality, publication must be made in two newspapers of general circulation
						  published in such municipality, if any, and, if none, then in two newspapers
						  published in the county, and, in either event, also in the legal journal, if
						  any, published in the county. Where only one newspaper of general circulation
						  is published in a county or in a municipality, publication in such one
						  newspaper and in the legal journal, if any, is deemed
						  sufficient.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 101 - GENERAL ASSEMBLY › Part I - LEGISLATIVE REFERENCE BUREAU › Subpart B - LEGISLATIVE PROCEDURE MANUAL › Chapter 9 - LEGISLATIVE DOCUMENTS › Subchapter A - USE AND INTRODUCTION › LOCAL AND SPECIAL LEGISLATION › Section 9.15 - Filing proof of publication

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Proof of publication in each newspaper and legal
						  journal, verified by affidavit, must be filed with the bill when it is
						  introduced.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 101 - GENERAL ASSEMBLY › Part I - LEGISLATIVE REFERENCE BUREAU › Subpart B - LEGISLATIVE PROCEDURE MANUAL › Chapter 9 - LEGISLATIVE DOCUMENTS › Subchapter A - USE AND INTRODUCTION › LOCAL AND SPECIAL LEGISLATION › Section 9.16 - Reference in pamphlet laws to proof of publication

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The pamphlet laws contain a reference to the
						  publication of the notice of application for local or special legislation and
						  is in substantially the following form:
Publication of Notice of Application for Local
						  Legislation
. Notice of the application for local legislation relating
						  to Act 1982-231 was published in the
Philadelphia Inquirer
,
						  the
Philadelphia Daily News
and the
Legal
						  Intelligencer
. See the Appendix to the
Legislative
						  Journal
of the House of Representatives for the 1982 legislative
						  session for proofs of publication of the notice.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 101 - GENERAL ASSEMBLY › Part I - LEGISLATIVE REFERENCE BUREAU › Subpart B - LEGISLATIVE PROCEDURE MANUAL › Chapter 9 - LEGISLATIVE DOCUMENTS › Subchapter A - USE AND INTRODUCTION › BILLS AND JOINT RESOLUTIONS › Section 9.21 - General

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The procedure for preparing and introducing bills and
						  joint resolutions is the same. Accordingly, a reference contained in
						  §§
												9.22 to
						  9.29 (relating to bills and joint
						  resolutions) to a bill shall also be deemed a reference to a joint resolution
						  unless the context clearly indicates otherwise.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 101 - GENERAL ASSEMBLY › Part I - LEGISLATIVE REFERENCE BUREAU › Subpart B - LEGISLATIVE PROCEDURE MANUAL › Chapter 9 - LEGISLATIVE DOCUMENTS › Subchapter A - USE AND INTRODUCTION › BILLS AND JOINT RESOLUTIONS › Section 9.22 - Brackets and underscoring

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(a)
Bills.
-Except as provided for the Pennsylvania Consolidated
						Statutes in §
												23.245 (relating to brackets and
						underscoring), bills proposing new laws contain no brackets or underscoring
						and, pursuant to
						1
						Pa.C.S. §
													1104 (relating to printing of
						amendatory statutes), bills amending existing law indicate language to be
						omitted by placing it within brackets and indicate language to be added by
						underscoring such language.
(b)
Joint resolutions.
-Pursuant to
						1
						Pa.C.S. §
													901 (relating to legislation
						to show changes), joint resolutions proposing amendments to the Constitution of
						Pennsylvania indicate language to be omitted by placing it within brackets and
						indicate language to be added by underscoring such language.
This section cited in 101 Pa. Code §
														9.21 (relating to
							 general).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 101 - GENERAL ASSEMBLY › Part I - LEGISLATIVE REFERENCE BUREAU › Subpart B - LEGISLATIVE PROCEDURE MANUAL › Chapter 9 - LEGISLATIVE DOCUMENTS › Subchapter A - USE AND INTRODUCTION › BILLS AND JOINT RESOLUTIONS › Section 9.23 - Bill covers

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Each bill prepared by the Bureau for the Senate, House
						  or other agency contain front covers. Five covers are required for the Senate
						  and four for the House or other agency.
This section cited in 101 Pa. Code §
														9.21 (relating to
							 general).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 101 - GENERAL ASSEMBLY › Part I - LEGISLATIVE REFERENCE BUREAU › Subpart B - LEGISLATIVE PROCEDURE MANUAL › Chapter 9 - LEGISLATIVE DOCUMENTS › Subchapter A - USE AND INTRODUCTION › BILLS AND JOINT RESOLUTIONS › Section 9.24 - Sponsorship

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The member introducing the bill signs and dates it on
						  the bill cover, thereby assuming its sponsorship. Any number of members may
						  cosponsor the bill by signing it on the bill cover. Sponsors may be added or
						  deleted from a bill after it is printed.
This section cited in 101 Pa. Code §
														9.21 (relating to
							 general).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 101 - GENERAL ASSEMBLY › Part I - LEGISLATIVE REFERENCE BUREAU › Subpart B - LEGISLATIVE PROCEDURE MANUAL › Chapter 9 - LEGISLATIVE DOCUMENTS › Subchapter A - USE AND INTRODUCTION › BILLS AND JOINT RESOLUTIONS › Section 9.25 - Introduction and numbering

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(a)
Introduction in Senate.
-A Senator introduces his bill by
						reading it in place at his desk in the Senate. Five copies with covers are
						given to the Secretary of the Senate who numbers the bill and delivers it to
						the President. The title of the bill is read by the reading clerk.
(b)
Introduction in House.
-A
						Representative files four copies with covers with the Chief Clerk who numbers
						the bill and, at the end of the day's session, delivers it to the
						Speaker.
(c)
Numbering.
-Bills in the form in which they are introduced are
						numbered separately in each house consecutively starting with number 1. Senate
						and House bills differ from each other by the designation "Senate Bill No. 1"
						and "House Bill No. 1." This bill number is carried by the bill throughout each
						stage of its passage in both houses. It never changes under any
						circumstance.
This section cited in 101 Pa. Code §
														9.21 (relating to
							 general).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 101 - GENERAL ASSEMBLY › Part I - LEGISLATIVE REFERENCE BUREAU › Subpart B - LEGISLATIVE PROCEDURE MANUAL › Chapter 9 - LEGISLATIVE DOCUMENTS › Subchapter A - USE AND INTRODUCTION › BILLS AND JOINT RESOLUTIONS › Section 9.26 - Reference to committee

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In the Senate, the President refers the bill to an
						  appropriate standing committee either on the day introduced or the succeeding
						  legislative day. In the House, at the end of the day's session, the Speaker
						  refers the bill to an appropriate standing committee and reports its reference
						  of each bill on either of the next two legislative days. A copy of each bill is
						  provided to the committee, news media, legislative printing clerk and the
						  Bureau.
This section cited in 101 Pa. Code §
														9.21 (relating to
							 general).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 101 - GENERAL ASSEMBLY › Part I - LEGISLATIVE REFERENCE BUREAU › Subpart B - LEGISLATIVE PROCEDURE MANUAL › Chapter 9 - LEGISLATIVE DOCUMENTS › Subchapter A - USE AND INTRODUCTION › BILLS AND JOINT RESOLUTIONS › Section 9.27 - Prefiling bills

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Members may introduce bills when the Senate or House is
						  not in session. The Secretary of the Senate or Chief Clerk of the House
						  notifies the presiding officer who refers the bills to the appropriate standing
						  committee. The bills are printed and the members and news media are notified of
						  such filing.
This section cited in 101 Pa. Code §
														9.21 (relating to
							 general).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 101 - GENERAL ASSEMBLY › Part I - LEGISLATIVE REFERENCE BUREAU › Subpart B - LEGISLATIVE PROCEDURE MANUAL › Chapter 9 - LEGISLATIVE DOCUMENTS › Subchapter A - USE AND INTRODUCTION › BILLS AND JOINT RESOLUTIONS › Section 9.28 - Printing and printer's numbers

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(a)
Printing.
-Every bill is printed after introduction and
						referred to a committee.
(b)
Original printer's number.
-Bills, including conference
						reports, in addition to the original bill number, carry, in the upper right
						hand corner, an additional number, known as the printer's number. The printer's
						numbers run consecutively in each house separately starting with number 1 in
						the order that the bills are presented to the legislative printing clerk for
						printing. The numbering bears no relation to the bill number. Quite frequently
						Senate Bill No. 1 may be Printer's No. 200 while Senate Bill No. 99 may be
						Printer's No. 196.
(c)
Subsequent printer's number.
-Each time a bill is reprinted
						after being amended it is assigned a new printer's number bearing no
						relationship to its previous printer's numbers. A single bill may have several
						different printer's numbers. All previous numbers are shown in the upper left
						hand corner of each printed bill, including conference reports.
This section cited in 101 Pa. Code §
														9.21 (relating to
							 general).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 101 - GENERAL ASSEMBLY › Part I - LEGISLATIVE REFERENCE BUREAU › Subpart B - LEGISLATIVE PROCEDURE MANUAL › Chapter 9 - LEGISLATIVE DOCUMENTS › Subchapter A - USE AND INTRODUCTION › BILLS AND JOINT RESOLUTIONS › Section 9.29 - Form of reference to bills

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References to bills in all cases are by bill number,
						  the last printer's number of the bill, or to the active printer's number if it
						  has been restored to a prior print, and quotation of the title of the bill.
						  (See also §
												9.117 (relating to reverting to
						  prior print)).
This section cited in 101 Pa. Code §
														9.21 (relating to
							 general).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 101 - GENERAL ASSEMBLY › Part I - LEGISLATIVE REFERENCE BUREAU › Subpart B - LEGISLATIVE PROCEDURE MANUAL › Chapter 9 - LEGISLATIVE DOCUMENTS › Subchapter A - USE AND INTRODUCTION › RESOLUTIONS, MOTIONS AND CITATIONS › Section 9.41 - General

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While joint resolutions take the form of a bill and go
						  through the same procedure as a bill, other resolutions are more informal and
						  do not require the three considerations and other formal procedure in each
						  house. The procedure for preparing and introducing resolutions, motions and
						  citations is generally the same. Accordingly, a reference contained in
						  §§
												9.42 to
						  9.48 (relating to resolutions,
						  motions and citations) to a resolution shall also be deemed a reference to a
						  motion and citation unless the context clearly indicates
						  otherwise.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 101 - GENERAL ASSEMBLY › Part I - LEGISLATIVE REFERENCE BUREAU › Subpart B - LEGISLATIVE PROCEDURE MANUAL › Chapter 9 - LEGISLATIVE DOCUMENTS › Subchapter A - USE AND INTRODUCTION › RESOLUTIONS, MOTIONS AND CITATIONS › Section 9.42 - Single house resolutions

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(a)
General.
-A single house resolution is a written resolution
						introduced in either house which does not require or contemplate concurrence by
						the other house.
(b)
Use.
-Common uses of such resolutions are for adopting rules,
						fixing the last day for introduction of bills, discharging a standing committee
						or conference committee from consideration of a bill and establishing a select
						or special committee to study or investigate a particular subject or matter or
						to arrange memorial services for deceased members.
This section cited in 101 Pa. Code §
														9.41 (relating to
							 general).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 101 - GENERAL ASSEMBLY › Part I - LEGISLATIVE REFERENCE BUREAU › Subpart B - LEGISLATIVE PROCEDURE MANUAL › Chapter 9 - LEGISLATIVE DOCUMENTS › Subchapter A - USE AND INTRODUCTION › RESOLUTIONS, MOTIONS AND CITATIONS › Section 9.43 - Concurrent resolutions

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(a)
General.
-A concurrent resolution is a written resolution
						introduced in either house which requires or contemplates the concurrence of
						both houses.
(b)
Use.
-Common uses of such resolutions are for recalling a bill
						from the Governor or the other house, returning a bill to the Governor,
						adjournments sine die or in excess of three days, recesses in excess of a week
						and memorializing Congress.
This section cited in 101 Pa. Code §
														9.41 (relating to
							 general).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 101 - GENERAL ASSEMBLY › Part I - LEGISLATIVE REFERENCE BUREAU › Subpart B - LEGISLATIVE PROCEDURE MANUAL › Chapter 9 - LEGISLATIVE DOCUMENTS › Subchapter A - USE AND INTRODUCTION › RESOLUTIONS, MOTIONS AND CITATIONS › Section 9.44 - Motions

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(a)
General.
-A motion is an oral or written motion made or
						introduced in either house which does not require or contemplate concurrence by
						the other house.
(b)
Use.
-Motions may be used to adjourn or recess (except where a
						concurrent resolution is required), concur or nonconcur in amendments by the
						house of reference, recede from amendments nonconcurred in by other house,
						insist on amendments nonconcurred in by other house, call for the previous
						question, raise a question of order or privilege, reconsider a vote or
						question, postpone action, commit or recommit to a committee, lay on or take
						from the table, amend a motion, limit or extend debate and to bring other
						matters before the house not otherwise provided for.
This section cited in 101 Pa. Code §
														9.41 (relating to
							 general).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 101 - GENERAL ASSEMBLY › Part I - LEGISLATIVE REFERENCE BUREAU › Subpart B - LEGISLATIVE PROCEDURE MANUAL › Chapter 9 - LEGISLATIVE DOCUMENTS › Subchapter A - USE AND INTRODUCTION › RESOLUTIONS, MOTIONS AND CITATIONS › Section 9.45 - Citations

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A legislative citation is a written document used for
						  the purpose of recognizing the achievements of a particular person or for a
						  special occasion.
This section cited in 101 Pa. Code §
														9.41 (relating to
							 general).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 101 - GENERAL ASSEMBLY › Part I - LEGISLATIVE REFERENCE BUREAU › Subpart B - LEGISLATIVE PROCEDURE MANUAL › Chapter 9 - LEGISLATIVE DOCUMENTS › Subchapter A - USE AND INTRODUCTION › RESOLUTIONS, MOTIONS AND CITATIONS › Section 9.46 - Introduction

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(a)
Senate.
-In the Senate, resolutions are introduced by
						presenting ten copies to the President; citations are presented to the
						Secretary of the Senate.
(b)
House.
-In the House, seven copies of concurrent resolutions
						and five copies of other resolutions are signed and dated by the sponsors and
						filed with the Chief Clerk who numbers them and distributes one copy to the
						news media and the remaining copies to the Speaker.
This section cited in 101 Pa. Code §
														9.41 (relating to
							 general).
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(a)
General.
-Except for privileged or other resolutions requiring
						immediate consideration and except as otherwise provided in this section,
						resolutions are referred to an appropriate committee.
(b)
Citations.
-In the
						Senate, citations are considered the same day without reference to a committee.
						In the House, citations are presented to the Chief Clerk and the Speaker for
						their signatures.
This section cited in 101 Pa. Code §
														9.41 (relating to
							 general).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 101 - GENERAL ASSEMBLY › Part I - LEGISLATIVE REFERENCE BUREAU › Subpart B - LEGISLATIVE PROCEDURE MANUAL › Chapter 9 - LEGISLATIVE DOCUMENTS › Subchapter A - USE AND INTRODUCTION › RESOLUTIONS, MOTIONS AND CITATIONS › Section 9.48 - Printing

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(a)
Senate.
-Sine die and other resolutions (except procedural and
						adjournment resolutions and resolutions recalling bills from the Governor or
						the House) are printed in the same manner as bills.
(b)
House.
-Resolutions
						referred to a committee are printed and placed in the House files. An original
						citation is issued by the Chief Clerk along with such additional copies as the
						member may request.
This section cited in 101 Pa. Code §
														9.41 (relating to
							 general).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 101 - GENERAL ASSEMBLY › Part I - LEGISLATIVE REFERENCE BUREAU › Subpart B - LEGISLATIVE PROCEDURE MANUAL › Chapter 9 - LEGISLATIVE DOCUMENTS › Subchapter A - USE AND INTRODUCTION › MISCELLANEOUS › Section 9.51 - Amendments

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(a)
Preparation and form.
-Amendments to bills and joint
						resolutions are prepared by the Bureau in typewritten form and contain
						instructions, with reference to page and line numbers of the particular bill
						number and printer's number, to add language (printed in the bill as amended in
						CAPITAL LETTERS) or strike language (printed in the bill as amended as lines
						through the deleted material) or both. Amendments to other legislative
						documents are prepared in the same way except that amendments to documents that
						were adopted are in the form of a resolution and brackets and underscoring are
						used in lieu of strike-outs and capital letters.
(b)
Introduction in
						Senate.
-Amendments are presented in ten copies, the original of which
						is signed by the sponsor. Upon request, any member must be furnished a copy and
						given a reasonable opportunity to review it prior to voting.
(c)
Introduction in
						House.
-Eight copies of a proposed amendment, signed by the sponsor,
						are presented to the Speaker, one of which is delivered to the news media. A
						copy is placed on the desk of each member.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 101 - GENERAL ASSEMBLY › Part I - LEGISLATIVE REFERENCE BUREAU › Subpart B - LEGISLATIVE PROCEDURE MANUAL › Chapter 9 - LEGISLATIVE DOCUMENTS › Subchapter A - USE AND INTRODUCTION › MISCELLANEOUS › Section 9.52 - Conference committee reports

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(a)
Preparation and introduction.
-Reports of conference committees
						are prepared in quadruplicate by the Bureau. Three copies of the report are
						transmitted to the conference committee and are signed by the conferees who
						approve the report. The report is then introduced in both houses.
(b)
Printing.
-Reports of
						conference committees are printed together with the bill as agreed to by the
						committee. In printing the report, the bill is printed as though it had just
						been introduced without indicating any changes.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 101 - GENERAL ASSEMBLY › Part I - LEGISLATIVE REFERENCE BUREAU › Subpart B - LEGISLATIVE PROCEDURE MANUAL › Chapter 9 - LEGISLATIVE DOCUMENTS › Subchapter A - USE AND INTRODUCTION › MISCELLANEOUS › Section 9.53 - Reorganization plans

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(a)
Preparation and introduction.
-Reorganization plans are
						prepared for the Governor's office which transmits the plan, identified by a
						plan number, to both houses.
(b)
Printing.
-Upon receipt of the reorganization plan it is
						printed in the history and as a separate document for use of the
						members.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 101 - GENERAL ASSEMBLY › Part I - LEGISLATIVE REFERENCE BUREAU › Subpart B - LEGISLATIVE PROCEDURE MANUAL › Chapter 9 - LEGISLATIVE DOCUMENTS › Subchapter A - USE AND INTRODUCTION › MISCELLANEOUS › Section 9.54 - Supplemental assistance plans

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The preparation, introduction and printing of
						  supplemental assistance plans conform to the procedures that apply to
						  reorganization plans.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 101 - GENERAL ASSEMBLY › Part I - LEGISLATIVE REFERENCE BUREAU › Subpart B - LEGISLATIVE PROCEDURE MANUAL › Chapter 9 - LEGISLATIVE DOCUMENTS › Subchapter A - USE AND INTRODUCTION › MISCELLANEOUS › Section 9.55 - Administrative rules reports

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The preparation, introduction and printing of
						  administrative rules reports conform generally to the procedures that apply to
						  reorganization plans.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 101 - GENERAL ASSEMBLY › Part I - LEGISLATIVE REFERENCE BUREAU › Subpart B - LEGISLATIVE PROCEDURE MANUAL › Chapter 9 - LEGISLATIVE DOCUMENTS › Subchapter A - USE AND INTRODUCTION › MISCELLANEOUS › Section 9.56 - Court rules reports

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The preparation, introduction and printing of court
						  rules reports conform generally to the procedures that apply to reorganization
						  plans.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 101 - GENERAL ASSEMBLY › Part I - LEGISLATIVE REFERENCE BUREAU › Subpart B - LEGISLATIVE PROCEDURE MANUAL › Chapter 9 - LEGISLATIVE DOCUMENTS › Subchapter A - USE AND INTRODUCTION › MISCELLANEOUS › Section 9.57 - Regulatory review reports and resolutions

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(a)
Reports.
-The
						preparation, introduction and printing of regulatory review reports conform
						generally to the procedures that apply to reorganization plans.
(b)
Resolutions.
-The
						preparation, introduction and printing of regulatory review resolutions conform
						generally to the procedures that apply to concurrent resolutions.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 101 - GENERAL ASSEMBLY › Part I - LEGISLATIVE REFERENCE BUREAU › Subpart B - LEGISLATIVE PROCEDURE MANUAL › Chapter 9 - LEGISLATIVE DOCUMENTS › Subchapter A - USE AND INTRODUCTION › MISCELLANEOUS › Section 9.58 - Surplus property disposition plans

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The preparation, introduction and printing of surplus
						  property disposition plans conform generally to the procedures that apply to
						  reorganization plans. However, additional resolutions may be prepared for
						  individual members to approve the plan except for certain specified
						  parcels.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 101 - GENERAL ASSEMBLY › Part I - LEGISLATIVE REFERENCE BUREAU › Subpart B - LEGISLATIVE PROCEDURE MANUAL › Chapter 9 - LEGISLATIVE DOCUMENTS › Subchapter A - USE AND INTRODUCTION › MISCELLANEOUS › Section 9.59 - Sunset review resolutions and statutes

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(a)
Resolutions.
-Identical
						sunset review resolutions are prepared for the Secretary of the Senate and the
						Chief Clerk of the House of Representatives who arrange for their printing in
						the history and as a separate document for use of the members.
(b)
Statutes.
-An original or
						amendatory statute may be prepared for a member of the General Assembly to
						reestablish an agency. Only one agency may be the subject of a statute and must
						be referred to in its title.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 101 - GENERAL ASSEMBLY › Part I - LEGISLATIVE REFERENCE BUREAU › Subpart B - LEGISLATIVE PROCEDURE MANUAL › Chapter 9 - LEGISLATIVE DOCUMENTS › Subchapter B - CONSIDERATION OF BILLS › GENERAL › Section 9.61 - Purpose of bill

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A bill is used for, and limited to, the enactment of a
						  new statute or the amendment of an existing statute.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 101 - GENERAL ASSEMBLY › Part I - LEGISLATIVE REFERENCE BUREAU › Subpart B - LEGISLATIVE PROCEDURE MANUAL › Chapter 9 - LEGISLATIVE DOCUMENTS › Subchapter B - CONSIDERATION OF BILLS › GENERAL › Section 9.62 - Scope of bill

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(a)
General.
-No bill may be passed containing more than one
						subject, which must be clearly expressed in its title, except a general
						appropriation bill or a bill codifying or compiling the law or a part
						thereof.
(b)
Appropriations.
-The general appropriation bill may 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 must be made by separate bills, each embracing but one
						subject.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 101 - GENERAL ASSEMBLY › Part I - LEGISLATIVE REFERENCE BUREAU › Subpart B - LEGISLATIVE PROCEDURE MANUAL › Chapter 9 - LEGISLATIVE DOCUMENTS › Subchapter B - CONSIDERATION OF BILLS › GENERAL › Section 9.63 - Requirements prior to consideration

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No bill may be considered by the General Assembly
						  unless referred to a committee, printed for the use of the members and returned
						  from the committee.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 101 - GENERAL ASSEMBLY › Part I - LEGISLATIVE REFERENCE BUREAU › Subpart B - LEGISLATIVE PROCEDURE MANUAL › Chapter 9 - LEGISLATIVE DOCUMENTS › Subchapter B - CONSIDERATION OF BILLS › GENERAL › Section 9.64 - Fiscal notes

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(a)
Senate.
-No bill requiring the expenditure of Commonwealth
						funds may be given third consideration unless it has been referred to the
						Appropriations Committee and a fiscal note has been attached thereto.
(b)
House.
-Each bill, except
						the general appropriation bill, requiring an expenditure of Commonwealth funds
						or entailing a loss of revenues must have a fiscal note prepared by the
						Appropriations Committee, and the bill must be referred to the Appropriations
						Committee for a fiscal note before it is given second consideration. An
						amendment to a bill having the same effect cannot be voted upon until the day
						following the distribution of a fiscal note.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 101 - GENERAL ASSEMBLY › Part I - LEGISLATIVE REFERENCE BUREAU › Subpart B - LEGISLATIVE PROCEDURE MANUAL › Chapter 9 - LEGISLATIVE DOCUMENTS › Subchapter B - CONSIDERATION OF BILLS › GENERAL › Section 9.65 - Status of bills following first session

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All bills and other matters pending before the General
						  Assembly upon the expiration or adjournment sine die of a first regular session
						  maintain their status and are pending before the second regular
						  session.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 101 - GENERAL ASSEMBLY › Part I - LEGISLATIVE REFERENCE BUREAU › Subpart B - LEGISLATIVE PROCEDURE MANUAL › Chapter 9 - LEGISLATIVE DOCUMENTS › Subchapter B - CONSIDERATION OF BILLS › CONSIDERATION BY COMMITTEE › Section 9.71 - Power of committee

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The first step in the passage of a bill is its
						  consideration by the standing committee to which it has been referred. Once a
						  bill is in committee, the committee has full power over it.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 101 - GENERAL ASSEMBLY › Part I - LEGISLATIVE REFERENCE BUREAU › Subpart B - LEGISLATIVE PROCEDURE MANUAL › Chapter 9 - LEGISLATIVE DOCUMENTS › Subchapter B - CONSIDERATION OF BILLS › CONSIDERATION BY COMMITTEE › Section 9.72 - Studies and hearings

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Sometimes a bill is referred by the chairman to a
						  subcommittee with instructions to study and make a report of its
						  recommendations to the main committee. Persons or organizations interested in a
						  proposed bill may request the main committee, through its chairman, for a
						  public hearing or a personal audience.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 101 - GENERAL ASSEMBLY › Part I - LEGISLATIVE REFERENCE BUREAU › Subpart B - LEGISLATIVE PROCEDURE MANUAL › Chapter 9 - LEGISLATIVE DOCUMENTS › Subchapter B - CONSIDERATION OF BILLS › CONSIDERATION BY COMMITTEE › Section 9.73 - Reporting bill from committee

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(a)
General.
-If the committee decides that the bill is of
						sufficient merit to be considered by the house, the committee will direct that
						the bill be reported out for action. When a committee has ordered a bill to be
						reported to the house, the member to whom it is assigned must make the report
						thereof to the house either on the same day or at the next meeting of the
						house.
(b)
Without
						amendment.
-The committee may report the bill in exactly the same form
						as it was introduced. In that case, no amendments are necessary.
(c)
With amendment.
-The
						committee may feel that the form or substance of the bill can be improved, or
						the committee may discover errors which should be corrected before the bill
						comes before the house for action. This presents the first occasion for an
						amendment of the bill. The amendments are prepared by the Bureau. If the bill
						is reported as amended it is reprinted with the amendments indicated.
(d)
Negative
						recommendation.
-In rare instances, the committee may report out a bill
						with a negative recommendation.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 101 - GENERAL ASSEMBLY › Part I - LEGISLATIVE REFERENCE BUREAU › Subpart B - LEGISLATIVE PROCEDURE MANUAL › Chapter 9 - LEGISLATIVE DOCUMENTS › Subchapter B - CONSIDERATION OF BILLS › CONSIDERATION BY COMMITTEE › Section 9.74 - Discharge from consideration of bill

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(a)
General.
-Sometimes a
						committee may refuse to report a bill. In such cases, the committee may be
						discharged from further consideration of the bill. This is done by resolution
						adopted by a vote of the house having possession of the bill.
(b)
Senate.
-No committee may
						be discharged from consideration of any measure within 10 legislative days of
						its reference without unanimous consent of the Senate or after such 10-day
						period except by a majority vote of all members elected to the
						Senate.
(c)
House.
-No committee may be discharged from consideration of
						any measure within 15 days of its reference. After a discharge resolution has
						been on the calendar at least 1 legislative day, a member who signed it may
						call up the resolution and the House must proceed to its consideration. No
						discharge resolution may be considered during the last 6 legislative days of
						any session of the House. A discharge resolution must be passed by a majority
						vote of the members elected to the House.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 101 - GENERAL ASSEMBLY › Part I - LEGISLATIVE REFERENCE BUREAU › Subpart B - LEGISLATIVE PROCEDURE MANUAL › Chapter 9 - LEGISLATIVE DOCUMENTS › Subchapter B - CONSIDERATION OF BILLS › CONSIDERATION BY GENERAL ASSEMBLY › Section 9.81 - General requirement and procedure

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In order to become a law, every bill must come before
						  the house of origin and the house of reference at least three times on 3
						  different legislative days. This is referred to as three considerations of the
						  bill. As a matter of general practice the bill is not actually read. The
						  reading clerk merely reads the first few words of the title.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 101 - GENERAL ASSEMBLY › Part I - LEGISLATIVE REFERENCE BUREAU › Subpart B - LEGISLATIVE PROCEDURE MANUAL › Chapter 9 - LEGISLATIVE DOCUMENTS › Subchapter B - CONSIDERATION OF BILLS › CONSIDERATION BY GENERAL ASSEMBLY › Section 9.82 - First consideration

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Should a committee favorably report a bill to the floor
						  it is given a first consideration, unless there is an objection. On first
						  consideration a bill is invariably agreed to and is never amended nor sent back
						  to the committee from which it came, or to another committee for further
						  consideration. Bills are not considered beyond first consideration until the
						  latest print is on the desks of the members.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 101 - GENERAL ASSEMBLY › Part I - LEGISLATIVE REFERENCE BUREAU › Subpart B - LEGISLATIVE PROCEDURE MANUAL › Chapter 9 - LEGISLATIVE DOCUMENTS › Subchapter B - CONSIDERATION OF BILLS › CONSIDERATION BY GENERAL ASSEMBLY › Section 9.83 - Second consideration

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On second consideration the bill may be amended on the
						  floor of the house. This can be done only by presenting amendments in writing.
						  If the amendments are accepted by the house, the bill is again reprinted with
						  the amendments indicated. On second consideration also, the bill may be sent
						  back to the committee which originally considered it or to another committee.
						  Otherwise, it may be agreed to, and then passes on automatically to third
						  consideration.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 101 - GENERAL ASSEMBLY › Part I - LEGISLATIVE REFERENCE BUREAU › Subpart B - LEGISLATIVE PROCEDURE MANUAL › Chapter 9 - LEGISLATIVE DOCUMENTS › Subchapter B - CONSIDERATION OF BILLS › CONSIDERATION BY GENERAL ASSEMBLY › Section 9.84 - Third consideration

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The next step is considering and agreeing to the bill a
						  third time and advancing it to final passage, at which time its merits may be
						  debated. On third consideration, a bill may again be amended on the floor of
						  the house, but only with the unanimous consent of all the members present, or
						  the vote by which it passed second consideration may be reconsidered, in which
						  case, it goes back to second consideration and may be amended without unanimous
						  consent. In either case, if the bill is amended, it is once more reprinted with
						  the new amendments included.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 101 - GENERAL ASSEMBLY › Part I - LEGISLATIVE REFERENCE BUREAU › Subpart B - LEGISLATIVE PROCEDURE MANUAL › Chapter 9 - LEGISLATIVE DOCUMENTS › Subchapter B - CONSIDERATION OF BILLS › CONSIDERATION BY GENERAL ASSEMBLY › Section 9.85 - Final passage

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(a)
General.
-If the bill is agreed to on third consideration
						without amendment, it usually immediately comes up for final passage which can
						be only in the form in which the bill then appears. If the bill is amended on
						third consideration, it lays over for vote on final passage until it is
						reprinted. Bills on final passage may not be amended except with the unanimous
						consent of all the members present. No bill may be declared passed unless a
						majority of all members elected to the house are recorded as voting for the
						same. Upon reversion to a prior print, a vote of final passage will not be
						taken until a copy of the bill containing the reverted printer's number is
						placed on the desks of the members.
(b)
Nonpreferred appropriation
						bills.
-No bill appropriating moneys to charitable and educational
						institutions not under the absolute control of the Commonwealth may be declared
						passed unless two-thirds of all members elected to the house are recorded as
						voting for passage.