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(a)
General.
Any statute other than a provision of the
						Consolidated Pennsylvania Statutes shall be cited by reference to its date of
						enactment, and the page number (e.g. P. L. 406) and act number (e.g. No. 21),
						if any, assigned in the Laws of Pennsylvania.
(b)
Official short title.
If
						the statute has an official statutory short title, the short title shall be set
						forth without the use of quotation marks as follows:
"act of June 4, 1945 (P. L. 1388, No. 442), known as
						  the Administrative Agency Law."
(c)
Popular name or summary of
						title.
If the statute has no statutory short title, the popular name
						of the statute or, if there is no popular name, a brief summary of the title
						may be set forth without the use of quotation marks as follows:
"act of May 13, 1909 (P. L. 520, No. 2912), referred to
						  as the Pure Food Law."
"act of June 3, 1911 (P. L. 639, No. 246), relating to
						  medicine and surgery."
(d)
Special session.
If the statute was passed during a special
						session, a reference to the special session and special session number, if any,
						shall be set forth as follows:
"act of April 27, 1966 (1st Sp.Sess., P. L. 31, No. 1),
						  known as The Bituminous Mine Subsidence and Land Conservation Act of
						  1966."
(e)
Year of
						pamphlet law.
If a statute is finally enacted in the year following
						the year of the volume of the Laws of Pennsylvania containing the statute, the
						year of the volume of the Laws of Pennsylvania shall be set forth as follows:
"act of January 26, 1972 (1971 P. L. 761, No. 188),
						  known as the Capital Budget Act of 1971."
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The Consolidated Pennsylvania Statutes are cited by
						  reference to the title number, official short form of citation (Pa.S),
						  provision referred to and a cross reference description of the provision as
						  follows:
1 Pa.C.S. §
													1909 (relating to publication)
Subchapter B of Chapter 73 of Title 18 of the
Consolidated Pennsylvania Statutes (relating.
Sunday trading)
Chapter 7 of Title 18 of the Consolidated
						  Pennsylvania
Statutes (relating to responsibility)
Title 18 of the Consolidated Pennsylvania
						  Statutes
(relating to crimes and offenses)
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(a)
Statutes at large.
In citing the U. S. Statutes at Large,
						reference should be made to the Public Law number if available, otherwise the
						date of enactment, and section, volume, and page. The page number should refer
						to the page on which the section cited begins:
" Public Law 85-325, Part III, § 121, 71 Stat.
						  637."
"act of October 31, 1951, § 50(b), 65 Stat.
						  727."
(b)
U. S.
						Code.
In citing provisions of the U. S. Code which have been enacted
						into positive law, reference should be made to title and section number in the
						same manner as citation of the Consolidated Pennsylvania Statutes as follows:
"28
						  United States Code §
														2254 (relating to
						  state custody, remedies in Federal courts)."
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(a)
General.
The Constitution of Pennsylvania is cited by
						reference to the provision referred to and article as follows:
"section 18 of Article V of the Constitution of
						  Pennsylvania"
"section 21, Schedule to Article V of the Constitution
						  of Pennsylvania"
(b)
Constitution of 1874.
The Constitution of Pennsylvania, as
						adopted by referendum of December 16, 1873, shall be known and may be cited as
						the "Constitution of 1874."
(c)
Constitution of 1968.
The Constitution of Pennsylvania, as
						amended by referenda of May 17, 1966, November 8, 1966, May 16, 1967 and April
						23, 1968 and as numbered by proclamation of the Governor of this Commonwealth
						of July 7, 1967 pursuant to the act of August 17, 1965 (No.180), shall be known
						and may be cited as the "Constitution of 1968."
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(a)
Pennsylvania Code.
The Pennsylvania Code is cited as provided
						in 1 Pa. Code § 1.2 (relating to citation of Pennsylvania Code) as
						follows:
"1 Pa. Code § 1.2."
(b)
Pennsylvania Bulletin.
The Pennsylvania Bulletin is cited as provided in 1 Pa. Code §
												9.82 (relating to references to
						Pennsylvania Bulletin) as follows:
"1 Pa.B. 801."
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(a)
References to other
						statute.
Major subdivisions and sections of other statutes are cited
						by reference to the provision referred to and the statute containing the
						provision as follows:
Subchapter A of Chapter 31 of the act of ....
Chapter 31 of the act of ....
section 411 of the act of ....
(b)
References within
						statute.
Major subdivisions and sections within the statute containing
						the reference are cited by reference to the provision referred to without the
						reference "of this act" as follows:
Subchapter A of Chapter 31
Chapter 31
section 411
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(a)
General.
Minor subdivisions of statutes are cited by reference
						to the highest unit cited in the reference.
(b)
Other section.
Minor
						subdivisions in another section of the same or other statute are cited as
						follows:
section 411(a)(1)
section 411(a)(1)(i) of the act of ....
(c)
Same section.
Minor subdivisions in another subsection of the same section are cited without
						the reference "of this section" as follows:
subsection (a)(1)(i)(A)(I)
subsection (a)(1)(i)(A)
subsection (a)(1)(i)
subsection (a)(1)
subsection (a)
(d)
Same subdivision.
Minor
						subdivisions in the same minor subdivision are cited without the reference to
						the subdivision common to the unit containing the reference and the unit
						referred to as follows:
paragraph (1)
paragraph (1)(i)
subparagraph (i)
paragraph (3)(ii)(A)
subparagraph (ii)(B)
clause (B)
paragraph (3)(ii)(A)(I)
subparagraph (ii)(B)(I)
clause (B)(I)
subclause (I)
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References to two or more provisions are cited as
						  follows:
Chapters 1 and 3 of the act of ....
Chapters 1 through 3 of the act of ....
sections 102 and 103 of the act of ....
sections 306(e) and 307(f)(1)
subsections (a) and (b)
paragraph (1) or (2)
subsection (a)(2), (3) or (4)
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The purpose of an amendatory statute is to change some
						  provisions of an existing statute. This may be done either by removing words or
						  provisions, or by adding words or provisions, or by removing some, and at the
						  same time, adding others. All acts of Assembly at one time began in the form of
						  an original act. Some of these that are still in effect date back more than 150
						  years.
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The Constitution (art. III, sec. 6) provides that no
						  statute may 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 reenacted and published at
						  length.
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(a)
General.
An amendment may be of only one section, subsection
						or other minor subdivision, or it may include several sections or parts of an
						existing statute. It may also reenact and amend the entire statute, including
						the title. Frequently, an amendment merely adds a section, subsection or other
						minor subdivision to an existing statute or section thereof without reenacting
						any of its present language. In all cases, enough of the existing statute must
						be set out to complete the grammatical sense and to include all that is
						directly affected by the change which the amendment proposes.
(b)
Minor subdivisions.
Usually the section is the basis for an amendment. It is quite proper to amend
						a minor subdivision or even a paragraph without distinctive designation, if the
						paragraph can be identified as the "first," "last" or other numerical order. In
						most cases of unlettered and unnumbered paragraphs it is preferable to amend
						the whole section, and as a part of the amendment divide it into subsections to
						facilitate future amendments. It is also proper to use other designations if
						the section is unusually long, such as section 202 of the Administrative Code
						of 1929, which is often amended "As much of section 202 as relates to the
						Department of Public Welfare of the act is amended to read:"
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(a)
General.
The parts of a
						statute or of a section amended need not immediately follow each other. It is
						proper in one bill to amend sections 1, 4 and 19, as long as it is clearly
						stated that those are the sections that are amended. It is also proper to amend
						whole sections and parts of sections or parts of several different sections in
						the same bill.
(b)
Chronological order.
The sections, subsections and other minor
						subdivisions of the statute being amended must always be kept in their proper
						numerical or lettered order. This applies also where sections, subsections or
						other minor subdivisions are added. They must always be placed in the bill so
						that the number or letter assigned them will be in proper position with respect
						to existing sections, subsections or other minor subdivisions that are being
						amended in the same bill.
(c)
Additions and repeals.
The practice of placing all added
						sections at the end of the bill is not approved. Likewise, if one or more
						sections are repealed, the repealing section of the amendatory bill should
						appear in the proper numerical order of the sections to be repealed.
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In all cases where language of a present statute is
						  incorporated in an amendment, the language must be copied from and compared
						  with the appropriate volume of the Laws of Pennsylvania so as to make
						  absolutely certain that the copy is exact in all details with the original. If
						  the provision has been previously amended, the language is copied from the Laws
						  of Pennsylvania where it was last amended. The title must always be copied from
						  and compared with the Laws of Pennsylvania so as to minimize the possibility of
						  errors. Where the appropriate volume of the Laws of Pennsylvania has not been
						  published, the slip laws are used.
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(a)
General.
The title to a bill proposing to amend an existing
						statute begins "AN ACT Amending the act of" followed by a reference to the
						statute being amended, the word "entitled" and the title of the statute as it
						appears in the Laws of Pennsylvania or slip law enclosed in quotation
						marks.
(b)
Use of short
						title.
Except for amendments to the Consolidated Pennsylvania
						Statutes, the substitution of the official short title has not been attempted.
						If the new matter adequately covers the subject of the amendment, it is likely
						that the short title would be held to be sufficient.
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(a)
General.
Reference to the sections or other parts of the
						statute that are being amended should be avoided. Aside from making the title
						unnecessarily long, it presents another opportunity for inaccuracies and
						inconsistencies to creep in. Whether it is proposed to amend one or any other
						number of sections, subsections or other minor subdivisions, the form should be
						"AN ACT Amending the act."
(b)
Repeals.
When the purpose of an amendatory bill is to repeal a
						provision by the use of a repealer clause, it is proper to cite the provision
						in the title in the form "AN ACT Repealing section 4 of the act" followed by
						the required reference to the statute and the subject matter of the provision
						repealed.
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The titles of some statutes have been amended by
						  subsequent statutes. In these cases, the title as it has been last amended
						  should be set forth. In all cases of amended titles, the word "entitled" is
						  followed by the words "as amended," which immediately precede the quoted
						  title.
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Immediately after the close of the quotation of the
						  title of the statute to be amended, follows the new matter of the amendatory
						  title. Its purpose is to express in as very few words as possible what the
						  proposed changes in the statute are. The new matter may be a single phrase
						  without punctuation except the period at the end. But more frequently it is
						  divided into two or more phrases that are separated by
						  semicolons.
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(a)
General.
The form of the bill is an amendment to the existing
						statute. Amendments follow a standard form as to references to the statute
						amended, references to previous amendments and statements of what is being
						done.
(b)
Conforming to
						statute amended.
Langugage and form are harmonized with that used in
						the statute amended, even if they do not conform to the drafting rules
						prescribed by this Subpart. When a new section is added to an existing statute
						the sections of which have section headings, a section heading is added to
						conform to the statute amended.
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Language intended to be taken out of an existing
						  provision is enclosed in brackets and new language to be added is underscored.
						  Removing language from the statute improperly may render the amendment
						  unconstitutional. While the consequences of failure to underscore may not be
						  serious, it is very important to the proper understanding of the bill. If
						  language is removed and added at the same place, the language to be removed
						  always come first, followed by the language added.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 101 - GENERAL ASSEMBLY › Part I - LEGISLATIVE REFERENCE BUREAU › Subpart C - LEGISLATIVE DRAFTING MANUAL › Chapter 15 - STATUTES › Subchapter D - AMENDATORY STATUTES › BODY › Section 15.223 - Designation of new provisions

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(a)
Changing provisions.
Major subdivisions, sections, subsections
						or other minor subdivisions should not be renumbered or relettered. Doing so
						often leads to endless confusion in later citations of the provisions. It
						becomes difficult to determine whether reference is intended to the section or
						subdivision originally carrying the number or letter or to the renumbered or
						relettered section or subdivision.
(b)
Adding provisions.
If it
						becomes necessary to add one or more chapters between two existing chapters,
						they are designated, by the numeral of the next preceding chapter followed by a
						capital letter A, B, C, etc. (1A). The same system generally applies to
						subchapters (A-1). If sections or subsections are added, except at the end of
						the statute or in other cases where there is room for expansion, the next
						preceding designation is used followed by a dot and the numeral 1, 2, 3, etc.
						(2.1). This is not a decimal system; .12 is further advanced than .3.
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In designating the portion of a statute that is being
						  amended it must be described accurately. If the bill recites for amendment an
						  entire section and only a part of the section is set out, the whole attempt to
						  amend may be unconstitutional and fail to accomplish
						  anything.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 101 - GENERAL ASSEMBLY › Part I - LEGISLATIVE REFERENCE BUREAU › Subpart C - LEGISLATIVE DRAFTING MANUAL › Chapter 15 - STATUTES › Subchapter D - AMENDATORY STATUTES › BODY › Section 15.225 - Sections of amendatory statute

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(a)
Amendatory sections.
The section of an amending or reenacting
						bill is the statement that the specified provision of an existing statute is
						"amended (or reenacted) to read," or is "amended by adding a section
						(subsection, etc.) to read." What comes after is the existing statute as
						changed or reenacted or the new provisions added to the existing statute. The
						section numbers and other designations appearing in it are of the existing
						statute and not of the bill.
(b)
Additional sections.
The amended or reenacted provisions may
						be followed by a general section of the amending or reenacting bill. The most
						common instance is a section fixing an effective date for the amendment or
						reenactment. Also, where the purpose of an amendment or reenactment is to cure
						a defect in an existing statute, it is always well to add a section validating
						what was done under the defective statute. In each case this is a section of
						the amending or reenacting statute, not of the statute amended or
						reenacted.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 101 - GENERAL ASSEMBLY › Part I - LEGISLATIVE REFERENCE BUREAU › Subpart C - LEGISLATIVE DRAFTING MANUAL › Chapter 15 - STATUTES › Subchapter D - AMENDATORY STATUTES › BODY › Section 15.226 - Pre-1938 enacting clause

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Prior to the special session of 1938 the enacting
						  clause was different from that now in use and was incorporated as a part of the
						  first section of the bill. In the Laws of Pennsylvania up to 1872, it was
						  printed at length. From 1873 to 1937, only the abbreviation "Be it enacted,
						  &c.," was printed. In amending the first section of 1937 and earlier acts,
						  this abbreviation is always used, whether or not the old enacting clause
						  appears in full in the printed statute.
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(a)
Single amendment.
Section one of the bill starts out with the
						citation of the section to be amended, 2, act of May 2, 1945 (P. L. 382, No.
						164)." If the statute has a short title, this will be used, "known as the
						Municipality Authorities Act of 1945." If the statute does not have a short
						title, its constitutional title is quoted, following the word "entitled." After
						the quotation of the title appear the words "is amended to read." Then follows
						the language of the section which is to be amended with the changes to be made
						indicated thereon.
(b)
Multiple amendments.
Frequently several sections of an
						existing statute will be amended in the same section of a bill. In such cases,
						all sections to be amended are enumerated at the beginning of the bill, and the
						language following the quotation of the title will be "are amended to read."
						This is immediately followed by the language of the sections to be amended, one
						after the other in their proper order without regard to their continuity in the
						original statute. The same is true as to combinations of subsections or other
						minor subdivisions and as to combinations of sections, subsections or other
						minor subdivisions.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 101 - GENERAL ASSEMBLY › Part I - LEGISLATIVE REFERENCE BUREAU › Subpart C - LEGISLATIVE DRAFTING MANUAL › Chapter 15 - STATUTES › Subchapter D - AMENDATORY STATUTES › BODY › Section 15.228 - Form of provisions amended

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(a)
General.
If a part only of a section is being amended, the
						section number and section heading, if any, are always set forth, even though
						the first part of the section is not included in the amendment. If less than
						all of the minor subdivisions of a section or subsection are being amended, in
						addition to the section number and heading, the preliminary language upon which
						all the minor subdivisions depend to express a complete thought is also
						included, but is not specifically cited for amendment unless a change in its
						language is made. Three asterisks (* * *) are used to indicate the omission of
						any language, whether at the beginning or any subsequent point in the
						section.
(b)
Citing
						provision.
In citing a subsection or other minor subdivision for
						amendment, the designations as they appear in the statute being amended,
						figures, parentheses, capital or small letters, Roman numerals, and numbers
						expressed in words are used just as they are in the statute amended, even
						though they do not conform to the rules set forth in this Subpart.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 101 - GENERAL ASSEMBLY › Part I - LEGISLATIVE REFERENCE BUREAU › Subpart C - LEGISLATIVE DRAFTING MANUAL › Chapter 15 - STATUTES › Subchapter D - AMENDATORY STATUTES › BODY › Section 15.229 - Reenacting penalty clause

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In changing a clause in a penal section or adding a new
						  clause, the penalty is likewise included without being referred to unless it is
						  changed. The reason is that penal statutes are strictly construed and it may be
						  held that the part of the statute amended is not reenacted and published at
						  length unless the penalty is included.
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Before preparing an amendatory bill, it is necessary to
						  make a proper search of prior amendments to the provision to be amended. Where
						  the provision has been amended, it is necessary to ascertain that the last
						  amendment has taken into consideration all preceding amendments. This is
						  particularly important in the case of sections amended more than once in the
						  same legislative session.
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All prior amendments must be given effect unless the
						  changes in the statute (as distinguished from mere changes in language) made by
						  them are irreconcilable. Usually this can be done by removing and adding the
						  changes made in each amendment. But sometimes new provisions are added in
						  language of the old section that is removed by another amendment. A good
						  example of this are the amendments made in 1953 to section 2502 of the Public
						  School Code of 1949. A rewriting of the section was necessary to give effect to
						  all the changes made by each of the five amendments.
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If the section, subsection or other minor subdivision
						  that is being amended has been previously amended, the citation of the statute
						  in section one of the bill is followed by a reference to the last amending
						  statute followed by "is amended to read:" In cases of multiple amendments, it
						  is necessary in citing the provision to be amended to specifically cite in
						  chronological order each existing amendment that has not previously been
						  accounted for in a later amendment.
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(a)
General.
If a bill
						amends several sections, subsections or other minor subdivisions, some of which
						have been amended and others not, or some of which have been amended by
						different earlier statutes, the proper order of the parts amended is always
						maintained, but the sections of the amending bill will group them so as to
						include in each section all the consecutive provisions affected by the same
						amendment, or that have not been amended. This, of course, sometimes requires
						repetition of citations of amending statutes where sections otherwise affected
						intervene.
(b)
Example.
An example would be a bill containing the following:
(1) Section 1 of the bill amending sections
						308 and 311 of the Public School Code of 1949 that have not been previously
						amended.
(2) Section 2 of the bill
						amending sections 315 and 317, "amended July 27, 1953 (P. L. 616, No.
						176)".
(3) Section 3 of the bill
						amending section 672 and clause (c) of section 687, "amended January 21, 1952
						(P. L. 2195, No. 627)".
(4) Section
						4 of the bill amending sections 701, 733 and 739, which again have not been
						previously amended.
(5) Section 5
						of the bill amending section
						2511.1, again "amended January
						21, 1952 (P. L. 2195, No. 627)."
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(a)
Scope of amendment.
The Constitution (art. III, sec. 1)
						provides that no bill shall be so altered or amended, on its passage through
						either house, as to change its original purpose.
(b)
Printing amendments.
The
						Constitution (art. III, sec. 4) provides that all amendments to bills shall be
						printed for the use of the members before the final vote is taken on the
						bill.
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(a)
Bill Draftiing Section.
It is the responsibility of the Bill
						Drafting Section to draft amendments to bills and to check them for accuracy
						prior to their distribution to the member or other person requesting the
						amendment.
(b)
Transcribing
						Section.
The Transcribing Section prepares all amendments and folders
						in proper form from the draft supplied by the Bill Drafting Section and inserts
						adopted amendments into bills prior to printing.
(c)
Proofreading Section.
The Proofreading Section, upon request, assists the Transcribing Section in
						proofreading amendments for accuracy including adopted amendments inserted into
						bills prior to reprinting.
(d)
General Services Section.
The General Services Section
						duplicates amendments for distribution and files Bureau folders containing
						amendments.
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(a)
Proper print of bill.
The draftsman must be sure that he is
						working with the last or active print of the bill. In order to do this, the
						cardex file of daily action on bills is checked. There are times when it is
						necessary to wait until the new print comes from the printer. It is very
						dangerous to attempt to write amendments to a print which is not the one to
						which the amendments will be applied.
(b)
Other matters.
The
						draftsman must check the title and effective date of the bill, the proofreading
						correction file for previous errors and, in case of amendatory bills,
						intervening amendments to the statute being amended.
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(a)
General.
In preparing amendments to bills, the draftsman takes
						a copy of the last or active print of the bill and indicates in pencil what
						changes are to be made. The language used in setting up the amendments, which
						go to the member requesting them, is supplied by the typist.
(b)
Strike-outs and
						insertions.
The draftsman must indicate strike-outs and insertions
						clearly so that there can be no question as to what is to be done. Language to
						be stricken out from the bill is indicated by running a light pencil line
						through it. It should not be obliterated by ink or otherwise since the typists
						have to quote language that is stricken out.
(c)
Amendatory bills.
In
						changing language of existing law in an amendatory bill, brackets are placed
						around any language to be eliminated and any language added is underscored. A
						line is not run through language of existing law.
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Before starting to transcribe any amendments, the
						  typist must consult the cardex file of bills to determine whether the print of
						  the bill before her is the last print of the bill or, if the bill has been
						  restored to a former print, that it is the active print. This, in the first
						  instance, is the function of the draftsman. Occasionally, however, his
						  information is not up to the minute. If it is found that a bill to which
						  amendments are made has been previously amended, the matter is brought to the
						  attention of the draftsman. In transcribing amendments, a check is made with
						  the proofreaders' files for corrections that should be included in the
						  amendments.
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(a)
Member.
Copies of the amendments to be distributed to a member
						are placed in a folder on which is placed a tab containing the name of the
						person for whom the amendment was prepared and, if requested by someone else,
						"Requested by" followed by the name of the requester; and in the lower left
						hand corner, the words, "Amendments to Senate Bill No. 38," or "Amendments to
						House Bill No. 44," as the case may be.
(b)
Bureau.
In the upper
						left hand corner of the tab of the Bureau folder is typed in the case of Senate
						bills "S.B.692" and in the case of House bills "H.B.386." Immediately following
						is typed the initials of the draftsman preparing the amendments followed by the
						initials of the typist copying them. In the upper right hand corner appear the
						name of the person for whom they are prepared, and the date on which they are
						transcribed. In place of the title of the bill, are written only the words
						"AMENDMENTS."
Pennsylvania Code › Title 101 - GENERAL ASSEMBLY › Part I - LEGISLATIVE REFERENCE BUREAU › Subpart C - LEGISLATIVE DRAFTING MANUAL › Chapter 17 - OTHER LEGISLATIVE DOCUMENTS › Subchapter A - AMENDMENTS TO BILLS › GENERAL › Section 17.7 - Copies and stamping of amendments

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The original and one copy of each amendment is placed
						  in the Bureau file folder. Ten copies are placed in Senate folders and eleven
						  copies are placed in House folders. Three copies in the member's folder contain
						  the stamp of the Bureau.
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No classification numbers are used for amendments to
						  bills. They are filed in the order of the bill number of the Senate or House
						  bill which is amended.
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(a)
General.
Amendments are usually prepared in conventional
						typewritten form on plain white paper which does not contain line
						numbers.
(b)
Heading.
All amendments begin with the words "AMENDMENTS TO
						SENATE (or HOUSE) BILL NO. 3" which is entirely in capital letters and centered
						at the top of the page. In all cases, the abbreviation "Mr.," centered to the
						left so that a name may be inserted follows next and the printer's number is
						noted on the next line below and brought out to the right hand margin. The
						initials of the draftsman and typist and date are placed at the top left hand
						corner.
(c)
Paragraphing.
Each separate amendment to the bill is set out
						in a separate unnumbered paragraph.
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(a)
General.
All amendments are made by reference to the title or
						section of the bill to be amended, and the page or pages and line or lines
						where the change to be made appears.
(b)
Reference to words.
Amendments usually contain a reference to words. If a word to be quoted appears
						two or three times in the line, it is necessary to add after quoting the word
						"where it appears for the first (or second, or third) time."
(c)
Form.
All amendments
						begin with the word "Amend" and a reference to the place on the bill to be
						amended, as for example "Amend Title, page 1, line 1," or "Amend Sec. 1, page
						5, lines 1 to 28."
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(a)
Quoting words or figures.
Except in the language of existing
						law in an amendatory bill, if words and figures are to be omitted, the form is
						"by striking out" quoting the exact words and figures to be omitted.
(b)
Striking entire lines and
						pages.
If an entire line or lines are to be stricken out, all the line
						or lines to be stricken out are not quoted. The form is "by striking out all of
						said line" or "by striking out all of said lines." If the strike-out starts in
						the middle of a line, the form will be "by striking out (quoting the words
						appearing in the part of the line to be stricken out) in line 9, and all of
						lines 10 through 15;" or if the strike-out includes part of one line, all of
						the next three lines, and a part of the fourth line, the form will be "by
						striking out (quoting the words in the first line to be stricken out) in line
						9, all of lines 10, 11 and 12 and (quoting the words to be stricken out in the
						fourth line) in line 13." If a section to be stricken out appears on two or
						more pages, the strike-out should be made all in one amendment in the form
						"Amend Sec. 4, page 3, lines 8 through 20, page 4, lines 1 through 20, page 5,
						lines 1 and 2, by striking out all of said lines."
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(a)
General.
If words or figures are to be inserted, the language
						will be "by inserting after" (writing the word or figure after which the insert
						is made within quotation marks), followed by the language to be inserted not
						quoted but set out in the next line and written in single space and indented.
						The purpose of this is so that the language to be inserted may be cut out of
						the typewritten amendments and pasted on the printed bill for insertion after
						adoption of the amendment. Indentation of language to be inserted should not be
						exaggerated. If it consists of more than a line or two, the indentation will be
						ten spaces only on each side.
(b)
Adding new units.
If an entirely new section is to be inserted
						in a bill, it is done in the following form: "Amend bill, page 4, by inserting
						between lines 6 and 7," (setting forth the language of the section to be
						inserted). If a new subsection or other minor subdivision is to be inserted in
						a section, the language will be "Amend Sec. 2, page 3, by inserting between
						lines 8 and 9," (setting forth the subsection or minor subdivision to be
						inserted).
(c)
Simultaneous
						strike-out and insert.
If some language is to be omitted and other
						language substituted at the same place, the general rules apply, except that
						the language will be "by striking out (quoting the language to be stricken
						out), and inserting."
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(a)
General.
Inserts as typed are cut out and pasted on the bill
						for insertion prior to reprinting. For this reason they must not contain a word
						or mark other than those intended to become a part of the statute if the bill
						is adopted and approved.
(b)
Punctuation and capitalization.
No quotation marks or
						underscoring are included unless the quotation marks or underscoring are
						properly a part of the new statute. While inserts on the printed bill appear in
						capital letters, they are typed as they would be in a bill with punctuation and
						are capitalized only where necessary.
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(a)
General.
A number of special rules are observed in amending
						amendatory bills, since the system of amending existing statutes must continue
						to be carried out.
(b)
Reference to section of existing statute.
In amending bills
						that seek to amend an existing statute, it is necessary in addition to
						referring to the section of the bill, to refer to the section of the statute
						that is being amended. This saves a great deal of confusion as to what section
						is being referred to. The section of the existing statute immediately follows
						the section number of the bill and is placed within parentheses in the form
						"Amend Sec. 1 (Sec. 402)."
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If amendments are adopted, they are pasted at their
						  proper location on the bill amended. The bill, together with the inserts, is
						  transmitted to the Transcribing Section of the Bureau which makes the changes
						  in the computer to the current print of the bill which is then reprinted with a
						  new printer's number.
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(a)
Inserting language.
In inserting amendments to bills, all
						language inserted is in CAPITAL LETTERS.
(b)
Striking language.
In
						inserting amendments to bills, all language deleted appears in
						strike-out-type.
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(a)
Inserting language.
In inserting amendments to amendatory
						bills, all language inserted is in CAPITAL LETTERS and as much of the language
						inserted that is an addition to existing law is
underscored.
(b)
Striking language.
In
						inserting amendments to amendatory bills, all language inserted is in CAPITAL
						LETTERS and as much of the language inserted that is a deletion from existing
						law is placed within brackets "[...]". In case of deletion of language from
						existing law that already appears in the bill, brackets are merely inserted
						around the language to be deleted.