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HB 876PENNSYLVANIASession 2025-2026State Billin committee

Pennsylvania Resolution proposes constitutional amendment altering civil officer removal standards

Original title: A Joint Resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, further providing for removal of civil officers.

Last action · March 11, 2025: Referred to JUDICIARY, March 11, 2025Sponsors: Jared Solomon and 9 others

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What This Bill Would Do

Pennsylvania House Bill 876 proposes a constitutional amendment to replace the requirement that civil officers be removed upon conviction of misbehavior or an infamous crime with a standard requiring a finding of guilt, plea, or admission to a crime related to official conduct or rendering them ineligible. The measure outlines the two-pass legislative process and subsequent public referendum required for constitutional amendments.

Why it matters

Alters the specific legal thresholds and types of criminal findings that mandate the removal of civil officers from office in Pennsylvania.

Who It Would Affect

Groups the bill's text would affect if enacted, as described in the record. Being affected is not a position for or against it.

Directly affected

Civil officers

Their removal standards and conditions of holding office are altered by redefining the criminal triggers required for removal.

Directly affected

Qualified electors of the Commonwealth

They will vote on the proposed constitutional amendment at a general or municipal election following its second legislative passage.

Key Facts

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Frequently Asked Questions

What triggers the removal of a civil officer under the proposed amendment?

Removal is triggered by a finding or verdict of guilt by a judge or jury, a plea or admission of guilt, or a plea of to a crime that relates to the officer's conduct or renders them ineligible to hold office.

Does this amendment apply to the Governor and Lieutenant Governor?

No. Elected civil officers such as the Governor, Lieutenant Governor, members of the General Assembly, and judges of courts of record are excluded from the specific removal mechanism involving the Governor and the Senate.

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Where This Stands

Currently in committee. The next step in the legislative lifecycle is Floor Vote.

Procedural history

1 action

Mar 11, 2025HouseCommittee
Referred to JUDICIARY, March 11, 2025

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Full breakdown

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Connected Entities

Secretary of the Commonwealth, Governor, Lieutenant Governor and 3 more

OrganizationSecretary of the Commonwealth“Responsible for advertising and submitting the amendment to electors”Map →

PersonGovernor“Excepted from removal by the Governor on address of two-thirds of the Senate”Map →

PersonLieutenant Governor“Excepted from removal by the Governor on address of two-thirds of the Senate”Map →

OrganizationGeneral Assembly“Legislative body required to pass the amendment twice”Map →

locationCommonwealth of Pennsylvania“Jurisdiction where the constitutional amendment is proposed”Map →

OrganizationSenate“Body whose two-thirds address is required for removing certain elected civil off”Map →

Sources

Open source document

www.palegis.us

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