PRINTER'S NO. 1836
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE BILL
No.
1562
Session of
2023
INTRODUCED BY KHAN, MAYES, KOSIEROWSKI, BOROWSKI, ISAACSON,
FIEDLER, GREEN, BOYD, MUNROE, HILL-EVANS, PIELLI, PROBST,
MADDEN, KINSEY, ROZZI, SCHLOSSBERG, WAXMAN, SANCHEZ, CEPEDA-
FREYTIZ, STURLA, PARKER, HOHENSTEIN, DELLOSO, YOUNG, HOWARD,
STEELE, SHUSTERMAN, D. WILLIAMS AND KAZEEM, JULY 11, 2023
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON HEALTH, JULY 11, 2023
A JOINT RESOLUTION
Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the Commonwealth
of Pennsylvania, providing for health care as a human right.
The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
hereby resolves as follows:
Section 1. The following amendment to the Constitution of
Pennsylvania is proposed in accordance with Article XI:
That Article I be amended by adding a section to read:
ยง 30. Health care as a human right.
It is the obligation of the State to ensure that every
resident of this Commonwealth has access to cost-effective,
clinically appropriate and affordable health care as a
fundamental right as well as the opportunity to achieve and
enjoy the highest attainable standard of physical and mental
health.
Section 2. The following procedure applies to the proposed
constitutional amendment in this joint resolution:
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(1) Upon the first passage by the General Assembly of
the amendment, the Secretary of the Commonwealth shall
proceed immediately to comply with the advertising
requirements of section 1 of Article XI of the Constitution
of Pennsylvania.
(2) Upon the second passage by the General Assembly of
the amendment, the Secretary of the Commonwealth shall
proceed immediately to comply with the advertising
requirements of section 1 of Article XI of the Constitution
of Pennsylvania. The Secretary of the Commonwealth shall
submit the amendment to the qualified electors of this
Commonwealth at the first general or municipal election which
meets the requirements of section 1 of Article XI of the
Constitution of Pennsylvania.
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