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This bill proposes a constitutional amendment to modify how appropriation bills are drafted and passed in Pennsylvania. Specifically, the amendment requires that the general appropriation bill must cover only appropriations for a single fiscal year, covering expenses for the executive, legislative, and judicial departments, public debt, and public schools. Any other appropriations, including supplemental appropriations for a prior fiscal year, must be created as separate bills that focus on only one subject. The bill also outlines the procedure for implementing this constitutional amendment, which involves the Secretary of the Commonwealth advertising the proposed amendment after its first and second passage by the General Assembly, and then submitting the amendment to qualified voters at the first eligible general or municipal election. This change aims to make the appropriations process more focused and transparent by ensuring that each appropriation bill addresses a single, specific purpose and is limited to a single fiscal year.

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