Proposal for a legislative amendment to the Constitution to declare that corporations are not people, money is not speech
By Mr. Mark of Peru, a petition (accompanied by proposal for constitutional amendment, House, No. 63) of Paul W. Mark and others for a legislative amendment to the Constitution to declare rights afforded to the human inhabitants of the Commonwealth are not applicable to corporations, limited liability companies or any other corporate entities. The Judiciary.
Proposal for Constitutional Amendment History
| Date | Branch | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 1/24/2017 | House | Referred to the committee on the Judiciary |
| 1/24/2017 | Senate | Senate concurred |
| 4/3/2017 | Joint | Hearing scheduled for 04/10/2017 from 01:00 PM-05:00 PM in A2 |
| 5/1/2017 | Senate | Proposal for Constitutional Amendment reported adversely by committee and placed on file |
| 5/1/2017 | House | Placed on file |
| 5/8/2017 | House | Called for consideration in the joint session |
| 5/10/2017 | Joint | Joint session held and recessed to Wednesday, June 14, 2017 |
| 6/14/2017 | Joint | Joint session held and recessed to Wednesday, November 8, 2017 |
| 11/8/2017 | Joint | Joint session held and recessed to Wednesday, May 9, 2018 |
| 5/9/2018 | Joint | Joint session held and recessed to Wednesday, July 25, 2018 |
| 7/25/2018 | Joint | Joint session held and recessed to Monday, December 31, 2018 |
| 12/31/2018 | Joint | Joint session held and dissolved |
| 12/31/2018 | Joint | No further action |
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