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Common Cause of Pennsylvania v. Com

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Jun 26, 1996
677 A.2d 1206 (Pa. 1996)

Summary

holding that the metamorphosis of a bill originally containing only an appropriation from a restricted account in the general fund to the Public Utility Commission into the General Appropriation Act violated Article III, Section 1

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Opinion

June 26, 1996.

Appeal Nos. 100-102 Middle District Appeal Dockets 1995. Appeals from the Order of the Commonwealth Court of PA at No. 320 M.D. 1995, dated November 13, 1995.


ORDER


The order of Commonwealth Court is affirmed.

NEWMAN, J., did not participate in the consideration or decision of this case.


Summaries of

Common Cause of Pennsylvania v. Com

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Jun 26, 1996
677 A.2d 1206 (Pa. 1996)

holding that the metamorphosis of a bill originally containing only an appropriation from a restricted account in the general fund to the Public Utility Commission into the General Appropriation Act violated Article III, Section 1

Summary of this case from Marcavage v. Rendell

enjoining the expenditure of funds appropriated by certain line items in a general appropriations bill because they provided for payment to entities not totally under the control of the Commonwealth

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defining an “appropriation bill” as a “measure before a legislative body authorizing the expenditure of public moneys and stipulating the amount, manner, and purpose of the various items of expenditure....”

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Case details for

Common Cause of Pennsylvania v. Com

Case Details

Full title:COMMON CAUSE OF PENNSYLVANIA, v. COMMONWEALTH of Pennsylvania; Thomas J…

Court:Supreme Court of Pennsylvania

Date published: Jun 26, 1996

Citations

677 A.2d 1206 (Pa. 1996)
677 A.2d 1206

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