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Bills · 2015-2016 Regular Session

SJR 75

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Relating to: limiting the number of terms permitted for members of the state legislature and the governor and lieutenant governor (first consideration).

Constitutional amendments — First consideration Governor Governor — Appointments Legislature — Member Legislature — Procedure Lieutenant governor

  1. Introduced, stopped here
  2. Passes Senate, not reached
  3. Passes Assembly, not reached
  4. Adopted, not reached

Unfamiliar terms? Glossary

What this bill does

Plain-language analysis by the nonpartisan Legislative Reference Bureau

This proposed constitutional amendment, proposed to the 2015 legislature on

first consideration, limits members of the legislature to 12 years of service in the

same office and limits the governor and lieutenant governor to eight years of service

in the same office. Time served in an initial partial term in the same office, and time

served in a different office, is not counted as part of the 12-year and eight-year

limits. Additionally, the term limits do not apply to a senator or representative to the

assembly, or the governor or lieutenant governor, holding office on the date of

ratification of the proposed constitutional amendment, with respect to that office.

A constitutional amendment requires adoption by two successive legislatures,

and ratification by the people, before it can become effective.

Sponsors

Introduced by: Moulton (R) , Stroebel (R)

12 cosponsors

Allen (R) , Brandtjen (R) , Gannon (R) , Heaton (R) , Jarchow (R) , Neylon (R) , Quinn (R) , R. Brooks (R) , Rohrkaste (R) , Sanfelippo (R) , Steffen (R) , Tittl (R)

Full history

  1. Dec 7, 2015 · Senate

    Introduced by Senators Stroebel and Moulton; cosponsored by Representatives Gannon, Quinn, Tittl, Steffen, Jarchow, Neylon, Brandtjen, Sanfelippo, Allen, Rohrkaste, Heaton and R. Brooks

  2. Dec 7, 2015 · Senate

    Read first time and referred to Committee on Government Operations and Consumer Protection

  3. Feb 4, 2016 · Senate

    Public hearing held

  4. Apr 13, 2016 · Senate

    Failed to adopt pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1