Bills · 2019-2020 Regular Session
Relating to: limiting the number of terms permitted for members of the state legislature and constitutional officers (first consideration).
Attorney general Constitutional amendments — First consideration Governor Governor — Legislation by request of Legislature — Member Lieutenant governor Secretary of state State superintendent of public instruction Statutes — Revision Treasurer — State
- Introduced, stopped here
- Passes Assembly, not reached
- Passes Senate, not reached
- Adopted, not reached
Unfamiliar terms? Glossary
What this bill does
Plain-language analysis by the nonpartisan Legislative Reference Bureau
This constitutional amendment, proposed to the 2019 legislature on first
consideration, limits members of the legislature to 12 years of service in the same
office and limits the governor, lieutenant governor, secretary of state, state treasurer,
attorney general, and state superintendent of public instruction 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 are not counted as part of the 12-year and
eight-year limits. Additionally, any time served prior to the first terms to which the
constitutional amendment applies is not counted as part of the 12-year and
eight-year limits.
A constitutional amendment requires adoption by two successive legislatures,
and ratification by the people, before it can become effective.
Sponsors
Full history
- Oct 1, 2019 · Assembly
Introduced by Representatives Edming, Dittrich, Gundrum, James, Kulp, Macco, Quinn, Sanfelippo and Tittl; cosponsored by Senators Stroebel and Bernier
- Oct 1, 2019 · Assembly
Read first time and referred to Committee on State Affairs
- Apr 1, 2020 · Assembly
Failed to adopt pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1