Bill Text: TX HJR127 | 2023-2024 | 88th Legislature | Introduced
Bill Title: Proposing a constitutional amendment to limit the time that a person may serve as a member of the Texas Legislature or as a statewide elected officer in the executive branch to 12 consecutive years.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2023-03-13 - Referred to State Affairs [HJR127 Detail]
Download: Texas-2023-HJR127-Introduced.html
| 88R8235 BEF-D | ||
| By: Slawson | H.J.R. No. 127 | |
|
|
||
| proposing a constitutional amendment to limit the time that a | ||
| person may serve as a member of the Texas Legislature or as a | ||
| statewide elected officer in the executive branch to 12 consecutive | ||
| years. | ||
| BE IT RESOLVED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: | ||
| SECTION 1. Article III, Texas Constitution, is amended by | ||
| adding Section 7a to read as follows: | ||
| Sec. 7a. (a) A person may not serve more than 12 | ||
| consecutive years as a member of the house of representatives. | ||
| (b) A person may not serve more than 12 consecutive years as | ||
| a member of the senate. | ||
| (c) A person is not eligible to be elected to office if the | ||
| person's service during the term of office would violate Subsection | ||
| (a) or (b) of this section. | ||
| (d) The limitations provided by Subsections (a) and (b) of | ||
| this section apply to consecutive service in the same elective | ||
| office. Service in more than one elective office is not added | ||
| together for purposes of Subsection (a) or (b) of this section. | ||
| (e) Nothing in this section prohibits a person from | ||
| continuing to serve in an office covered by this section after the | ||
| end of a term as a holdover under Section 17, Article XVI, of this | ||
| constitution until a successor is qualified. | ||
| (f) Legislative service before the legislature convenes in | ||
| regular session in 2025 is not counted in determining whether a | ||
| person is disqualified from office under this section. This | ||
| subsection expires January 1, 2038. | ||
| SECTION 2. Article IV, Texas Constitution, is amended by | ||
| adding Section 2a to read as follows: | ||
| Sec. 2a. (a) A person may not serve more than 12 | ||
| consecutive years in an elective office listed in Section 1 of this | ||
| article or any other state office elected by the voters at a | ||
| statewide election, other than a judicial office. | ||
| (b) A person is not eligible to be elected to office if the | ||
| person's service during the term of office would violate Subsection | ||
| (a) of this section. | ||
| (c) The limitation provided by Subsection (a) of this | ||
| section applies to consecutive service in the same elective office. | ||
| Service in more than one elective office is not added together for | ||
| purposes of Subsection (a) of this section. | ||
| (d) Nothing in this section prohibits a person from | ||
| continuing to serve in an office covered by this section after the | ||
| end of a term as a holdover under Section 17, Article XVI, of this | ||
| constitution until a successor is qualified. | ||
| (e) Service in office before January 19, 2027, does not | ||
| count for purposes of determining whether a person is disqualified | ||
| from office under this section. This subsection expires January 1, | ||
| 2036. | ||
| SECTION 3. This proposed constitutional amendment shall be | ||
| submitted to the voters at an election to be held November 7, 2023. | ||
| The ballot shall be printed to provide for voting for or against the | ||
| following proposition: "The constitutional amendment to limit the | ||
| time that a person may serve as a member of the Texas Legislature or | ||
| as a statewide elected officer in the executive branch to 12 | ||
| consecutive years." | ||
