Texas Term Limits for Legislators Amendment (2015)
The Texas Term Limits for Legislators Amendment may appear on the November 3, 2015 ballot in Texas as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment. The measure, upon voter approval, would institute term limits for state legislators, elected local officials and state agency heads. Specifically, the measure would:[1]
- Limit state representatives to six consecutive full terms, which is about 12 years.
- Limit state senators to three consecutive full terms or 12 years.
- Permit serving additional terms beyond limits when the official is out of office for at least two regular legislative secessions, or about four years.
- Require a representative to have served at least one full term before he or she can be Speaker of the House.
- Limit the Speaker of the House's term to 72 calendar months.
- Limit the term length of standing committee chairs to 72 calendar months.
- Limit elected local officials to eight calendar years in office.
- Prohibit an individual from being reappointed to serve as head of a state agency if that individual already did so for more than four years.
The measure was introduced into the Texas Legislature by Sen. Donald Huffines (R-16) as Senate Joint Resolution 6.[2]
Text of measure
Ballot title
The proposed ballot title is:[1]
| “ | The constitutional amendment to provide qualifications for and limit the time that a person may serve in certain offices.[3] | ” |
Path to the ballot
- See also: Amending the Texas Constitution
The proposed constitutional amendment was filed by Sen. Donald Huffines (R-16) as Senate Joint Resolution 6 on November 10, 2014.[2] A two-thirds vote in both chambers of the Texas State Legislature is required to refer this amendment to the ballot. Texas is one of sixteen states that require a two-thirds supermajority.
See also
External links
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Texas Legislature, "SJR No. 6," accessed November 17, 2014
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Texas Legislature, "SJR No. 6 History," accessed November 17, 2014
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
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