North Dakota 2025 2025-2026 Regular Session

North Dakota Senate Bill SCR4008 Introduced / Bill

Filed 01/27/2025

                    25.3066.01000
Sixty-ninth
Legislative Assembly
of North Dakota
Introduced by
Senator Dwyer
A concurrent resolution to amend and reenact section 1 of article XV of the Constitution of North 
Dakota, relating to term limits for members of the legislative assembly; and to repeal section 4 
of article XV of the Constitution of North Dakota, relating to prohibiting the legislative assembly 
from proposing certain amendments to article XV of the Constitution of North Dakota.
STATEMENT OF INTENT
This measure provides an individual may not serve more than three complete four-year terms in 
the legislative assembly. The measure also repeals the provision prohibiting the legislative 
assembly from proposing constitutional amendments relating to term limits.
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE SENATE OF NORTH DAKOTA, THE HOUSE OF 
REPRESENTATIVES CONCURRING THEREIN:
That the following proposed amendment to section 1 of article XV and repeal of section 4 of 
article XV of the Constitution of North Dakota are agreed to and must be submitted to the 
qualified electors of North Dakota at the general election to be held in November of 2026, in 
accordance with section 16 of article IV of the Constitution of North Dakota.
SECTION 1. AMENDMENT. Section 1 of article XV of the Constitution of North Dakota is 
amended and reenacted as follows: 
Section 1. An individual shallmay not serve more than three complete four-year terms as a 
member of the house of representatives for a cumulative period of time amounting to more than 
eight years. An individual shallmay not serve more than three complete four-year terms as a 
member of the senate for a cumulative period of time amounting to more than eight years. An 
individual shall not be eligible to serve a full or remaining termindividual's service as a member 
of the house of representatives or the senate if serving the full or remainingduring a term would 
cause the individual to serve for a cumulative period of time amounting to more than eight years 
in that respective housethat is less than four years does not count toward the term limit for a 
member of the house of representatives or the senate under this section.
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SECTION 2. REPEAL. Section 4 of article XV of the Constitution of North Dakota is 
repealed.
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