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1	1	88R8235 BEF-D
2	2	By: Slawson H.J.R. No. 127
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5	5	A JOINT RESOLUTION
6	6	proposing a constitutional amendment to limit the time that a
7	7	person may serve as a member of the Texas Legislature or as a
8	8	statewide elected officer in the executive branch to 12 consecutive
9	9	years.
10	10	BE IT RESOLVED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
11	11	SECTION 1. Article III, Texas Constitution, is amended by
12	12	adding Section 7a to read as follows:
13	13	Sec. 7a. (a) A person may not serve more than 12
14	14	consecutive years as a member of the house of representatives.
15	15	(b) A person may not serve more than 12 consecutive years as
16	16	a member of the senate.
17	17	(c) A person is not eligible to be elected to office if the
18	18	person's service during the term of office would violate Subsection
19	19	(a) or (b) of this section.
20	20	(d) The limitations provided by Subsections (a) and (b) of
21	21	this section apply to consecutive service in the same elective
22	22	office. Service in more than one elective office is not added
23	23	together for purposes of Subsection (a) or (b) of this section.
24	24	(e) Nothing in this section prohibits a person from
25	25	continuing to serve in an office covered by this section after the
26	26	end of a term as a holdover under Section 17, Article XVI, of this
27	27	constitution until a successor is qualified.
28	28	(f) Legislative service before the legislature convenes in
29	29	regular session in 2025 is not counted in determining whether a
30	30	person is disqualified from office under this section. This
31	31	subsection expires January 1, 2038.
32	32	SECTION 2. Article IV, Texas Constitution, is amended by
33	33	adding Section 2a to read as follows:
34	34	Sec. 2a. (a) A person may not serve more than 12
35	35	consecutive years in an elective office listed in Section 1 of this
36	36	article or any other state office elected by the voters at a
37	37	statewide election, other than a judicial office.
38	38	(b) A person is not eligible to be elected to office if the
39	39	person's service during the term of office would violate Subsection
40	40	(a) of this section.
41	41	(c) The limitation provided by Subsection (a) of this
42	42	section applies to consecutive service in the same elective office.
43	43	Service in more than one elective office is not added together for
44	44	purposes of Subsection (a) of this section.
45	45	(d) Nothing in this section prohibits a person from
46	46	continuing to serve in an office covered by this section after the
47	47	end of a term as a holdover under Section 17, Article XVI, of this
48	48	constitution until a successor is qualified.
49	49	(e) Service in office before January 19, 2027, does not
50	50	count for purposes of determining whether a person is disqualified
51	51	from office under this section. This subsection expires January 1,
52	52	2036.
53	53	SECTION 3. This proposed constitutional amendment shall be
54	54	submitted to the voters at an election to be held November 7, 2023.
55	55	The ballot shall be printed to provide for voting for or against the
56	56	following proposition: "The constitutional amendment to limit the
57	57	time that a person may serve as a member of the Texas Legislature or
58	58	as a statewide elected officer in the executive branch to 12
59	59	consecutive years."