By: Talarico H.J.R. No. 206
A JOINT RESOLUTION
proposing a constitutional amendment to limit the time that a
person may serve as a statewide elected officer in the executive
branch.
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Article IV, Texas Constitution, is amended by
adding Section 2a to read as follows:
Sec. 2a. (a) A person is not eligible to be elected to an
elective office listed in Section 1 of this article or to any other
state office elected by the voters at a statewide election, other
than a judicial office, if on the date of the election the person
has served in that office during any part of each of twelve or more
calendar years.
(b) 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.
(c) For purposes of this section, a calendar year begins
January 1 and ends December 31.
(d) Service in office before January 1, 2027, does not count
for purposes of determining whether a person is disqualified from
office under this section.
SECTION 2. This proposed constitutional amendment shall be
submitted to the voters at an election to be held November 4, 2025.
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 statewide elected officer in the
executive branch."