HB171 Alabama 2012 Session

This bill would propose an amendment to the Constitution of Alabama of 1901, that would provide that no person may be elected to the Legislature for more than three full consecutive terms. The amendment would provide that an election to the Senate or the House of Representatives for at least two years would be equivalent to the election for a full term in that body. The amendment would provide that service in the Senate and in the House of Representatives prior to November, 2014, would not disqualify, in whole or in part, the person from service in those bodies following that date. The amendment would provide that a person, after the expiration of a legislative quadrennium from his or her third consecutive term, may serve as a member of the Legislature if the person has not served in any capacity with the State of Alabama or any of its departments, agencies, boards, commission, or public educational institutions on a compensated or non-compensated basis, or has not received compensation for seeking the passage, defeat, or modification of legislation by conveying information and opinion to legislators or influencing the actions of the State of Alabama or any of its departments, agencies, boards, commissions, or public educational institutions

To propose an amendment to the Constitution of Alabama of 1901, that would provide that no person may be elected to the Senate or the House of Representatives, or both, to more than three consecutive full terms in the Legislature; to provide that service in the Senate or the House of Representatives prior to November, 2014, would not disqualify, in whole or in part, the person from election to those bodies following such date; and to allow a person to be elected, after the expiration of a legislative quadrennium from his or her third consecutive term, on certain conditions.