SB253 Alabama 2016 Session

Summary

Primary Sponsor

Trip Pittman

Republican

Session

Regular Session 2016

Title

Term limits, members of Senate and House of Representatives, board, commission, or public office receiving state funding, limited to three consecutive full terms

Summary

SB253 would cap elected or appointed members of state-funded boards, commissions, departments, or public offices at three consecutive full terms, counting vacancies of half-term or longer as a full term and allowing current officeholders to finish their term.

What This Bill Does

It would limit any person to three full consecutive terms in any state-funded board, commission, department, or public office. If a vacancy is filled for an unexpired term that is at least half of the original term, that counts as a full term. Current officeholders may continue to serve through the end of their current term even if the limit would be exceeded, with term limits applying after that. The law would take effect three months after passage and governor approval.

Who It Affects

• Individuals elected or appointed to any state-funded board, commission, department, or public office, who would be limited to three full consecutive terms and have vacancies counted as full terms.
• Current officeholders who are serving on or about the effective date and would otherwise exceed the limit, who may finish their current term under the grandfather provision.

Key Provisions

• No person may be elected or appointed to more than three full consecutive terms in any state-funded board, commission, department, or public office.
• An election or appointment to fill a vacancy for an unexpired term that is one-half or longer of the original term counts as a full term.
• Current holders may continue to serve until the end of the term they were elected or appointed to, even if this exceeds the three-term limit.
• The act becomes effective on the first day of the third month after its passage and governor's approval.

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Subjects

Elections