SJR26 Alabama 2016 Session

Summary

Primary Sponsor

Trip Pittman

Republican

Session

Regular Session 2016

Title

Congress, calling for Constitutional Convention to limit members terms

Summary

Alabama's Senate resolution asks Congress to call a Constitutional Convention to propose term limits for members of the U.S. House and Senate.

What This Bill Does

It urges Congress to call a convention focused only on creating an amendment that would limit how many terms a person can serve in the U.S. House and Senate. It directs the Alabama Secretary of State to send copies of the resolution to federal leaders and Alabama's delegation, and says the application will be combined with others to reach the required two-thirds of states. It remains in effect as a continuing application until enough states have joined on this topic.

Who It Affects

• Members of the U.S. Congress could be subject to term limits if the convention results in an amendment.
• Alabama and its residents/government would be involved in submitting and coordinating the applications and could be affected by any future changes to federal term limits.

Key Provisions

• Calls for Congress to call a convention limited to proposing an amendment to limit the number of terms for U.S. Representatives and U.S. Senators.
• Directs the Alabama Secretary of State to transmit copies of the resolution to the President, the President of the Senate, the Speaker of the House, Alabama's delegation to Congress, and presiding officers of other states' legislatures.
• States that this application should be treated as covering the same subject matter as other states’ applications and be combined with them to reach a two-thirds threshold for a limited convention on this subject.
• Defines the application as a continuing effort until two-thirds of states have made similar applications.

AI-generated summary using openai/gpt-5-nano on Feb 24, 2026. May contain errors — refer to the official bill text for accuracy.

Subjects

Resolutions, Legislative