HB339 Alabama 2017 Session

Summary

Primary Sponsor

Matt Fridy

Republican

Session

Regular Session 2017

Title

Term limits, members of the Alabama Legislature, election to limited to four full terms, const. amend.

Summary

HB339 would amend the Alabama Constitution to limit lawmakers to four full terms and treat two-year Senate or House elections as full terms, with a grandfather clause for pre-2014 service.

What This Bill Does

If enacted, no person could be elected to the Alabama Legislature for more than four full terms. An election lasting at least two years for either the Senate or the House would count as a full term in that body. Additionally, service in the Legislature before November 2014 would not disqualify a person from serving again after that date. As a constitutional amendment, it would require voter approval to take effect.

Who It Affects

• Current and future members of the Alabama Senate and House of Representatives would be limited to four full terms.
• Candidates for the Senate or House would need to account that two-year terms count as a full term toward the limit.
• People who previously served in the Legislature before November 2014 would be allowed to continue serving after that date due to the grandfather clause.

Key Provisions

• No person may be elected to the Alabama Legislature for more than four full terms.
• An election to either the Senate or the House lasting at least two years shall be equivalent to a full term in the respective body.
• Service in the Legislature prior to November 2014 shall not disqualify, in whole or in part, a person from service in the Legislature following that date.

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Subjects

Constitutional Amendments