SB53 Alabama 2017 Session

Summary

Primary Sponsor

Trip Pittman

Republican

Session

Regular Session 2017

Title

Term limits, members of Senate and House of Representatives limited to three consecutive full terms, const. amend.

Summary

SB53 would amend the Alabama Constitution to limit members of the Legislature to three consecutive full terms in each chamber and treat certain two-year elections as full terms.

What This Bill Does

If passed, no person could be elected to the Alabama Senate for more than three full consecutive terms, and no person could be elected to the Alabama House for more than three full consecutive terms. An election to either chamber for at least two years would count as a full term in that chamber. Additionally, service in the Senate or House prior to November 2017 would not disqualify a person from serving after that date. This is a constitutional amendment that would require voter approval.

Who It Affects

• Members of the Alabama Senate: limited to three consecutive full terms, with two-year terms counting as a full term.
• Members of the Alabama House of Representatives: limited to three consecutive full terms, with two-year terms counting as a full term.

Key Provisions

• No person may be elected to the Alabama Senate for more than three full consecutive terms.
• No person may be elected to the Alabama House of Representatives for more than three full consecutive terms.
• An election to either the Senate or the House for at least two years shall be equivalent to a full term in the respective body.
• Service in the Senate prior to November 2017 shall not disqualify, in whole or in part, a person from service in the Senate following that date, and service in the House prior to November 2017 shall not disqualify, in whole or in part, a person from service in the House following that date.

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Subjects

Constitutional Amendments