HB340 Alabama 2018 Session

Summary

Primary Sponsor

Matt Fridy

Republican

Session

Regular Session 2018

Title

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

Summary

This bill would amend the Alabama Constitution to limit legislators to four full terms and count two-year terms as full terms, with prior service before November 2014 grandfathered.

What This Bill Does

It would limit any individual from serving more than four full terms in the Alabama Legislature. A two-year election to either the Senate or the House would count as a full term in that chamber. People who served before November 2014 would not be disqualified from serving afterward because of that prior service. The change would take effect if voters approve the constitutional amendment.

Who It Affects

• Current and future Alabama legislators (Senate and House): subject to a four-term limit and the rule that two-year terms count as full terms.
• People with prior legislative service before November 2014: allowed to continue serving after that date without being disqualified by the new limit.

Key Provisions

• No person may be elected to the Alabama Legislature for more than four full terms; an election to the Senate or the House for at least two years counts as a full term in the respective body.
• Notwithstanding the limit, service in the Legislature prior to November 2014 shall not disqualify, in whole or in part, a person from serving in that body after that date.

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Subjects

Constitutional Amendments