HB67 Alabama 2019 Session

Summary

Primary Sponsor

David Wheeler

Republican

Session

Regular Session 2019

Title

Legislature, term limits of two terms plus two years in each house provided, prior service not counted, const. amend.

Summary

HB 67 would add a constitutional amendment to limit Alabama legislators to two full terms per house and up to two years filling vacancies, with pre-2020 service grandfathered and not counted toward the limit.

What This Bill Does

It would cap service in the Senate and the House to two full terms in each chamber, plus up to two years to fill a vacancy, starting with the 2022 general election. Service before November 2020 would not disqualify someone from serving after that date, and such pre-2020 service would not be counted toward the two-term limit. The limit applies separately to each chamber, meaning two terms in the Senate and two terms in the House, with the vacancy-time allowance included in addition to those terms.

Who It Affects

• Current and future members of the Alabama Senate and House would be limited to two full terms per chamber and may fill vacancies for up to two years in each chamber, effective starting with the 2022 elections.
• Voters and people considering running for the Alabama Legislature, including those with prior service, who would be subject to the new limits and the grandfathering provision.

Key Provisions

• Limit legislators to a maximum of two full terms in each house, plus up to two years to fill a vacancy, per house.
• Starting with the general election in November 2022, terms as counted under the amendment.
• Prior legislative service before November 2020 is not a disqualifier and is not counted toward the two-term limit in its respective house.
• The amendment would apply separately to the Senate and the House (two terms per house and vacancy-time allowance).

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Subjects

Constitutional Amendments