HB317 Alabama 2022 Session

Summary

Primary Sponsor

David Wheeler

Republican

Session

Regular Session 2022

Title

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

Description

Under existing law, there is no limit on the number of terms an individual may serve as a member of the Alabama Senate or the House of Representatives.

This bill would propose an amendment to Section 46 of the Constitution of Alabama of 1901, now appearing as Section 46 of the Official Recompilation of the Constitution of Alabama of 1901, as amended, commencing with the 2026 General Election, to limit a legislator to a maximum of two full terms of office, plus up to two years of extra service filling a vacancy, in each house. The amendment would provide that service in the Senate and service in the House of Representatives before November 2026 would not disqualify, in whole or in part, an individual from service in that respective body following that date.

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Subjects

Constitutional Amendments