Bill Text: AZ SCR1055 | 2011 | Fiftieth Legislature 1st Regular | Introduced

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Bill Title: Federal term limits amendment

Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 4)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2011-02-14 - Referred to Senate RULES Committee [SCR1055 Detail]

Download: Arizona-2011-SCR1055-Introduced.html

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REFERENCE TITLE: federal term limits amendment

 

 

 

 

State of Arizona

Senate

Fiftieth Legislature

First Regular Session

2011

 

 

SCR 1055

 

Introduced by

Senators Klein, Gould: Allen, Smith

 

 

A CONCURRENT resolution

 

supporting the introduction of a term limits amendment to the United states constitution in the United States Congress.

 

 

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Be it resolved by the Senate of the State of Arizona, the House of Representatives concurring:

1.  That from this time forth, until a United States Term Limits Amendment to the United States Constitution is passed by two-thirds of the Members of Congress, the Secretary of State of the State of Arizona shall inform in writing all presently seated and all newly sworn in United States Representatives and Senators from our state that this Legislature has instructed them to cosponsor and vote for a United States Term Limits Amendment to the United States Constitution that provides limits of three terms in the United States House of Representatives and two terms in the United States Senate, and only for an amendment that incorporates those specific limit lengths.� They are further urged to request that other Members of Congress approve this Amendment for three-fourths of the states to ratify.

2.  That the Legislature supports the adoption of a federal term limits amendment that meets these criteria.

3.  That the Secretary of State of the State of Arizona transmit copies of this Resolution to each Member of Congress from the State of Arizona.