Bill Text: MI HJRU | 2013-2014 | 97th Legislature | Introduced
Bill Title: Legislature; legislators; term limits; modify. Amends sec. 54, art. IV of the state constitution.
Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 29-19)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2013-06-13 - Printed Joint Resolution Filed 06/13/2013 [HJRU Detail]
Download: Michigan-2013-HJRU-Introduced.html
HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION U
June 12, 2013, Introduced by Reps. Haveman, Schmidt, Walsh, Lyons, Jenkins, Lori, Poleski, Daley, Kowall, Hooker, Kurtz, Heise, Bumstead, Foster, MacMaster, Victory, Pscholka, Irwin, Lane, Singh, Stanley, Schor, Rutledge, Geiss, Durhal, McBroom, Tlaib, Hovey-Wright, Roberts, Nathan, Kelly, Glardon, Callton, Yonker, Kesto, Goike, Muxlow, Cavanagh, Knezek, Clemente, Slavens, Pagel, Lauwers, Price, Crawford, Rendon, LaVoy, Lipton, McCann, Olumba and Robinson and referred to the Committee on Elections and Ethics.
A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the state
constitution of 1963, by amending section 54 of article IV, to
modify term limits for certain elected state offices.
Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
state of Michigan, That the following amendment to the state
constitution of 1963, to modify term limits for certain elected
state offices, is proposed, agreed to, and submitted to the people
of the state:
ARTICLE IV
Sec.
54. (1) No Except
as otherwise provided in subsection (2)
or (3), no person shall be elected to the office of state
representative
more than three times. No Except
as otherwise
provided in subsection (2) or (3), no person shall be elected to
the office of state senate more than two times. Any person
appointed or elected to fill a vacancy in the house of
representatives or the state senate for a period greater than one
half of a term of such office, shall be considered to have been
elected to serve one time in that office for purposes of this
section. This limitation on the number of times a person shall be
elected to office shall apply to terms of office beginning on or
after January 1, 1993.
(2) A person first serving as a state representative in 2015
or later may serve as a state representative or state senator for a
combined total of not more than 16 years. Any person appointed or
elected to fill a vacancy in the house of representatives or the
state senate who holds office for one day or more within a calendar
year shall be considered to have served the entire calendar year
for purposes of this subsection. A person is not eligible to serve
as a state representative or state senator unless that person is
eligible to serve the entire term of that office under this
subsection.
(3) A person first serving as a state senator in 2019 or later
may serve as a state representative or state senator for a combined
total of not more than 16 years. Any person appointed or elected to
fill a vacancy in the house of representatives or the state senate
who holds office for one day or more within a calendar year shall
be considered to have served the entire calendar year for purposes
of this subsection. A person is not eligible to serve as a state
representative or state senator unless that person is eligible to
serve the entire term of that office under this subsection.
(4) This section shall be self-executing. Legislation may be
enacted to facilitate operation of this section, but no law shall
limit or restrict the application of this section. If any part of
this section is held to be invalid or unconstitutional, the
remaining parts of this section shall not be affected but will
remain in full force and effect.
Resolved further, That the foregoing amendment shall be
submitted to the people of the state at the next general election
in the manner provided by law.
