Bill Text: TX SJR11 | 2017-2018 | 85th Legislature | Introduced


Bill Title: Proposing a constitutional amendment limiting to two the number of terms for which a person may be elected or appointed to hold certain state offices.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2017-01-25 - Referred to State Affairs [SJR11 Detail]

Download: Texas-2017-SJR11-Introduced.html
 
 
  By: Huffines S.J.R. No. 11
 
 
 
   
 
 
 
SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION
  proposing a constitutional amendment limiting to two the number of
  terms for which a person may be elected or appointed to hold certain
  state offices.
         BE IT RESOLVED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
         SECTION 1.  Article IV, Texas Constitution, is amended by
  adding Section 2a to read as follows:
         Sec. 2a.  (a)  A person who has been elected or appointed to
  serve two terms in an office listed in Section 1 of this article or
  any other office of state government that is voted on statewide,
  other than a statewide judicial office, is not eligible for
  election or appointment to serve a third term in that office.
         (b)  The term of a person appointed to serve for the
  remainder of a term to fill a vacancy in a statewide office is not
  counted in determining whether a person is eligible to serve under
  Subsection (a) of this section.
         SECTION 2.  The following temporary provision is added to
  the Texas Constitution:
         TEMPORARY PROVISION.  (a)  This temporary provision applies
  to the constitutional amendment proposed by the 85th Legislature,
  Regular Session, 2017, limiting to two the number of terms for which
  a person may be elected or appointed to hold certain state offices.
         (b)  A term of office that begins before January 1, 2018, is
  not counted in determining whether a person is eligible to serve
  under Section 2a, Article IV, of this constitution.
         (c)  This temporary provision expires February 1, 2035.
         SECTION 3.  This proposed constitutional amendment shall be
  submitted to the voters at an election to be held November 7, 2017.  
  The ballot shall be printed to permit voting for or against the
  proposition:  "The constitutional amendment limiting to two the
  number of terms for which a person may be elected or appointed to
  hold the office of governor, lieutenant governor, secretary of
  state, comptroller of public accounts, commissioner of the General
  Land Office, attorney general, commissioner of agriculture, or
  railroad commissioner."
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