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

Texas Senate Joint Resolution 11 (Prior Session Legislation)

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.

Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 1)

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."