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AL HB339

Bill

Status

Introduced

3/2/2017

Primary Sponsor

Matt Fridy

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Origin

House of Representatives

Regular Session 2017

AI Summary

  • Proposes a constitutional amendment limiting Alabama legislators to a maximum of four full terms in either the Senate or House of Representatives.

  • Defines an election to either chamber for at least two years as equivalent to one full term.

  • Exempts all legislative service prior to November 2014 from counting toward the four-term limit.

  • Amendment requires approval by a majority of qualified electors voting in a statewide election conducted under existing constitutional procedures.

  • Ballot description will read: "Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of Alabama of 1901, to provide that no person may be elected to the Alabama Legislature for more than four full terms."

Legislative Description

Term limits, members of the Alabama Legislature, election to limited to four full terms, const. amend.

Constitutional Amendments

Last Action

Read for the first time and referred to the House of Representatives committee on Constitution, Campaigns and Elections

3/2/2017

Committee Referrals

Constitution, Campaigns and Elections3/2/2017

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