AR HJR1020

Amends Arkansas Constitution Amendment 73 to change legislative term limits: members first elected before January 1, 2021 may serve no more than 16 years total (consecutive or nonconsecutive), while members first elected on or after January 1, 2021 may serve no more than 12 consecutive years.

Members who complete their term limit are ineligible for subsequent service in the General Assembly until 4 years after the expiration of their last term.

Combines years of service in both the Senate and House of Representatives when calculating total years in office for members first elected before January 1, 2021; counts only consecutive years for those elected on or after January 1, 2021.

Reserves the exclusive power to propose amendments to legislative term limits to the General Assembly under Article 19, § 22 of the Arkansas Constitution, prohibiting citizens from proposing such amendments through the initiative process.

Amendment becomes effective January 1, 2021 and requires approval by a majority of voters at the next general election.