HI SCR29

Legislative Reference Bureau requested to conduct a study on benefits and drawbacks of implementing term limits for state legislators

Study report must be submitted to the Legislature no later than twenty days prior to the start of the 2022 Regular Session

Resolution cites the 1976 Buckley v. Valeo Supreme Court decision limiting campaign spending restrictions as a factor reducing nonincumbent competitiveness

Resolution notes that 35 states have imposed term limits on governors and state legislators, and 33 states have term limits on their federal congressional delegations

Resolution highlights that in 1974, the only year Hawaii observed spending limits, 43% of House members and 32% of Senate members elected were new to the Legislature