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IN HJR0002
Joint Resolution
Status
1/14/2019
Primary Sponsor
Chris Chyung
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AI Summary
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Proposes amending the Indiana Constitution to limit state senators to 12 years of service and state representatives to 8 years of service, effective after November 5, 2024
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Prior service before November 5, 2024 would not count toward term limits for representatives or for senators elected on or after that date
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Senators elected on November 8, 2022 would have their term limit clock start on November 3, 2026
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Temporary appointments (pro tempore) would not count toward term limits under existing Article 2, Section 11 of the Indiana Constitution
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Requires approval by two consecutive general assemblies and ratification by a majority of voters to take effect
Legislative Description
Provides that an individual may not serve more than 12 years as a state senator. Provides that an individual may not serve more than eight years as a state representative. Provides that the time an individual has served as a Senator: (1) before November 5, 2024, if the individual is elected a senator on November 5, 2024; or (2) before November 3, 2026, if the individual is elected a senator on November 8, 2022; may not be considered in determining whether the term limitation applies to the individual. Provides that the time an individual has served as a representative before
Last Action
First reading: referred to Committee on Rules and Legislative Procedures
1/14/2019