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KS SB118

Bill

Status

Introduced

1/30/2025

Primary Sponsor

Tim Shallenburger

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Origin

Senate

2025-2026 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Limits Kansas House members to six two-year terms (12 years) and Senate members to three four-year terms (12 years), effective January 11, 2027

  • Allows legislators who have reached term limits to continue seeking reelection only by collecting voter signatures on nomination petitions rather than filing a standard declaration of candidacy

  • Requires petition signers to acknowledge they understand the candidate has already served the maximum number of terms specified by law

  • Counts only full terms toward the limits, with House and Senate service calculated separately; consecutive and non-consecutive terms both count

  • Amends K.S.A. 25-205 governing candidate nomination procedures to implement the petition requirement for term-limited legislators

Legislative Description

Imposing conditional term limits on members of the legislature and requiring nomination for office by petition after such term limits have run.

Last Action

Senate Referred to Committee on Federal and State Affairs

1/31/2025

Committee Referrals

Federal and State Affairs1/31/2025

Full Bill Text

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