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State of Arizona House of Representatives Fifty-third Legislature Second Regular Session 2018
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HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION 2006 |
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A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
proposing an amendment to the Constitution of Arizona; amending article IV, part 2, section 21, constitution of Arizona; relating to legislative members' terms.
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Be it resolved by the House of Representatives of the State of Arizona, the Senate concurring:
1. Article IV, part 2, section 21, Constitution of Arizona, is proposed to be amended as follows if approved by the voters and on proclamation of the Governor:
21. Term limits of members of state legislature
Section 21. A. The members of the first legislature shall hold office until the first Monday in January, 1913. Through the fifty-fourth legislature, the terms of office of the members of succeeding legislatures shall be the state house of representatives and the members of the state senate are two years. No A state senator shall not serve more than four consecutive terms in that office, nor shall any and each state representative shall not serve more than four consecutive terms in that office. This limitation on the number of terms of consecutive service shall apply applies to terms of office beginning on or after January 1, 1993.
B. Beginning with the fifty-fifth legislature in 2021, the terms of office of the members of the state senate are four years and the terms of office of the members of the state house of representatives remain at two years. Beginning with the fifty-fifth legislature in 2021, a state senator shall not serve more than two consecutive terms in that office, and a state representative continues to be limited to four consecutive terms in that office. The limitation to two consecutive terms of service for state senators applies to terms of office that begin on or after January 1, 2021.
C. No A legislator, after serving the maximum number of terms, which shall include includes any part of a term served, may not serve in the same office until he the legislator has been out of office for no not less than one full term.
D. The increase to a four-year term for state senators beginning with the fifty-fifth legislature in 2021 applies as follows:
1. A state senator who serves three consecutive terms in the state senate and whose first term began in January, 2015 is eligible to serve one additional consecutive term in the state senate that begins in January, 2021 and is not eligible for a fifth consecutive term in the state senate.
2. A state senator who serves two consecutive terms in the state senate and whose first term began in January, 2017 is eligible to serve one additional consecutive term in the state senate that begins in January, 2021 and is not eligible for a fourth consecutive term in the state senate.
3. A state senator who serves one term in the state senate and whose first term began in January, 2019 without prior consecutive service in the state senate is eligible to serve two additional consecutive terms in the state senate that begin in January, 2021 and January, 2025.
2. The Secretary of State shall submit this proposition to the voters at the next general election as provided by article XXI, Constitution of Arizona.