By: Hunter, Todd H.J.R. No. 114 73R4803 JSA-D A JOINT RESOLUTION 1-1 proposing a constitutional amendment to limit the number of terms 1-2 that a person may serve in the senate or house of representatives. 1-3 BE IT RESOLVED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: 1-4 SECTION 1. Article III of the Texas Constitution is amended 1-5 by adding Section 7a to read as follows: 1-6 Sec. 7a. (a) A person who has served as a member of the 1-7 senate for two four-year terms or for a four-year term and two 1-8 two-year terms is not eligible to serve again as a member of the 1-9 senate, except to the extent that the person serves until the 1-10 person's successor has qualified. 1-11 (b) A person who has served as a member of the house of 1-12 representatives for four terms is not eligible to serve again as a 1-13 member of the house of representatives, except to the extent that 1-14 the person serves until the person's successor has qualified. 1-15 (c) For purposes of this section, a person is considered to 1-16 have served a term if the person served more than one-half of the 1-17 full term. 1-18 (d) Service in the legislature during a term that began 1-19 before the legislature convenes in regular session in 1995 is not 1-20 counted in determining whether a person is disqualified from 1-21 serving in a house of the legislature under this section. 1-22 SECTION 2. This proposed constitutional amendment shall be 1-23 submitted to the voters at an election to be held November 2, 1993. 1-24 The ballot shall be printed to provide for voting for or against 2-1 the proposition: "The constitutional amendment to limit the number 2-2 of terms that a person may serve as a member of the state senate or 2-3 state house of representatives."