By Hunter of Nueces                                   H.J.R. No. 97
       74R1544 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, for a four-year term and two
    1-8  two-year terms, or for four two-year terms is not eligible to serve
    1-9  again as a member of the senate, except to the extent that the
   1-10  person serves until the 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:
   1-16              (1)  a person is considered to have served a term if
   1-17  the person served more than one-half of the full term; and
   1-18              (2)  a person who serves one-half or less than one-half
   1-19  of a full term is not considered to have served that term.
   1-20        (d)  Service in the legislature during a term that began
   1-21  before the legislature convenes in regular session in 1997 is not
   1-22  counted in determining whether a person is disqualified from
   1-23  serving in a house of the legislature under this section.
   1-24        SECTION 2.  This proposed constitutional amendment shall be
    2-1  submitted to the voters at an election to be held November 7, 1995.
    2-2  The ballot shall be printed to provide for voting for or against
    2-3  the proposition:  "The constitutional amendment to limit the number
    2-4  of terms that a person may serve as a member of the state senate or
    2-5  state house of representatives."