By: Sibley S.J.R. No. 37 SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION 1-1 Proposing a constitutional amendment to limit the time that a 1-2 person may serve in legislative office or in a statewide elective 1-3 executive office. 1-4 BE IT RESOLVED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: 1-5 SECTION 1. Article III, Texas Constitution, is amended by 1-6 adding Section 7a to read as follows: 1-7 Sec. 7a. (a) A person is not eligible to be elected to the 1-8 house of representatives if, on the date of the election, the 1-9 person has served as a member of the house during all or part of 1-10 six regular sessions of the legislature. 1-11 (b) A person is not eligible to be elected to the senate if, 1-12 on the date of the election, the person has served as a member of 1-13 the senate during all or part of six regular sessions of the 1-14 legislature. 1-15 (c) Legislative service before the legislature convenes in 1-16 regular session in 1997 is not considered in determining whether a 1-17 person is disqualified from election to office under this section. 1-18 SECTION 2. Article IV, Texas Constitution, is amended by 1-19 adding Section 27 to read as follows: 1-20 Sec. 27. (a) A person is not eligible to be elected to an 1-21 office in the executive department of state government if the 1-22 person has twice previously been elected to serve for a full term 1-23 or to fill an unexpired term in that office. 2-1 (b) This section applies to an office in the executive 2-2 department of state government without regard to whether the office 2-3 is listed under Section 1 of this article. 2-4 (c) Election to office before January 1, 1997, is not 2-5 considered in determining whether a person is eligible to be 2-6 elected to the same office under this section. 2-7 SECTION 3. This proposed constitutional amendment shall be 2-8 submitted to the voters at an election to be held November 7, 1995. 2-9 The ballot shall be printed to permit voting for or against the 2-10 proposition: "The constitutional amendment to limit the number of 2-11 terms that a person may be elected to serve as a member of the 2-12 legislature or as governor, lieutenant governor, or another elected 2-13 officer in the executive branch."