HJR 67 Missouri House · 2025 Regular Session

Proposes a constitutional amendment that modifies term limits for members of the general assembly

HJR 67 proposes a constitutional amendment to modify term limits for Missouri's General Assembly members. It would limit legislators to a total of sixteen years across both the House and Senate (down from the current eight-year limit per house), with specific rules for counting prior service. The amendment also restricts the Speaker of the House to three terms and the Senate President Pro Tempore to two terms. If approved by voters, these changes would take effect starting December 5, 2030, requiring a statewide vote for adoption.
Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2025
Committee Review
Mar 2025
House Passage
Apr 2025
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Jan 16, 2025 Last action May 5, 2025
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What changed between versions

Introduced House Committee Substitute · 3 edits
MINOR
The bill was amended from its original version to a House Committee Substitute version, primarily changing the term limit rules for legislative leadership positions. The most significant change is that the Speaker of the House can now serve a maximum of two terms instead of three, and the President Pro Tempore of the Senate can serve a maximum of one term instead of two. The overall term limits for legislators (16 years total in both houses) and the implementation timeline remain unchanged.
Scope change
The scope of the bill's applicability to legislative leadership positions was narrowed by reducing the maximum number of terms allowed for the Speaker of the House and President Pro Tempore of the Senate.
REQUIREMENT

The maximum number of terms a Speaker of the House can serve was reduced from three terms to two terms.

The maximum number of terms a President Pro Tempore of the Senate can serve was reduced from two terms to one term.

TIMELINE

The implementation timeline for term limits (December 5, 2030) and the total years of service limits (16 years in both houses) remain the same as the original version.

Floor votes

How they voted

This bill passed the House by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
16
Key actions
5
Committee
6
Apr 8, 2025
Lower · Passed
Laid Over (H) - HA 1 adopted HA 2 pending
lower
Mar 6, 2025
Lower · Passed
Reported Do Pass (H) - AYES: 8 NOES: 0 PRESENT: 0
lower
Mar 6, 2025
Lower · Passed
Voted Do Pass (H)
lower
Feb 27, 2025
Committee
Referred: Rules - Administrative(H)
lower
Feb 26, 2025
Lower · Passed
HCS Reported Do Pass (H) - AYES: 10 NOES: 1 PRESENT: 1
lower
Feb 25, 2025
Lower · Passed
HCS Voted Do Pass (H)
lower
Jan 22, 2025
Committee
Referred: Elections(H)
lower
Jan 16, 2025
Introduced
Introduced and Read First Time (H)
lower
1 primary · 1 co-sponsor

Sponsors