HJR 206 Texas House · 89th Legislature (2025)

Proposing a constitutional amendment to limit the time that a person may serve as a statewide elected officer in the executive branch.

HJR 206 proposes a constitutional amendment to limit statewide elected executive officials (like governor or lieutenant governor) to serving no more than 12 calendar years across any terms. The amendment would disqualify candidates who have served in such offices during 12 or more separate calendar years, with service before 2027 not counting toward this limit. It requires voter approval in the November 2025 election and includes a provision allowing current officeholders to serve out their terms as holdovers. The measure applies only to executive branch offices elected statewide, not judicial or legislative roles.
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Apr 2025
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Introduced Apr 7, 2025 Last action Apr 7, 2025
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Apr 7, 2025
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Apr 7, 2025
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James Talarico
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