Constitutional amendment; Governor's term of office (first reference).
Summary
Constitutional amendment (first reference);Governor's term of office. Permits a Governor elected in 2025and thereafter to succeed himself in office. The amendment allowstwo four-year terms (either in succession or not in succession) butprohibits election to a third term. Service for more than two yearsof a partial term counts as service for one term.
Bill status
failed
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Jul 2020
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Jul 20, 2020
Last action Feb 5, 2021
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Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
7
Key actions
1
Committee
2
Feb 4, 2021
Upper · Passed
Reported from Privileges and Elections (10-Y 5-N)
upper
Jul 20, 2020
Committee
Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections
upper
Jul 20, 2020
Introduced
Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/21 21100204D
upper
1 primary · 1 co-sponsor
Sponsors
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