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THE SENATE |
S.B. NO. |
2724 |
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TWENTY-NINTH LEGISLATURE, 2018 |
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STATE OF HAWAII |
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A BILL FOR AN ACT
PROPOSING AN AMENDMENT TO ARTICLE III, SECTION 4, OF THE HAWAII STATE CONSTITUTION TO ESTABLISH LEGISLATIVE TERM LIMITS.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF HAWAII:
SECTION 1. The purpose of this Act is to propose an amendment to article III, section 4, of the Constitution of the State of Hawaii to limit the terms of members of the legislature to a maximum of twelve consecutive years in the house of representatives and twelve consecutive years in the senate.
SECTION 2. Article III, section 4, of the Constitution of the State of Hawaii is amended to read as follows:
"ELECTION OF MEMBERS; TERM
Section 4. Each member of the legislature shall be
elected at an election. If more than one
candidate has been nominated for election to a seat in the legislature, the
member occupying that seat shall be elected at a general election. If a candidate nominated for a seat at a
primary election is unopposed for that seat at the general election, the
candidate shall be deemed elected at the primary election. The term of office of a member of the house
of representatives shall be two years and the term of office of a member of the
senate shall be four years[.]; provided that the terms for members
elected at the general election of 2020 and thereafter, no member of the
legislature shall serve for more than twelve consecutive years in the house of
representatives or twelve consecutive years in the senate; provided further
that if the member reaches the twelve-year limit in the house of
representatives or the senate, that member may serve additional terms in office
after a hiatus of at least one term of office in the house of representatives
or the senate, as applicable. The
term of a member of the legislature shall begin on the day of the general
election at which elected or if elected at a primary election, on the day of
the general election immediately following the primary election at which
elected. For a member of the house of
representatives, the term shall end on the day of the general election
immediately following the day the member's term commences. For a member of the senate, the term shall
end on the day of the second general election immediately following the day the
member's term commences."
SECTION 3. The question to be printed on the ballot shall be as follows:
"Shall the terms of members of the legislature who are elected at the general election of 2020 and thereafter be limited to serving a maximum of twelve consecutive years in the house of representatives or twelve consecutive years in the senate?"
SECTION 4. Constitutional material to be repealed is bracketed and stricken. New constitutional material is underscored.
SECTION 5. This amendment shall take effect upon compliance with article XVII, section 3, of the Constitution of the State of Hawaii.
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Report Title:
Legislative Term Limits; Constitutional Amendment
Description:
Proposes a constitutional amendment to limit the terms of members of the legislature to a maximum of twelve consecutive years in the house of representatives or twelve consecutive years in the senate, for members who are elected at the general election of 2020 and thereafter.
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