HP0026, LD 31, item 1 , An Act To Amend the Legislative Term Limit Laws

An Act To Amend the Legislative Term Limit Laws

Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:

Sec. 1. 21-A MRSA §553, sub-§1, as enacted by IB 1993, c. 1, §1 and affected by §2, is amended to read:

1. State Senate. A person may not serve more than 4 consecutive terms as a state Senator , except that, beginning with terms of office that begin on or after December 1, 2010, a person may not serve more than 2 consecutive terms as a state Senator.

Sec. 2. 21-A MRSA §553, sub-§2, as enacted by IB 1993, c. 1, §1 and affected by §2, is amended to read:

2. State Representative. A person may not serve more than 4 consecutive terms as a member of the state House of Representatives , except that, beginning with terms of office that begin on or after December 1, 2010, a person may not serve more than 2 consecutive terms as a member of the state House of Representatives.

Sec. 3. Contingent effective date. This Act takes effect only if a resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of Maine takes effect to increase the length of terms for Senators and members of the House of Representatives from 2 years to 4 years beginning with the general election held in 2010.

SUMMARY

Current law governing term limits restricts state Senators and members of the state House of Representatives to 4 consecutive 2-year terms. This bill provides that, if a constitutional amendment is adopted and ratified at referendum to increase the length of a legislative term from 2 years to 4 years, the number of permissible consecutive terms would decrease to 2.

HP0026 LD 31	First Regular Session - 124th Legislature - Text: MS-Word, RTF or PDF		LR 92 Item 1
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