AN ACT proposing an amendment to Section 32 of the Constitution of Kentucky relating to terms of members of the General Assembly. Propose to amend Section 32 of the Constitution of Kentucky to prevent Senators from serving more than four consecutive terms of office and Representatives from serving more than eight consecutive terms of office, whether complete or partial terms, and prevent a legislator from serving more than sixteen consecutive years in the General Assembly, regardless of the house in which he or she served, beginning in 2018 for newly elected members only; allow legislators to resume service after two years have elapsed since leaving office; provide ballot language; submit to voters for ratification or rejection.
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Sep 2016
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Governor
Introduced Sep 28, 2016
Last action Jan 3, 2017
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To Elections, Const. Amendments & Intergovernmental Affairs (H)
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Jan 3, 2017
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