House Joint Resolution R would amend the state constitution to provide that a person cannot
be elected as a state legislator for terms or partial terms totaling more than 12 years, no matter
whether they are served in the House or in the Senate. (Currently, a person cannot be elected
more than three times as a state representative and more than two times as a state senator.)
HJR R also would require certain state elected officials to file an annual financial disclosure
report containing specified information (including income, assets, liabilities, gifts, and other
positions held). If adopted by a two-thirds majority of each house, the constitutional
amendment would appear on the ballot at the next general election. HJR R is similar, but not
identical, to a petition for a constitutional amendment that is now circulating and will be placed
on the ballot if it gets 425,049 valid signatures by July 11, 2022