SPONSOR: Simmons
Upon voter approval, beginning with the 2030 decennial census, this Constitutional amendment changes the number of members in the Missouri House of Representatives from 163 to 119.
Currently, no member of the General Assembly may serve more than eight years total in any one house, nor more than 16 years total in both houses of the General Assembly. Upon voter approval, this Constitutional amendment would prohibit any member of the General Assembly from serving more than 12 years in any one house, nor more than 20 years total in both houses of the General Assembly, beginning January 1, 2032.
Also beginning January 1, 2032, this Constitutional amendment would prohibit any member of the House of Representatives from serving as Speaker of the House for more than four years, and any member of the Senate from serving as President Pro Tem of the Senate for more than six years.
This bill is similar to HJR 90 (2024) and HJR 12 (2025).