Read the full stored bill text
UNOFFICIAL COPY 26 RS BR 1584
Page 1 of 3
XXXX 1/8/2026 1:49 PM Jacketed
AN ACT proposing an amendment to Section 32 of the Constitution of Kentucky 1
relating to terms of members of the General Assembly. 2
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Kentucky: 3
Section 1. Are you in favor of limiting the number of terms that a member of 4
the General Assembly may serve, by limiting a Senator to four terms in the Kentucky 5
Senate, and limiting a Representative to six terms in the Kentucky House of 6
Representatives, beginning with the regular election in 2028, by amending the 7
Constitution of Kentucky to read as stated below? 8
Section 2. It is proposed that Section 32 of the Constitution of Kentucky be 9
amended to read as follows: 10
(1) No person shall be a Representative who, at the time of his election, is not a 11
citizen of Kentucky, has not attained the age of twenty -four years, and who has not 12
resided in this State two years next preceding his election, and the last year thereof in the 13
county, town or city for which he may be chosen. No person shall be a Senator who, at 14
the time of his election, is not a citizen of Kentucky, has not attained the age of thirty 15
years, and has not resided in this State six years next preceding his election, and the last 16
year thereof in the district for which he may be chosen. 17
(2) No person shall be elected to more than six terms of office as a member of 18
the House of Representatives, or to more than four terms of office as a member of the 19
Senate. In determining the eligibility of an individual to hold an office as provided in 20
this section, time served in an office in fulfillment of a partial term as a result of a 21
special election to fill a vacancy shall not be considered unless the partial term is two 22
full years or more. Any person who is elected to an office in a regularly scheduled 23
election and resigns prior to the completion of the term for which he or she was elected 24
shall be considered to have served the full term in that office. 25
Section 3. It is further proposed as a part of this amendment and as a schedule 26
of transitional provisions, for the purposes of this amendment, and any other provisions 27
UNOFFICIAL COPY 26 RS BR 1584
Page 2 of 3
XXXX 1/8/2026 1:49 PM Jacketed
of the Constitution of Kentucky notwithstanding: 1
(1) The candidates for Representative and Senator who receive a certificate of 2
election for those elective offices following the regular election in November 2028 or 3
thereafter shall be subject to the provisions of this proposed amendment. The provisions 4
of this proposed amendment shall not include terms of office of Representatives from all 5
Representative Districts and Senators from odd -numbered Senatorial Districts completed 6
prior to January 1, 2029, and terms of office of Senators from even -numbered Senatorial 7
Districts completed prior to January 1, 2031. 8
(2) No candidate or office holder, other than those listed in subsection (1) of this 9
section, shall have his or her term of office affected by this proposed amendment. 10
Section 4. This amendment shall be submitted to the voters of the 11
Commonwealth for their ratification or rejection at the time and in the manner provided 12
for under Sections 256 and 257 of the Constitution, KRS 118.415, and under Sections 5 13
and 6 of this Act. 14
Section 5. Notwithstanding any provision of KRS 118.415 to the contrary, the 15
Secretary of State shall cause the entirety of the question in Section 1 of this Act and the 16
entirety of the proposed amendment to the Constitu tion of Kentucky contained in Section 17
2 of this Act to be published at least one time in a newspaper of general circulation 18
published in this state, and shall also cause to be published at the same time and in the 19
same manner the fact that the amendment wi ll be submitted to the voters for their 20
acceptance or rejection at the next regular election at which members of the General 21
Assembly are to be voted for. The publication required by this section and KRS 118.415 22
shall be made no later than the first Tuesd ay in August preceding the election at which 23
the amendment is to be voted on. 24
Section 6. Notwithstanding any provision of KRS 118.415 to the contrary, the 25
Secretary of State, not later than the second Monday after the se cond Tuesday in August 26
preceding the next regular election at which members of the General Assembly are to be 27
UNOFFICIAL COPY 26 RS BR 1584
Page 3 of 3
XXXX 1/8/2026 1:49 PM Jacketed
chosen in a year in which there is not an election for President and Vice President of the 1
United States, or not later than the Thursday after the first Tuesday in September 2
preceding a regular election in a year in which there is an election for President and Vice 3
President of the United States, shall certify the entirety of the question in Section 1 of this 4
Act and the entirety of the proposed ame ndment to the Constitution of Kentucky 5
contained in Section 2 of this Act to the county clerk of each county, and the county clerk 6
shall have the entirety of the question and the amendment, as so certified, indicated on 7
the ballots provided to the voters i n paper or electronic form as applicable to the voting 8
machines in use in each county or precinct. 9