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HC24 • 2026

Constitution; members of Legislature for the first time after January 1, 2027 not eligible to serve again after three terms.

A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION PROPOSING AMENDMENTS TO SECTIONS 34 AND 35, MISSISSIPPI CONSTITUTION OF 1890, TO PROVIDE THAT A PERSON ELECTED AS A MEMBER OF THE MISSISSIPPI HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OR THE MISSISSIPPI SENATE IS ELIGIBLE TO SUCCEED HIMSELF OR HERSELF IN OFFICE; TO PROVIDE THAT A PERSON WHO IS ELECTED AS A MEMBER OF THE HOUSE OR THE SENATE FOR THE FIRST TIME ON OR AFTER JANUARY 1, 2027, IS NOT ELIGIBLE TO SERVE AGAIN IN THE HOUSE OR THE SENATE AFTER SERVING THREE TERMS IN THAT OFFICE.

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Did Not Pass

The latest official action shows that this bill did not move forward in that session.

Sponsor
Evans
Last action
2026-02-03
Official status
Dead
Effective date
No Effecti

Plain English Breakdown

The bill did not pass and was referred to committee where it died. Therefore, its provisions are not currently in effect or part of the Mississippi Constitution.

Limiting Terms of Mississippi Legislators

This resolution proposes changes to the Mississippi Constitution to limit legislators elected for the first time on or after January 1, 2027, to serve no more than three full terms.

What This Bill Does

  • Proposes an amendment to Section 34 of the Mississippi Constitution to restrict members of the House of Representatives who are newly elected starting in 2027 from serving more than three full terms.
  • Proposes an amendment to Section 35 of the Mississippi Constitution to impose a similar restriction on new members of the Senate, limiting them to serve no more than three full terms after their initial election.

Who It Names or Affects

  • Members of the Mississippi House of Representatives elected for the first time on or after January 1, 2027
  • Members of the Mississippi Senate elected for the first time on or after January 1, 2027

Terms To Know

Term limit
A rule that sets a maximum number of terms an official can serve in office.
Vacancy
An empty position or seat, often due to the resignation or death of an elected official.

Limits and Unknowns

  • The bill did not pass and was referred to committee where it died.
  • It does not apply to legislators who were already serving before January 1, 2027.

Bill History

  1. 2026-02-03 Mississippi Legislative Bill Status System

    02/03 (H) Died In Committee

  2. 2026-01-16 Mississippi Legislative Bill Status System

    01/16 (H) Referred To State Affairs;Constitution

Official Summary Text

Constitution; members of Legislature for the first time after January 1, 2027 not eligible to serve again after three terms.

Current Bill Text

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H. C. R. No. 24 *HR43/R858* ~ OFFICIAL ~ G2/3
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To: State Affairs;
Constitution
MISSISSIPPI LEGISLATURE REGULAR SESSION 2026

By: Representative Evans

HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 24

A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION PROPOSING AMENDMENTS TO SECTIONS 34 1
AND 35, MISSISSIPPI CONSTITUTION OF 1890, TO PROVIDE THAT A PERSON 2
ELECTED AS A MEMBER OF THE MISSISSIPPI HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OR 3
THE MISSISSIPPI SENATE IS ELIGIBLE TO SUCCEED HIMSELF OR HERSELF 4
IN OFFICE; TO PROVIDE THAT A PERSON WHO IS ELECTED AS A MEMBER OF 5
THE HOUSE OR THE SENATE FOR THE FIRST TIME ON OR AFTER JANUARY 1, 6
2027, IS NOT ELIGIBLE TO SERVE AGAIN IN THE HOUSE OR THE SENATE 7
AFTER SERVING THREE TERMS IN THAT OFFICE. 8
Amend Section 34, Mississippi Constitution of 1890, to read 9
as follows: 10
"Section 34. The Mississippi House of Representatives shall 11
consist of members chosen every four (4) years by the qualified 12
electors of the several * * * districts. A person elected as a 13
member of the House of Representatives is eligible to succeed 14
himself or herself in office; however, any person who is elected 15
as a member of the House of Representatives for the first time on 16
or after January 1, 2027, is not eligible to serve again in the 17
House of Representatives after serving three (3) full terms. Any 18
years served by a member elected to fill a vacancy in office for 19
less than two (2) years of a term shall not be included in the 20
three-term limitation set forth in this section." 21
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Amend Section 35, Mississippi Constitution of 1890, to read 22
as follows: 23
"Section 35. The Mississippi Senate shall consist of members 24
chosen every four (4) years by the qualified electors of the 25
several districts. A person elected as a member of the Senate is 26
eligible to succeed himself or herself in office; however, any 27
person who is elected as a member of the Senate for the first time 28
on or after January 1, 2027, is not eligible to serve again in the 29
Senate after serving three (3) full terms. Any years served by a 30
member elected to fill a vacancy in office for less than two (2) 31
years of a term shall not be included in the three-term limitation 32
set forth in this section." 33
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, That these proposed amendments shall 34
be submitted by the Secretary of State to the qualified electors 35
at an election to be held on the first Tuesday after the first 36
Monday of November 2026, as provided by Section 273 of the 37
Constitution and by general law, with the amendments in this 38
resolution being voted on as one (1) amendment. 39
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, That the explanation of this proposed 40
amendment for the ballot shall read as follows: "This proposed 41
constitutional amendment provides that a person who is elected as 42
a member of the House of Representatives or the Senate is eligible 43
to succeed himself or herself in office; however, a person who is 44
elected as a member of the House of Representatives or the Senate 45
for the first time on or after January 1, 2027, is not eligible to 46
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ST: Constitution; members of Legislature for
the first time after January 1, 2027 not
eligible to serve again after three terms.
serve again in that office after serving three (3) terms in that 47
office." 48