SJR97 • 2026

Modifies term limits for members of the General Assembly

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Passed Legislature

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Sponsor: Nicola, Joe; House handler: N/A
Last action: 2026-05-15
Official status: Formal Calendar S Bills for Perfection
Effective date: Upon voter

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Modifies term limits for members of the General Assembly

The following summaries of this bill are available: Print All Summaries Introduced Print SJR 97 - This proposed constitutional amendment, if approved by the voters, modifies term limits for members of the General Assembly.

What This Bill Does

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Beginning December 3, 2026, no one shall be elected to serve more than sixteen years total in both houses of the General Assembly.
Service in the General Assembly resulting from an election prior to December 3, 2026, shall be counted.
This proposed constitutional amendment is similar to HJR 2 (2025).

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Bill History

2026-05-15 Missouri House of Representatives and Missouri Senate
Formal Calendar S Bills for Perfection
2026-04-23 S1124
Reported from S Rules, Joint Rules, Resolutions and Ethics Committee
2026-04-08 Missouri House of Representatives and Missouri Senate
Voted Do Pass S Rules, Joint Rules, Resolutions and Ethics Committee
2026-03-11 Missouri House of Representatives and Missouri Senate
Hearing Conducted S Rules, Joint Rules, Resolutions and Ethics Committee
2026-01-27 S246
Second Read and Referred S Rules, Joint Rules, Resolutions and Ethics Committee
2026-01-07 S102
S First Read
2025-12-01 Missouri House of Representatives and Missouri Senate
Prefiled

Official Summary Text

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Introduced

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SJR 97 - This proposed constitutional amendment, if approved by the voters, modifies term limits for members of the General Assembly. Beginning December 3, 2026, no one shall be elected to serve more than sixteen years total in both houses of the General Assembly. Service in the General Assembly resulting from an election prior to December 3, 2026, shall be counted.

This proposed constitutional amendment is similar to HJR 2 (2025).

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Current Bill Text

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SECOND REGULAR SESSION
SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION NO. 97
103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY
INTRODUCED BY SENATOR NICOLA.
3828S.02I KRISTINA MARTIN, Secretary
JOINT RESOLUTION
Submitting to the qualified voters of Missouri, an amendment repealing section 8 of article III of
the Constitution of Missouri, and adopting one new section in lieu thereof relating to
term limits for members of the general assembly.
Be it resolved by the Senate, the House of Representatives concurring therein:
That at the next general election to be held in the 1
state of Missouri, on Tuesday next following the first Monday 2
in November, 2026, or at a special election to be called by 3
the governor for that purpose, there is hereby submitted to 4
the qualified voters of this state, for adoption or 5
rejection, the following amendment to article III of the 6
Constitution of the state of Missouri:7
Section A. Section 8, article III, Constitution of 1
Missouri, is repealed and one new section adopted in lieu 2
thereof, to be known as section 8, to read as follows:3
Section 8. 1. No one shall be elected to serve more 1
than eight years total in any one house of the General 2
Assembly nor more than sixteen years total in both houses of 3
the General Assembly. In applying this section, service in 4
the General Assembly resulting from an election prior to 5
December 3, 1992, or service of less than one year, in the 6
case of a member of the house of representatives, or two 7
years, in the case of a member of the senate, by a person 8
elected after the effective date of this section to complete 9
the term of another person, shall not be counted. 10
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2. Beginning December 3, 2026, no one shall be elected 11
to serve more than sixteen years total in both houses of the 12
General Assembly. Service in the General Assembly resulting 13
from an election prior to December 3, 2026, shall be counted. 14
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