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  89R13850 MLH-D     By: Hopper H.J.R. No. 190       A JOINT RESOLUTION   proposing a constitutional amendment to limit the time that a   person may serve as a member of the Texas House of Representatives   to 12 consecutive years and as a member of the Texas Senate to 14   consecutive years.          BE IT RESOLVED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:          SECTION 1.  Article III, Texas Constitution, is amended by   adding Section 7a to read as follows:           Sec.   7a.     (a) A person may not serve more than 12   consecutive years as a member of the house of representatives.           (b)     A person may not serve more than 14 consecutive years as   a member of the senate.           (c)     A person is not eligible to be elected to office if the   person's service during the term of office would violate Subsection   (a) or (b) of this section.           (d)     The limitations provided by Subsections (a) and (b) of   this section apply to consecutive service in the same elective   office. Service in more than one elective office is not added   together for purposes of Subsection (a) or (b) of this section.           (e)     Nothing in this section prohibits a person from   continuing to serve in an office covered by this section after the   end of a term as a holdover under Section 17, Article XVI, of this   constitution until a successor is qualified.          SECTION 2.  This proposed constitutional amendment shall be   submitted to the voters at an election to be held November 4, 2025.   The ballot shall be printed to provide for voting for or against the   following proposition: "The constitutional amendment to limit the   time that a person may serve as a member of the Texas House of   Representatives to 12 consecutive years and as a member of the Texas   Senate to 14 consecutive years."