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  89R11420 JRJ-D     By: Harrison H.J.R. No. 208       A JOINT RESOLUTION   proposing a constitutional amendment to limit the time that a   person may serve as speaker of the house of representatives.          BE IT RESOLVED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:          SECTION 1.  Section 9, Article III, Texas Constitution, is   amended by adding Subsection (b-1) to read as follows:           (b-1)     A member of the House of Representatives is not   eligible to be elected as Speaker if at the time of election the   member has previously served as Speaker during all or part of any   regular session of the legislature.          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   proposition: "The constitutional amendment to limit the time that   a person may serve as speaker of the house of representatives."