Bill > SB146

This bill proposes an amendment to the Kentucky Constitution that would limit the number of terms state legislators can serve, specifically restricting members of the Kentucky Senate to no more than four terms and members of the House of Representatives to no more than eight terms, beginning with the regular election in November 2028. The term limits would not count partial terms of two years or less, and any legislator who is elected to a full term but resigns before completing it would be considered to have served the entire term. The bill provides a transition period that allows current legislators to complete their existing terms, with the new rules applying only to those elected in November 2028 or thereafter. Representatives from even-numbered districts and Senators from odd-numbered districts would have their pre-January 1, 2029, and pre-January 1, 2031, terms respectively exempted from the new term limit rules. The proposed constitutional amendment will be submitted to Kentucky voters for ratification or rejection at the next regular election, with the Secretary of State responsible for publishing the full text of the proposed amendment and ensuring it appears on election ballots.

Government Affairs

https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/25RS/sb146.html