Alaska legislation · 34th Legislature
Alaska HJR36: CONST. AM: STATE LEGISLATOR TERM LIMITS
Status: In committee, February 23, 2026
Proposing amendments to the Constitution of the State of Alaska relating to terms of legislators.
What the bill says
A resolution Proposing amendments to the Constitution of the State of Alaska relating to terms of legislators.
From the introduced text:
A RESOLUTION Proposing amendments to the Constitution of the State of Alaska relating to terms of legislators. BE IT RESOLVED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF ALASKA: * Section 1. Article II, sec. 3, Constitution of the State of Alaska, is amended to read: Section 3. Election and Terms. Legislators shall be elected at general elections. Their terms begin on the fourth Monday of the January following election unless otherwise provided by law. The term of representatives shall be two years, and the term of senators, four years. One-half of the senators shall be elected every two years. No person who has served as a representative for six full terms shall again be eligible to be nominated, elected, or appointed to that office. No person who has served as a senator for three full terms shall again be eligible to be nominated, elected, or appointed to that office. * Sec. 2. Article XV, Constitution of the State of Alaska, is amended by adding a new section to read: Section 30. Application of 2026 Tenure Amendment. Years served in the legislature before the convening of the First Regular Session of the Thirty-Fifth HJR036a -1- HJR New Text Underlined [DELETED TEXT BRACKETED] 34-LS1339\A Alaska State Legislature shall not be considered for purposes of applying the tenure limit added by the 2026 …
Sponsors
- Frank Tomaszewski (R, HD-034) · primary sponsor
- Andrew Gray (D, HD-020)
Latest actions
- : (H) COSPONSOR(S): GRAY
- : (H) REFERRED TO STATE AFFAIRS
- : (H) STA, JUD, FIN
- : (H) READ THE FIRST TIME - REFERRALS
Subjects: ELECTIONS, CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENTS, LEGISLATORS
Common questions
- What is HJR36?
- HJR36 is a bill in the Alaska Legislature (34th Legislature): CONST. AM: STATE LEGISLATOR TERM LIMITS.
- What does HJR36 do?
- In its own words: A resolution Proposing amendments to the Constitution of the State of Alaska relating to terms of legislators.
- What is the status of HJR36?
- In committee as of February 23, 2026. Latest action: (H) COSPONSOR(S): GRAY (April 16, 2026).
- Who sponsored HJR36?
- Frank Tomaszewski (R, HD-034), with 1 co-sponsor.
- Where is the official record for HJR36?
- On the Alaska Legislature website: https://www.akleg.gov/basis/Bill/Detail/34?Root=HJR 36
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