Georgia legislation · 2025-2026 Regular Session
Georgia SR23: US Congress; limited to proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to set a limit on the number of terms that a person may be elected; apply to call a convention
Status: Failed, March 20, 2026
A RESOLUTION applying to the United States Congress to call a convention under Article V of the Constitution of the United States limited to proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to set a limit on the number of terms that a person may be elected as a member of the United States House of Representatives and to set a limit on the number of terms that a person may be elected as a member of the United States Senate; and for other purposes.
What the bill says
From the introduced text:
25 Floor Amend 1 LOST Senator McLaurin of the 14th offered the following amendment #1: Amend SR 23 (LC 47 3209): by striking "and" on line 18, inserting a comma in its place, replacing the period on line 19 with a comma, and inserting thereafter "and to enact proportional representation facilitating a parliamentary system, enforceable limits on campaign finance, abolition of the Electoral college, and the protection of individual civil liberties for the modern era"
Sponsors
- Scott Hilton (R, 48) · primary sponsor
- Bill Cowsert (R, 46) · primary sponsor
- Steve Gooch (R, 51)
- John Kennedy (R, 18)
- John Albers (R)
- Brandon Beach (R, 21)
- Carden Summers (R, 13)
- Billy Hickman (R, 4)
- (R, SD-001)