Mississippi HC24: Constitution; members of Legislature for the first time after January 1, 2027 not eligible to serve again after three terms.

What the bill says

A concurrent resolution proposing amendments to sections and 35, mississippi constitution of 1890, to provide that a person elected as a member of the mississippi house of representatives or the mississippi senate is eligible to succeed himself or herself in office; to provide that a person who is elected as a member of the house or the senate for the first time on or after january 1, 2027, is not eligible to serve again in the house or the senate after serving three terms in that office. amend section 34, mississippi constitution of 1890, to read as follows: "section 34…

From the introduced text:

A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION PROPOSING AMENDMENTS TO SECTIONS AND 35, MISSISSIPPI CONSTITUTION OF 1890, TO PROVIDE THAT A PERSON ELECTED AS A MEMBER OF THE MISSISSIPPI HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OR THE MISSISSIPPI SENATE IS ELIGIBLE TO SUCCEED HIMSELF OR HERSELF IN OFFICE; TO PROVIDE THAT A PERSON WHO IS ELECTED AS A MEMBER OF THE HOUSE OR THE SENATE FOR THE FIRST TIME ON OR AFTER JANUARY 1, 2027, IS NOT ELIGIBLE TO SERVE AGAIN IN THE HOUSE OR THE SENATE AFTER SERVING THREE TERMS IN THAT OFFICE. Amend Section 34, Mississippi Constitution of 1890, to read as follows: "Section 34. The Mississippi House of Representatives shall consist of members chosen every four (4) years by the qualified electors of the several * * * districts. A person elected as a member of the House of Representatives is eligible to succeed himself or herself in office; however, any person who is elected as a member of the House of Representatives for the first time on or after January 1, 2027, is not eligible to serve again in the House of Representatives after serving three (3) full terms. Any years served by a member elected to fill a vacancy in office for less than two (2) years of a term shall not be included in the three-term limitation set forth in this …