Missouri legislation · 2026 Regular Session
Missouri SJR82: Modifies provisions relating to the General Assembly
Status: In committee, January 27, 2026
SJR 82 - This constitutional amendment, if adopted by the voters, modifies provisions relating to the General Assembly. This amendment is identical to SJR 19 (2025) and SJR 70 (2024). Current law provides that the House of Representatives shall consist of 163 members. This act reduces that number to 102 and additionally requires that all House districts shall be wholly contained within a single senate district and no more than three house districts shall be contained within any single senate district created pursuant to section 7 of this article. These changes would take effect beginning in 2033. This constitutional amendment also modifies term limits for members of the General Assembly. Current law limits each person to no more than 8 years in each chamber of the General Assembly and 16 years total. This amendment would permit each person to serve up to 16 years total in the General Assembly, regardless of which chamber. This provision is identical to provisions in SJR 37 (2020) and SJR 29 (2018) and substantially similar to provisions in HJR 69 (2024), HJR 77 (2024), HJR 90 (2024), HJR 114 (2024), HJR 4 (2023), HCS/HJR 42 (2021), HJR 68 (2020), HJR 89 (2024), a provision in HJR 31 (2019), and HJR 50 (2018). SCOTT SVAGERA
What the bill says
From the introduced text:
SECOND REGULAR SESSION SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION NO. 103RD GENERA L ASSEMBLY INTRODUCED BY SENATOR FITZWATER. 4494S.01I KRISTINA MARTIN, Secretary JOINT RESOLUTION Submitting to the qualified voters of Missouri, an amendment repealing sections 3, 8, and 9 of article III of the Constitution of Missouri, and adopting three new sections in lieu thereof relating to the general assembly. Be it resolved by the Senate, the House of Representatives concurring therein: That at the next general election to be held in the state of Missouri, on Tuesday next following the first Monday in November, 2026, or at a special election to be called by the governor for that purpose, there is hereby submitted to the qualified voters of this state, for adoption or rejection, the following amendment to article III of the Constitution of the state of Missouri: Section A. Sections 3, 8, and 9, article III, Constitution of Missouri, are repealed and three new sections adopted in lieu thereof, to be known as sections 3, 8, and 9, to read as follows: Section 3. (a) The house of representatives shall consist of one hundred [sixty-three] two members elected at each general election and redistricted as provided in this section. Each house district shall be wholly contained within a single senate district and three house districts shall be contained within each senate …