proposing and submitting to the voters at the next general election an amendment to the Constitution of the State of South Dakota, limiting the number of terms an individual may serve as a member of the Legislature.
Deferred to the 41st legislative day
Summary
The joint resolution would amend the state constitution to set term limits for members of the South Dakota Legislature. An individual could serve no more than four consecutive two‑year terms (eight years) in either the Senate or the House, and no more than eight consecutive terms (sixteen years) in the Legislature overall. Partial appointed terms would not count toward these limits.
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