South Carolina H 5360: Term limits for members of General Assembly

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2025-2026 Bill 5360 Text of Previous Version (Mar. 11, 2026) - South Carolina Legislature Online 

South Carolina General Assembly
126th Session, 2025-2026

Bill 5360

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A joint Resolution

PROPOSING AN AMENDMENT TO SECTION 7, ARTICLE III OF THE 
CONSTITUTION OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1895, RELATING TO THE QUALIFICATIONS OF 
SENATORS AND MEMBERS OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SO AS TO LIMIT SENATORS 
TO SERVING NO MORE THAN TWO TERMS IN OFFICE AND TO LIMIT MEMBERS OF THE HOUSE 
OF REPRESENTATIVES TO SERVING NO MORE THAN FOUR TERMS IN OFFICE.

Be it enacted by the 
General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:

SECTION 1. It 
is proposed that Section 7, Article III of the Constitution of this State be 
amended by adding a new paragraph at the end to read:

 "No person shall 
be eligible for election to the House of Representatives if that person has 
served four terms in the same body, regardless of the district represented. No 
person shall be eligible for election to the Senate if that person has served 
two terms in the same body, regardless of the district represented. For the 
purposes of the number of terms served in the General Assembly, any term 
served, for which the election was held prior to January 1, 2028, shall not be 
counted as a term served. For purposes of this section, service in office for 
more than one half of a term shall be deemed service for a term."

SECTION 2. The proposed amendment must be 
submitted to the qualified electors at the next general election for 
representatives. Ballots must be provided at the various voting precincts with 
the following words printed or written on the ballot:

 "Must Section 7, 
Article III of the Constitution of this State, relating to qualifications of 
members of the Senate and House of Representatives, be amended so as to impose 
term limits on members of the Senate and members of the House of 
Representatives, so that a member of the Senate may serve no more than two 
terms in office and a member of the House of Representatives may serve no more 
than four terms in office?

Yes o

No o

Those voting in favor 
of the question shall deposit a ballot with a check or cross mark in the square 
after the word 'Yes', and those voting against the question shall deposit a 
ballot with a check or cross mark in the square after the word 'No'."

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