Florida House and Senate Republicans unveiled a proposal on Tuesday to impose eight-year term limits on county commissioners and school board members through a constitutional amendment.
The measures, filed by Sen. Blaise Ingoglia (R-Spring Hill) and Rep. Michelle Salzman (R-Pensacola), aim to bring term limits for local officials in line with those already in place for state lawmakers, the governor, and Cabinet members.
The proposed constitutional amendment (SJR 802 and HJR 679) will be considered during the upcoming legislative session, which begins on March 4. If approved by the Legislature, the measure would go before voters in the 2026 general election.
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Currently, Florida’s Constitution imposes eight-year term limits on state legislators, the governor, and Cabinet members.
However, county commissioners and school board members are not subject to the same restrictions. In 2023, the Legislature approved eight-year term limits for school board members, but those limits were established through statute rather than a constitutional amendment.
This new proposal would enshrine term limits for both county commissioners and school board members in the state Constitution, making them more difficult to alter or repeal in the future.
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