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Read. Follow. Verify.Arizona Resolution Proposes Four-Year Legislative Terms and One-Year Lobbying Ban for Former Lawmakers
Last action · June 13, 2026: House First ReadingSponsor: Walt Blackman
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What This Bill Proposed
HCR 2014 proposes a constitutional amendment to extend Arizona state legislator terms from two to four years starting in 2033, set an eight-year consecutive service limit for both representatives and senators, and bar former lawmakers from lobbying the legislature for one year after leaving office.
If approved by voters, future Arizona lawmakers will serve four-year terms instead of two-year terms, face new eight-year consecutive caps, and be restricted from taking immediate paid lobbying roles for twelve months after departing.
- Walt Blackman is a member of the Arizona House of Representatives representing District 7. context
- Constitutional amendments in Arizona require passage by the legislature and subsequent approval by voters at a general election. context
Who It Would Have Affected
Groups the bill's text would have affected, as described in the record. Being affected is not a position for or against it.
Arizona state legislators
Arizona voters
Key Facts
- Extends the terms of office for members of the Arizona Legislature from two years to four years, beginning with the sixty-first legislature in 2033.
- Caps state representatives and state senators at a maximum of eight consecutive years of service in either respective chamber, applying to terms beginning on or after January 1, 2033.
- Prohibits a legislator who serves eight consecutive years in the House or Senate from serving again in that same chamber until remaining out of it for at least one full four-year term.
- Allows a legislator who completes eight consecutive years in one chamber to become immediately eligible to serve in the other chamber.
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- Establishes that service of more than two years of a four-year term counts as a full term for consecutive service calculations.
- Prohibits former legislators from engaging in lobbying, managing lobbying activities, or using nonpublic information to influence the legislature for a one-year period after leaving office.
- Permits former legislators during their one-year post-service period to provide consulting, policy analysis, strategic advice, or uncompensated civic and educational activities that do not involve lobbying.
- Directs the Secretary of State to submit the constitutional amendment proposition to voters at the next general election.
Frequently Asked Questions
When would the four-year terms and new term limits take effect?
Can a former lawmaker still do consulting work right after leaving office?
Can a lawmaker combine service in both the House and Senate under the eight-year cap?
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This resolution did not become law - Died at adjournment · introduced in the House.
Procedural history
1 action- Jun 13, 2026HouseIntroducedHouse First Reading
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